Pays Liebert Cassidy Whitmore up to $215,000 a year for legal services through June 2028

Liebert, Cassidy & Whitmore of San Francisco will provide legal services for civil litigation and other matters, as needed, for July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. The cap is $215,000 per fiscal year. A separate data-sharing agreement covers how student data is shared with and protected by the firm.

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Vendor / partner: Liebert, Cassidy & Whitmore · San Francisco, CA
Action: New agreement
Category: Legal, compliance & risk
Term: Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2028
This vote: $215,000
Presented by: General Counsel
File: 25-1509 · agenda L.-141
Outcome: Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jun 25, 2025

Official text

Approval by the Board of Education of a Memorandum of Understanding and Engagement Policy and a Data Sharing Agreement by and between Oakland Unified School District and Liebert, Cassidy & Whitmore Law Firm (“LCW”), San Francisco, CA, for the latter to provide legal services to the District for civil litigation and other legal services on an as needed basis, for the term of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028, in an amount not to exceed $215,000.00 in a fiscal year, and under the DSA, the terms and conditions of District's transmission of or sharing of pupil data with LCW, and the protection by LCW of such data, for the same term as the MOUEP.

History

Jun 25, 2025 Adopted on the General Consent Report

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