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Alameda County ratifies retention of Burke, Williams & Sorensen to represent county in Castro Valley litigation (3-0)
Summary
The board authorized County Counsel to retain Burke, Williams & Sorensen to represent Alameda County in litigation involving Castro Valley Investment Group and related defendants; the action was ratified and the vote recorded as 3-0.
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Sept. 12 authorized County Counsel to retain the law firm Burke, Williams & Sorensen to represent the county in litigation concerning Castro Valley Investment Group, LLC and related parties (case No. 24CV075116). County Counsel stated the retention agreement had been exercised and the board ratified the action; the vote on the item was 3-0.
County Counsel summarized the action in an out-of-closed-session announcement, saying the retention was authorized to represent the county in the litigation and any related mediation. The announcement also said the ratification formalized the previously exercised retention agreement.
What this means: The county has authorized outside counsel for the Castro Valley-related litigation and has ratified the retention agreement; the transcript records a 3-0 vote but does not name individual supervisors in the vote tally. No additional budget or contract details were stated during the announcement.
