The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) invites proposals from qualified firms in response to this Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide securities litigation monitoring services and for approved securities litigation counsel.

Scope of Work

To assist LACERA in its continuing effort to identify, evaluate, and monitor securities actions in which the fund may have an interest, the Legal Office is looking to retain one or more firms to provide securities litigation monitoring services and to serve as approved litigation counsel.

Submission Requirements

Submissions must be delivered in PDF or Microsoft Word format via email to mherrera@lacera.com by November 14, 2022. See "Notice Regarding the California Public Records Act and Brown Act" in this RFP for information regarding redactions and disclosure.

All responses to this RFP should follow the format and address the areas described in this section. For each part of the response, restate the RFP item immediately above the response. When requested, please provide details and state all qualifications or exceptions. All information provided should be concise and clearly relevant to qualifications to provide securities litigation monitoring services.

Questions Related to This RFP

All questions, inquiries, and requests for additional information concerning this RFP should be emailed to Michael D. Herrera at mherrera@lacera.com and received no later than 5:00 PM, PDT, Tuesday, November 21, 2022. All questions received and responses thereto will be posted on LACERA’s website ( www.lacera.com ) under the “Business Opportunities” section that relates to this RFP on or about 5:00 PM, PDT, Wednesday, November 30, 2022.

Tentative Timetable Issuance of RFP November 14, 2022 Written Questions/Requests for Clarification November 21, 2022, 5:00 P.M. PDT Responses to Questions November 30, 2022, 5:00 P.M. PDT Proposals Due December 14, 2022, 5:00 P.M. PDT Finalist Interviews Period January 17 – January 27, 2023 Estimated Final Selection and Approval February 2023

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