Trusted Partners and Strategists – these are the attorneys of Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), a national, full-service law firm focused on addressing the complex, multi-disciplinary issues faced by municipal, environment, business, public finance, public agency, business and private clients.

Among its many services, BBK provides thought leadership and insight on legal issues and trending topics of interest to local governments regarding regulatory decisions impacting their agencies. It is a privilege to be able to partner with organizations like ILG to serve as a trusted counsel to address multi-disciplinary issues and the regulatory challenges ILG members may face. BBK offers a variety of resources and industry knowledge, visit bbklaw.com/resources for more information.

Renne Public Law Group® practices throughout California, advocating for and defending local public agencies and nonprofit entities, and representing a diverse group of individual clients and private entities who are in need of effective, responsive and ethical legal assistance.

RWG delivers practical advice and solutions tailored to the unique needs of public entities. Working seamlessly across offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, Temecula, the Central Coast, and Sacramento, our dedicated team of experts provides the full scope of public law services.

RWG is pleased to be celebrating 70 years of exceptional service to our clients. With decades of experience, RWG is proficient in virtually every public law area. When industry depth matters, our integrated team of highly specialized lawyers are able to draw upon a wealth of experience and expertise to deliver optimal results tailored to the unique needs of our public and private sector clients. This cross-disciplinary approach allows us to leverage resources while also effectively managing time and costs.

BDO State and Local Government Advisory Services (BDO) offers an array of services for State and Local Governments. They leverage deep experience working with, and for, agencies to tailor their services to the unique challenges governments face today.​ They assist state and local governments by providing comprehensive support in finance and administration, risk management, community and economic development, and grants management. Their services aim to maximize revenue utilization and improve government efficiency and effectiveness.​

Hanson Bridgett has been serving clients since 1958, they are well known in Northern California and have earned a national reputation in many of their practice areas. They are a certified B Corp and are socially responsible members of their communities. The firm is driven by a commitment to diversity, charitable giving, pro-bono legal work and hands-on service. They are a dedicated green business and strive to make sustainable choices for all of their business decisions.

Liebert Cassidy Whitmore was founded in 1980 by attorneys, who had extensive experience in, and a passion for, representing public sector management in the areas of employment law and labor relations. Over the years they grew that practice to become one of California’s preeminent public management employment law firm. Some years ago they added an education law specialty to their practice to meet the needs of their school and college clients.

Tripepi Smith is a provider of marketing, technology and public affairs consulting services. Combining our years of experience in local government and the communication space, we offer a unique blend of skills to help our clients execute on their goals. The Tripepi Smith team stands ready to support your outreach campaigns, video production, content writing, messaging, graphic work, technology infrastructure, websites and more. Our vision is to inspire effective civic engagement, driven by a team of rock stars who are passionate about delivering communication and engagement services to the local government sector with speed and precision.

Providing innovative risk management solutions for more than 45 years, the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority is one of the largest municipal self-insurance pools in the state, with more than 125 member agencies. The Authority’s comprehensive portfolio of programs includes liability, workers’ compensation, property, and earthquake coverage, as well as extensive loss control services.

Colantuono, Highsmith & Whatley is a municipal law firm with offices in Grass Valley, Orange County, Pasadena, Sacramento and Sonoma that represents public and private clients throughout California in municipal law, including public revenues, land use, elections, labor and employment, post redevelopment, housing, public works contracting, utility services, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Act regarding Local Agency Formation Commissions, cannabis regulation and related public safety topics, and associated litigation. Our core commitment is to provide advice our clients find helpful, understandable, and fairly priced.

Founded in 1983, HdL supports local government operations by delivering increased tax revenues, accurate management data for more informed decisions, expert economic analysis, and innovative software solutions. HdL’s team of professionals specialize in sales, use, and transactions taxes, property taxes, business license fees, transient occupancy taxes (TOT), short-term rental compliance, cannabis regulation and compliance, and economic development. The firm currently serves over 700 local government agencies nationwide and has recovered more than $3 billion in revenue for client agencies.

Kosmont Companies (“Kosmont”), certified as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Small Business Enterprise (SBE), is a nationally recognized real estate, finance, and economic development services firm founded in 1986 by Chairman & CEO Larry J. Kosmont. For four decades, Kosmont has provided advisory and transaction services to hundreds of public agencies and private sector clients, offering a full spectrum of expertise in real estate and financial advisory, market and fiscal analysis, retail advisory, special district analysis and formation (EIFD/CRIA/CRD/CFD), Surplus Land Act (SLA) compliance, negotiation assistance, deal structuring, project finance, and implementation services.

For more than six decades, Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard has advised diverse clients on all areas of municipal and public agency law, including governance, statutory powers, public contracts and construction, environmental laws, and regulations, land use, employment and labor, public finance, and litigation. They are one of California’s most experienced public agency practices and offer their clients years of collective expertise.

Regional Government Services Authority (RGS) is a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) serving the needs of cities, counties, special districts, joint powers authorities and other governmental entities since 2002. At RGS, their teams deliver collaborative administration, training, and consulting to advance public agencies. RGS is a JPA that administers 11 public agencies, and trains and consults for hundreds more.

Southern California Edison (SCE) is one of the nation’s largest electric utilities serving approximately 15 million people in a 50,000 square-mile service area spanning from Mono County in the north to Orange County in the south, along the Pacific Ocean to the California border in the east. It is a longtime leader in renewable energy and energy efficiency and has been leading the transformation of the electric power industry toward a clean energy future. The utility continues to deepen its commitment to combating climate change by prioritizing its clean energy, transportation electrification, and wildfire mitigation goals. For more than 130 years, SCE has provided the region with safe, reliable, and affordable electric service.