| Advisory opinion request regarding the application of the post-employment restrictions to Sharonda Williams as a former City Attorney for New Orleans. |
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Sharonda Williams became employed as the Chief Deputy City Attorney for the New Orleans City Attorney's Office/Law Department (City Attorney's Office) in October of 2011. She was appointed as the City Attorney by the New Orleans Mayor in May of 2013. She resigned from this position on November 1, 2015. Ms. Williams joined Fishman Haygood LLP as special counsel on December 31, 2015. She is paid a salary and benefits but does not have any ownership interest in the firm.
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La. R.S. 42:1102(15) defines "participate" to include taking part in, or sharing responsibility for, an action of a governmental entity through approval, disapproval, decision, recommendation, rendering advice, investigation or the failure to perform a duty.
La. R.S. 42:1102(16) defines "person" as an individual or legal entity other than a governmental entity, or an agency thereof.
La. R.S. 42:1121A(1) provides that no former agency head or elected official shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public service as the head of such agency or as an elected public official serving in such agency, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction, involving that agency or render any service on a contractual basis to or for such agency.
La. R.S. 42:1121B(1) provides that no former public employee shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such former public employee participated at any time during his public employment and involving the governmental entity by which he was formerly employed, or for a period of two years following termination of his public employment, render, any service which such former public employee had rendered to the agency during the term of his public employment on a contractual basis, regardless of the parties to the contract, to, for, or on behalf of the agency with which he was formerly employed.
La. R.S. 42:1121C provides that no legal entity in which a former public servant is an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public service, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such public servant at any time participated during his public service and involving the agency by which he was formerly employed or in which he formerly held office.
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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Brett Robinson |
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