Politics

Fleishman checking on itself *

| 1 Comment

L.A. Observed has learned that former staffers in the Los Angeles office of Fleishman-Hillard have been getting friendly calls from the St. Louis home office, requesting their cooperation in an internal investigation of the agency's PR contracts with City Hall. The investigation is being conducted by attorneys at Munger, Tolles and Olson (not Latham and Watkins, as a source first reported). The ex-staffers anticipate being asked about billing practices and other details of how Fleishman's L.A. office managed the controversial contracts with the Department of Water, Port of L.A. and airports department. That is, if they choose to cooperate -- which seems unlikely given the unpleasant circumstances under which many of them left the firm. Said one: "Fleishman wants to find out how much exposure they have and what the grand juries are hearing. But what's in it for me?"

* Edited 11:30 a.m.

Previously on L.A. Observed: The view from St. Louis, Fleishman throws in the towel, Subpoenas for Fleishman


More by Kevin Roderick:
Standing up to Harvey Weinstein
The Media
LA Times gets a top editor with nothing but questions
LA Observed Notes: Harvey Weinstein stripped bare
LA Observed Notes: Photos of the homeless, photos that found homes
Recent Politics stories on LA Observed:
David Ryu and candidate Mike Fong
Tronc buys (NY) Daily News, La Tuna fire aftermath and more
Helping in Houston, new lion cubs, Garcetti's back
Garcetti has weekend date in the Hamptons
Garcetti hitting the road to New Hampshire
LA Confederate monument coming down
LA Observed Notes: Back from vacation and into the fray
Rendon fights for neglected Southeast


 

LA Observed on Twitter