Indianapolis City-County Council members who are investigating Mayor Joe Hogsett's handling of past sexual harassment claims in his administration on Wednesday chose an Atlanta-based law firm to lead its work.
It is unclear what the investigation will cost. However, Fisher & Phillips LLP will charge between $495 and $595 per hour for its attorneys to investigate the issue. The firm said it was offering the city a steep discount off its regular rates due to the city’s status as a local government entity.
The six members of the council's newly formed investigative committee unanimously chose the Chicago-based firm from a handful of out-of-state options. Fisher Phillips bills itself as an international labor and employment law firm with "more than 600 attorneys in 38 offices across the United States and (three) in Mexico." The firms Morgan Lewis and Seyfarth were also considered by the members.
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Democratic Councilor Andy Nielsen said Fisher Phillips “rose to the top” because of its experience in public-sector investigations and noted the firm has attorneys that were admitted to the bar in Indiana, which “puts us in the best decision should that be something we need.”
“They also have experience in issues of noncompliance and dealing with that,” Nielsen said.
Committee chair Crista Carlino said the council only considered firms outside the state of Indiana “in order to have an impartial,...
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