The Institute Partner Program provides a great opportunity to
demonstrate an organization’s commitment to good governance at
the local level and connect with and engage local
decision-makers. The Institute’s Partner Program provides ILG the
opportunity to publicly thank our supporters through our website,
events and resources that support local officials and staff.
Interested in becoming an ILG partner?
Contact
Melissa Kuehne for more information.
Platinum Level Partners $15,000
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.
Visit their website to
find out more.
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 has provided over 70 years of exceptional service to its
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.
Visit their website to find out
more.
Gold Level Partners $10,000
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.
Visit their website to
find out more.
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.
Visit their website to find
out more.
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.
Visit their website to
find out more.
Silver Level Partners $5,000
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.
Visit their website to find out
more.
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.
Visit their website to find out
more.
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.
Visit their website to
find out more.
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.
Visit their website to find
out more.
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.
Visit their website to find out
more.
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.
Visit their website to find out
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.
Visit their website to find out
more.
Interested in becoming an ILG partner?
Contact
Melissa Kuehne for more information.