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BEST BEST & KRIEGER <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />May 15, 2018 <br />Page 4 <br />• We may be forced to withdraw from representing one or more of the <br />clients because of disputes or further conflicts of interest which could <br />increase either or both clients' attorney's fees and costs. <br />• There may be an appearance of impropriety in our representation of all of <br />our clients simultaneously, even on purely advisory matters. <br />In order to try to prevent these adverse consequences, in addition to the controls <br />described above, BB&K will establish the following ethical screen: <br />• The lawyers working for the BB&K client cities named above and any <br />paralegals who have assisted or will assist them on Subject Matter issues <br />will not represent them in the Litigation. <br />• The Santa Ana team and the cities teams will not communicate with each <br />other regarding work on their respective matters. If other BB&K client <br />cities became adverse parties to Santa Ana, the same bar on <br />communication will be established with them. <br />• An e-mail will be sent to the entire firm notifying them of this screen and <br />instructing them not to disclose any work on those matters to the cities <br />team and vice -versa. <br />YOUR CONSENT <br />In order to represent Santa Ana as described above, we need you to sign this consent <br />letter. It is understood that this consent will not waive any protection that you may have with <br />regard to attorney-client communications with us in any other matter. Those communications <br />will remain confidential and will not be disclosed to any third party without your consent. <br />Communications between us and Jones Day will be subject to the parameters discussed in their <br />joint defense agreement with the cities. <br />We have sent corresponding waiver letters to the BB&K client cities named above. <br />I believe that you are familiar with the factual background in this matter, and I have given <br />you a sufficiently -detailed description for obtaining informed written consent. However, if you <br />believe that there is any other information that you or I need to have before such consent can be <br />granted, please let me know immediately. <br />In the event that circumstances change or we become aware of new information that <br />requires a new consent from the parties, such as BB&K clients becoming adverse parties in the <br />55394.00000\31099521. l <br />5/15/18 <br />