b'LEGALUnderLosAngelesCityAttorneyHydee FeldsteinSoto,thePublicPensionsGeneral Counsel Division of the City Attorneys Office (GeneralCounsel)servesaslegalcounsel to the Department and the Board of Fire and PolicePensionCommissioners(Board). General Counsel also provides legal counsel to the Board of Administration of the Los Angeles CityEmployeesRetirementSystemandthe RetirementBoardoftheWaterandPower EmployeesRetirementPlan.AssistantCity Attorney Joshua Geller supervises the Division, supportedbyDeputyCityAttorneysMiguel Bahamon, Sheri Cheung, Gina Di Domenico, and Ali de Rivera, and by Administrative Coordinator Nicole Paul.Thispastyear,GeneralCounselprovided adviceandassistancetotheBoardandthe Departmentonavarietyofsubjects,includ-ingfiduciaryobligations,theRalphM.Brown Act, the California Public Records Act, pension benefit issues, Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)issues,taxlawcompliance,ethics laws and regulations, investment agreements, generalservicecontracts,dataprivacy,the implementationofMeasureFF,anddisability pension applications. Additionally,GeneralCounselrepresentsthe BoardandDepartmentindefensivelitiga-tion, and supervises outside law firms that are engaged by the Board to provide the Depart-mentwithregularadviceincertainspecial-ized areas, such as federal and state tax laws, realestateandalternativeinvestmenttrans-actions,cybersecurityanddataprivacy,and with occasional representation in complex or specialized litigation matters, such as bankrupt-cy cases and securities fraud class actions. 144 LAFPP ANNUAL REPORT 2025'