[CCWG-ACCT] Legal counsel engagement enhancements

[León Felipe Sánchez Ambía]

Dear all,

Just as a follow up to Mathieu’s email, I would like to clarify that lawyers maximum attendance per call/meeting is 2 lawyers per firm.


Best regards,


León

> El 20/06/2015, a las 16:24, Mathieu Weill <mathieu.weill at afnic.fr> escribió:
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> During last week's call, we agreed that the co-chair would engage with the lawyers in order to optimize interactions between our group and the independent legal counsel, taking into account the importance of quality advice as well as the concerns regarding expenses.
> 
> We have met today with Holly and Rosemary and this is to report on the ways forward we have agreed on :
> 
> * to avoid any misunderstanding on questions, as well as enable a better assessment of costs, we will refrain from certifying questions until :
>    * a discussion has taken place between lawyers and the colleague asking the question, either through a regular call or through ad hoc calls (such ad hoc calls would obviously be transcribed and open)
>    * such a discussion has, if need be, produced a clarified version of the question, an estimate of whether the response would require a lot of research, and an indication of the potential value of the research for the group's further deliberations.
> 
> * participation of lawyers to meetings and calls will be limited to a maximum of 2. As a consequence, lawyers may not always be able to respond to our questions instantly. In such cases, we will rely on the above certification process.
> 
> * a "punch list" of issues will be produced avec Buenos Aires and shared with the group as a project management tool.
> 
> We are convinced these simple steps will be useful to get the best value out of the outstanding expertise of our cousel.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
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