[CCWG-ACCT] Legal counsel engagement enhancements

[Edward Morris]

Might I suggest that rather we consider sending questions obviously concerning California law directly to Adler rather than having both firms, specifically Sidley as lead, involved in allocating the work. It seems to me that this would be more efficient both in terms of time and cost.

Ed

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> On Jun 20, 2015, at 5:08 PM, Jordan Carter <jordan at internetnz.net.nz> wrote:
> 
> Maybe we could have a "default" max of one per firm on WP calls and the same on CCWG calls, with more allowed if the subject matter in the agenda demands it?
> 
> I too share Roelof's view...
> 
> best
> Jordan
> 
> 
>> On 20 June 2015 at 17:03, Chris Disspain <ceo at auda.org.au> wrote:
>> Speaking as a lawyer……give lawyers a maximum and they will use it!
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Chris
>> 
>> 
>>> On 21 Jun 2015, at 05:49 , León Felipe Sánchez Ambía <leonfelipe at sanchez.mx> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Thanks Roelof,
>>> 
>>> This is a maximum, not a minimum. Therefore, this doesn’t mean we will be having 4 lawyers a call but rather limit their attendance to 4 whereas before we had no limit and I can recall meetings where we had more than 4 lawyers attending.
>>> 
>>> I hope this is more clear.
>>> 
>>> Best regards,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> León
>>> 
>>>> El 20/06/2015, a las 16:44, Roelof Meijer <Roelof.Meijer at sidn.nl> escribió:
>>>> 
>>>> Léon, Mathieu,
>>>> 
>>>> You can¹t be serious. I see no reason whatsoever why we would need 2
>>>> lawyers per firm and so 4 lawyers per call/meeting. These are reputed
>>>> firms and expert lawyers, one of each firm should suffice.
>>>> I really take an issue with the amount of money we¹re spending on legal
>>>> advice
>>>> 
>>>> Best,
>>>> 
>>>> Roelof
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 20-06-15 16:35, "accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org on
>>>> behalf of León Felipe Sánchez Ambía"
>>>> <accountability-cross-community-bounces at icann.org on behalf of
>>>> leonfelipe at sanchez.mx> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Dear all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Just as a follow up to Mathieu¹s 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,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> *****************************
>>>>>> Mathieu WEILL
>>>>>> AFNIC - directeur général
>>>>>> Tél: +33 1 39 30 83 06
>>>>>> mathieu.weill at afnic.fr
>>>>>> Twitter : @mathieuweill
>>>>>> *****************************
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