<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Paul,<br><br></div>While you have a point about question relating to Jurisdiction, i think there is a valid question about powers of board members that needs legal clarification. By the way a response of "yes/no" on whether board can over-rule removal of its member from legal will generally suffice. Not a legal person, but ultimately i think the content of the bylaw/article of incorporation should determine extent of board powers.<br><br></div>Cheers!<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 4:42 PM, Paul Rosenzweig <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com" target="_blank">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I respectfully suggest that these same questions be asked of any other national jurisdiction under potential consideration as an alternate place of incorporation. If we are going to honor the “least change” principle that was so frequently noted in Istanbul we must, at a minimum, not spin our wheels on jurisdiction without also analyzing the alternatives.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Paul<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Paul Rosenzweig<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweigesq@redbranchconsulting.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">O: <a href="tel:%2B1%20%28202%29%20547-0660" value="+12025470660" target="_blank">+1 (202) 547-0660</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">M: <a href="tel:%2B1%20%28202%29%20329-9650" value="+12023299650" target="_blank">+1 (202) 329-9650</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">VOIP: <a href="tel:%2B1%20%28202%29%20738-1739" value="+12027381739" target="_blank">+1 (202) 738-1739</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Skype: paul.rosenzweig1066<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=9" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563c1">Link to my PGP Key</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.rsaconference.com/events/us15/register?utm_source=inhouse&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=signature-us2015" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1f497d;text-decoration:none"><img src="cid:image001.jpg@01D07127.F54DBC40" height="93" width="579" border="0"></span></a><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva [mailto:<a href="mailto:pedro.ivo@itamaraty.gov.br" target="_blank">pedro.ivo@itamaraty.gov.br</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 7, 2015 10:42 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [CCWG-ACCT] Accountability questions to law firms<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR">Dear CCWG-colleagues,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="PT-BR"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please find below a group of questions to be posed to the law firms assisting the CCWG-Accountability.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u>Are there any restrictions in California law or in applicable federal US-law with respect to government officials (US or foreign) becoming statutory members (or designators) of a non-profit organization? Would all liabilities applied to US or foreign citizens in a membership (or designator) structure equally apply to a government official which has legal immunity and privileges in the United States?<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u>What are the specific legal requirements for a third-party which may have approval or veto rights over board decisions and what are its liabilities?<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u>A community veto (be it exercised in a membership or a designator structure) over a bylaw change could be potentially reverted through a court decision in California? Same question applies to a decision made by an Independent Appeals Panel mechanism.<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u>The fact that the "board bears ultimate responsibility for corporate decisions and must provide oversight of the exercise of those powers it has delegated" (Sidley Austin LLP, Initial Discussion Draft 1, p. 3) implies that the board may eventually revert a community veto (member or designator structure) over its own decision or over the budget it has originally approved?<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin-left:.5in"><u></u><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u>Is the Californian Attorney General able to intervene in ICANN's operations upon the complaint of a government (US or other)? How does this situation relate to norms of international private law internalized by the United States?<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u> <u></u></p><p>Thanks in advance,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="PT-BR">Secretário Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d" lang="PT-BR"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="PT-BR">Divisão da Sociedade da Informação (DI)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="PT-BR">Ministério das Relações Exteriores - Brasil<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="PT-BR">T: <a href="tel:%2B%2055%2061%202030-6609" value="+556120306609" target="_blank">+ 55 61 2030-6609</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="PT-BR"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="PT-BR">Secretary Pedro Ivo Ferraz da Silva</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1f497d" lang="PT-BR"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Division of Information Society (DI)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">Ministry of External Relations - Brazil<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">T: <a href="tel:%2B%2055%2061%202030-6609" value="+556120306609" target="_blank">+ 55 61 2030-6609</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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