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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Greg – again my view is quite different. What concerns me is the chilling effect on any SO/AC as they draft the “written justification” for removal of a director.
No officer wants to deal with the cost of a defense so there cannot be a frank discussion and the model is not effective unless the Community feels safe in exercising the removal rights.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">I do not think this chilling effect is overblown when one considers the legal advice that will be necessary to any SO/AC when undertaking the steps in the
community engagement process. They will have to be very careful. This is precisely why outside counsel advised the CCWG that cause should not be required for removal.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">The issue is not whether the risk is small. The issue is whether the SO/AC officers and Community members will be willing to accept the financial risk as individuals.
Perhaps you would be but to me it’s “The Big Chill”.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Anne<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Greg Shatan [mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2015 10:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Aikman-Scalese, Anne<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Gregory, Holly; Rosemary E. Fei; Steve DelBianco; Phil Corwin; cwilson@21cf.com; Thomas Rickert; ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org; 'Gomes, Chuck' (cgomes@verisign.com); Sidley ICANN CCWG; ICANN-Adler; accountability-cross-community@icann.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: CCWG - ACCT - Recommendation 4 - Community Powers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">There are two questions here, and they should be viewed separately.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">One question is how likely it is that a non-frivolous suit could be brought by a Board member being recalled. I think the chances of that are actually quite small, and that this threat is
being massively overblown, but that is the wrong point to spend time on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The other question is how easy it would be to eliminate this threat, regardless of how unlikely or far-fetched it really is. I think the answer to that is that it would be quite easy to
do, through use of a "pre-service letter" or other binding agreement preventing Board members from filing suit arising from their recall. This is where we should concentrate our efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">If we want to take time to debate whether or not the scenarios involving litigation by a recalled Board member are realistic or credible, I'll wade into that debate. But we have very little
time and much more significant issues to spend our time on. In the end it doesn't matter, if the threat can be eliminated easily.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:39 PM, Greg Shatan <<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">I made an inquiry of one of the Board members -- ICANN does not currently use Director Service letters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 7:55 PM, Aikman-Scalese, Anne <<a href="mailto:AAikman@lrrlaw.com" target="_blank">AAikman@lrrlaw.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thanks Holly and Rosemary. We are still trying to locate a Director Service letter – even just to determine whether they ever agree that CA law governs
when they sign on.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Gregory, Holly [mailto:<a href="mailto:holly.gregory@sidley.com" target="_blank">holly.gregory@sidley.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2015 5:42 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Rosemary E. Fei; Aikman-Scalese, Anne; 'Steve DelBianco'</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>; 'Phil Corwin';
<a href="mailto:cwilson@21cf.com" target="_blank">cwilson@21cf.com</a>; Thomas Rickert;
<a href="mailto:ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org" target="_blank">ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org</a>; 'Gomes, Chuck' (<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com" target="_blank">cgomes@verisign.com</a>); Sidley ICANN CCWG; ICANN-Adler;
<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: CCWG - ACCT - Recommendation 4 - Community Powers<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2015 06:41:09 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Aikman-Scalese, Anne; Gregory, Holly; 'Steve DelBianco'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>; 'Phil Corwin';
<a href="mailto:cwilson@21cf.com" target="_blank">cwilson@21cf.com</a>; Thomas Rickert;
<a href="mailto:ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org" target="_blank">ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org</a>; 'Gomes, Chuck' (<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com" target="_blank">cgomes@verisign.com</a>); Sidley ICANN CCWG; ICANN-Adler;
<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org" target="_blank">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: CCWG - ACCT - Recommendation 4 - Community Powers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Questions 1 and 2 might be re-directed at whether a director can be enforceably bound to an agreement
not to bring such suits or seek such relief, such as in a pre-service letter, rather than (or in addition to) researching whether such suits and relief are possible. To Anne’s point, claims without any legal basis can still be made in court, so perhaps the
focus should be on how quickly and easily they will be dismissed. An enforceable agreement would go a long way in that direction, which would be reassuring for SO/AC actors, but also a strong disincentive for directors being removed to bring a claim at all.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2015 12:29 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Holly Gregory; 'Steve DelBianco'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>; 'Phil Corwin';
<a href="mailto:cwilson@21cf.com" target="_blank">cwilson@21cf.com</a>; Rosemary E. Fei; Thomas Rickert;
<a href="mailto:ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org" target="_blank">ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org</a>; 'Gomes, Chuck' (<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com" target="_blank">cgomes@verisign.com</a>); Rosemary E. Fei; Sidley ICANN CCWG; ICANN-Adler;
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<b>Subject:</b> RE: CCWG - ACCT - Recommendation 4 - Community Powers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">If the Chairs want to certify the legal questions, I think these would be:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:#1F497D">1.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">Is it possible for a Director to bring suit for libel, slander, or other causes of action during the community enforcement removal process or thereafter based on the “written justification” laid out by the SO/AC and/or oral
statements made during the required conference calls in the Community enforcement process?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:#1F497D">2.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">Could a Director seek injunctive and/or declaratory relief to interrupt the community enforcement process toward removal? If so, would SOs/ACs and officers who are sued be required to mount their own defense? How expensive
would this be?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p><span style="color:#1F497D">3.</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D">
</span><span style="color:#1F497D">Is there insurance coverage available for SOs/ACs and their officers in relation to possible suit by a director in jeopardy of being removed or who has been removed from the Board? If so, how expensive is it?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">These are not questions about how likely the action is to occur. That does not really figure into the “chilling effect” that is of concern when the
officer of an SO or AC is drafting the “written justification” and/or encouraging open discussion in the required (and recorded for posterity) conference call.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2015 1:14 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Aikman-Scalese, Anne; 'Steve DelBianco'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>; 'Phil Corwin';
<a href="mailto:cwilson@21cf.com" target="_blank">cwilson@21cf.com</a>; Rosemary Fei (<a href="mailto:rfei@adlercolvin.com" target="_blank">rfei@adlercolvin.com</a>); Thomas Rickert;
<a href="mailto:ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org" target="_blank">ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org</a>; 'Gomes, Chuck' (<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com" target="_blank">cgomes@verisign.com</a>); Rosemary Fei (<a href="mailto:rfei@adlercolvin.com" target="_blank">rfei@adlercolvin.com</a>);
Sidley ICANN CCWG; <a href="mailto:ICANN@adlercolvin.com" target="_blank">ICANN@adlercolvin.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: CCWG - ACCT - Recommendation 4 - Community Powers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:#1F497D">We must await further direction from the co-chairs whether this is something that they would like research on under California law</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2015 3:03 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Gregory, Holly; 'Steve DelBianco'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>; 'Phil Corwin';
<a href="mailto:cwilson@21cf.com" target="_blank">cwilson@21cf.com</a>; Rosemary Fei (<a href="mailto:rfei@adlercolvin.com" target="_blank">rfei@adlercolvin.com</a>); Thomas Rickert;
<a href="mailto:ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org" target="_blank">ipc_accountabilityct@icann.org</a>; 'Gomes, Chuck' (<a href="mailto:cgomes@verisign.com" target="_blank">cgomes@verisign.com</a>)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: CCWG - ACCT - Recommendation 4 - Community Powers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Holly – I would tend to agree if in fact the SO or AC could remove a director without cause and did not have to state its reasons, but the community process requires this and it is discussed fully throughout four steps of the Community
process to director removal. The SO or AC must state “written justification”, to which the Board has now added its “Clear Rationale” comment.
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<span style="color:#1F497D">One need only look at the differences of opinion that arose with respect to .africa to understand that a stated reason for removal which has a “written justification” or Clear Rationale from the SO/AC standpoint could easily form
the basis of a suit by a director. It does not require much by way of theory for a plaintiff’s lawyer to allege claims of libel and even irreparable harm.
<u>The SO/AC would likely need legal advice just to draft the “written justification.”</u>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Again, I do not think indemnification represents a reasonable risk to ICANN as a corporation. The risk should be limited by contract when directors take office. Directors should not be suing the SO/AC and/or its officers for removal.
Otherwise, the ultimate enforcement mechanism in the Sole Designator Model is not effective.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">You may not have seen this fact situation occur. That does not mean it would not occur at ICANN. We have some fairly feisty folks in our midst. The risk of suit is of course much higher than the risk of success on the merits.
I would say it is hard to measure in dollars the potential damage to an individual associated with being removed from the ICANN Board with “written justification”. It could be a pretty good strategy for a director who wants to interrupt the Community
Enforcement process. He or she may also have the full support of other Directors willing to testify.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Gregory, Holly [<a href="mailto:holly.gregory@sidley.com" target="_blank">mailto:holly.gregory@sidley.com</a>]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 14, 2015 12:43 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Aikman-Scalese, Anne; 'Steve DelBianco'<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>; 'Phil Corwin';
<a href="mailto:cwilson@21cf.com" target="_blank">cwilson@21cf.com</a>; Rosemary Fei (<a href="mailto:rfei@adlercolvin.com" target="_blank">rfei@adlercolvin.com</a>); Thomas Rickert<br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: CCWG - ACCT - Recommendation 4 - Community Powers</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="color:#1F497D">Anne, My sense is that the concerns you raise present an extremely low risk of suit – and hence low risk of indemnification and cost of indemnification. In my many years of corporate governance practice I cannot recall a lawsuit
for libel or defamation by a director in an instance of removal. But we can research under California law if the co-chairs certify. Also, I am not aware of any theory of libel or defamation that would give rise to injunctive relief delaying such removal
where the designator has the right to remove with or without cause as here. Again, we have not researched this specific point under California law but will do so if certified. Holly
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