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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">From Holly Gregory and Rosemary Fei:</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear CCWG-ACCT Co-Chairs, Members, Participants and ICANN Staff,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Attached please find comments from Sidley and Adler on the First Reading Conclusions Drafts of Annexes 8 (Reconsideration), 9 (AoC Reviews), 10 (SO/AC Accountability) and 11 (GAC Advice).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">For your convenience, in addition to our comments we have attached the drafts that we are commenting on.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please note that while we are providing detailed comments on the Annexes on a rolling basis, we should have the opportunity to review the entire draft of the CCWG Proposal in full when it
is in closer to final form. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Holly and Rosemary<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">HOLLY J. GREGORY</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
Partner and Co-Chair<br>
Global Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Practice<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Sidley Austin LLP</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">+1 212 839 5853<br>
<a href="mailto:holly.gregory@sidley.com" title="Click to send email to Gregory, Holly">holly.gregory@sidley.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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