[CWG-Stewardship] Client Committee Update

[Kieren McCarthy]

Also, will this group be providing its criteria and rationale for selecting and rejecting specific firms?




And will it be providing meeting minutes and/or recordings of its meetings?




I believe this entire process has agreed to work with the maximum possible transparency.







Kieren



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[sent through phone]

On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 9:33 PM, Kieren McCarthy <kierenmccarthy at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Can I assume you will be posting the three remaining law firms responses to this list, albeit with identifying information removed?
> Kieren
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> [sent through phone]
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> All:
>> I write to update you all on the activities of the Client Committee.
>> The Client Committee met on Friday, February 20.  Also attending were
>> representatives of ICANN legal, since they will need to play a role in the
>> selection and engagement of counsel.
>> We had initially identified a total of eight firms. Each firm has
>> appropriate expertise in corporate governance, non-profit matters, trusts,
>> etc.  Each firm also has a strong California presence, as well as other
>> offices in the US and other countries.
>> One firm has withdrawn due to workload issues.  Four firms have withdrawn
>> due to client conflicts
>> We are left with a short list of three firms.  Each of these firms has now
>> sent us a document discussing their relevant capabilities.  At least one
>> member of the client committee has had a preliminary discussion with each
>> firm.  We are now in the process of setting up a series of follow-up calls
>> for this week between the Client Committee and each firm.
>> While we would like to reveal the names of the firms remaining on the short
>> list, at this point, it is premature to do so.  We will need to ask each
>> firm permission to identify it to this group.  We will discuss this with
>> them during our calls this week.
>> We will keep the CWG updated on our progress.
>> Best regards,
>> Greg Shatan
>> for the Client Committee
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