[CWG-Stewardship] Client Committee Update

Tue Feb 24 18:32:15 UTC 2015

I agree with Chuck's comments..

On 24 Feb 2015, at 13:19, Gomes, Chuck wrote:

> In my opinion, as soon as we open this up to others it will become too 
> large to be effective in what I believe will need to be an interactive 
> process with the legal team selected. I personally favor keeping it as 
> is and require transparency and regular interaction by the 4 members 
> with the CWG.
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com>
> Date:02/24/2015 1:01 PM (GMT-05:00)
> To: Kieren McCarthy <kierenmccarthy at gmail.com>
> Cc: "cwg-stewardship at icann.org Stewardship" 
> <cwg-stewardship at icann.org>
> Subject: Re: [CWG-Stewardship] Client Committee Update
>
> I will leave this to our CWG chairs, who convened the committee.  I am 
> just a humble servant.
>
> Greg
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 12:12 PM, Kieren McCarthy 
> <kierenmccarthy at gmail.com<mailto:kierenmccarthy at gmail.com>> wrote:
> I'd be interested in joining this group, help contribute.
>
> Can you advise how I join?
>
>
> Kieren
>
> -
> [sent through phone]
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 8:06 AM, Greg Shatan 
> <gregshatanipc at gmail.com<mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> The client committee is myself, Maarten Simon, Jonathan Robinson and 
> Lise Fuhr.
>
> Greg Shatan
>
> On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 10:04 AM, CW Lists 
> <lists at christopherwilkinson.eu<mailto:lists at christopherwilkinson.eu>> 
> wrote:
> Who are the members of the Client Committee?
>
> CW
>
>
> On 24 Feb 2015, at 06:33, Kieren McCarthy 
> <kierenmccarthy at gmail.com<mailto: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
>
> -
> [sent through phone]
>
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Greg Shatan 
> <gregshatanipc at gmail.com<mailto: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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