[CWG-Stewardship] Client Committee -- Further Update

[Greg Shatan]

As soon as we can, you will.

Greg

On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 12:01 AM, Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com> wrote:

>  Thanks for this helpful update. Look forward to learning the names of
> the firms being considered.
>
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> On Feb 25, 2015, at 5:43 PM, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>   All:
>
>  The Client Committee has now scheduled conference calls with each of the
> three "short list" firms.  These meetings are scheduled for Thursday,
> February 26, Friday, February 27, and Monday, March 2.  The calls are
> expected to last 60-90 minutes.
>
>  In addition to the Client Committee, Leon Sanchez, a member of the CCWG
> legal committee, will be sitting in on most, if not all, of the calls.
> Samantha Eisner, a member of the ICANN legal staff, will also be on the
> calls.
>
>  Each of the firms have seen the legal scoping document and the Singapore
> discussion document, and provided a link to the CWG's wiki page  They were
> also informed of today's US Senate hearing beforehand.
>
>  As noted before, we will ask the firms' permission to reveal their
> identities at this stage and for permission to circulate their
> submissions.  We will also make clear to them that, if chosen, the
> representation should be designed to meet transparency and accountability
> standards beyond those typically encountered in the attorney-client
> relationship (which tend to value confidentiality and the maintenance of
> the attorney-client privilege)
>
>  I expect that we will schedule a call for as soon as possible after the
> 3 meetings take place to discuss and compare the firms and move forward
> toward engaging one of the firms on our behalf.  We may also have further
> prep/debrief calls around the conferences.
>
>  In a addition, we are in the process of preparing documents to
> memorialize our initial selection criteria/process, so that it can be
> better understood.  We will keep you informed of the process as it
> progresses.  If there are any specific subjects you would like me to try to
> cover, please let me know.
>
>  Greg
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