<div dir="ltr">Siva,<div><br></div><div>Typically, this type of information is confidential. Law firms don't reveal who may have approached them seeking advice, and vice versa. This is particularly true when conversations don't proceed due to the identification of a conflict with an existing client's interests. We would have to go back and ask each firm to consent to revealing their name. When we meet with the three firms on the short list, we will ask each of them whether they will agree to have their name and their submissions made public on this list.</div><div><br></div><div>Is there a particular concern or question that I can help you with? Please let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Greg</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Sivasubramanian M <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:isolatedn@gmail.com" target="_blank">isolatedn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333">Greg,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333">What are the name so the eight firms and which one of those firms are in conflict?</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#333333">Thank you.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sivasubramanian.muthusamy" target="_blank">Sivasubramanian M</a></div></div></div>
<br></font></span><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 1:30 AM, Greg Shatan <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gregshatanipc@gmail.com" target="_blank">gregshatanipc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote">All:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">I write to update you all on the activities of the Client Committee.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">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.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">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. </div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">One firm has withdrawn due to workload issues. Four firms have withdrawn due to client conflicts</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">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.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">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.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">We will keep the CWG updated on our progress.</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">Best regards,</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><br><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u>Greg Shatan</p><p class="MsoNormal">for the Client Committee <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><br></p></div></div><div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:12pt;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365d">Gregory S. Shatan </span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#17365d">ï</span></b><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#17365d"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#c0504d">Abelman
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