<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><div><div><div>Hello all,</div><div><br></div><div>I know Prof Geist personally and would be happy to reach out to him; I also thought you might like to know that we did ask for names and recommendations through academic listservs and other networks that either Prof. Geist or his colleagues may be members of.</div><div><br></div><div>FYI, with Jim’s and others’ assistance, staff has contacted a number of experts whose names were provided to us via these networks and personal recommendations. Steve Chan has been the primary staffer handling these conversations, and he is out this week, but I feel I can comfortably say that we should have a shortlist finalized by next week, comprising 3 or 4 experts who have indicated their interest and availability to us.</div><div><div><br></div>Cheers</div></div></div><div>Mary</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Mary Wong</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Senior Policy Director</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN)</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Telephone: +1 603 574 4889</font></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Calibri">Email: mary.wong@icann.org</font></font></div><div><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span> <<a href="mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@icann.org">gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of Paul Keating <<a href="mailto:Paul@law.es">Paul@law.es</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span> Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at 13:53<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span> "Bikoff, James" <<a href="mailto:jbikoff@sgrlaw.com">jbikoff@sgrlaw.com</a>>, Paul Tattersfield <<a href="mailto:gpmgroup@gmail.com">gpmgroup@gmail.com</a>>, Philip Corwin <<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:petter.rindforth@fenixlegal.eu">petter.rindforth@fenixlegal.eu</a>" <<a href="mailto:petter.rindforth@fenixlegal.eu">petter.rindforth@fenixlegal.eu</a>>, "gnso-igo-ingo-." <<a href="mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org">gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span> Re: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Professor Michael Geist, U. Ottawa<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div>Perhaps he is not an expert but given his contacts he may well be able to point us to one more qualified. I think we should ask him to submit a short email to the group addressing his qualifications or making a recommendation if he feels he is not qualified.</div><div><br></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div style="font-family:Calibri; font-size:11pt; text-align:left; color:black; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt"><span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span><<a href="mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@icann.org">gnso-igo-ingo-crp-bounces@icann.org</a>> on behalf of "Bikoff, James" <<a href="mailto:jbikoff@sgrlaw.com">jbikoff@sgrlaw.com</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Wednesday, July 29, 2015 7:50 PM<br><span style="font-weight:bold">To: </span>Paul Tattersfield <<a href="mailto:gpmgroup@gmail.com">gpmgroup@gmail.com</a>>, Phil Corwin <<a href="mailto:psc@vlaw-dc.com">psc@vlaw-dc.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:petter.rindforth@fenixlegal.eu">petter.rindforth@fenixlegal.eu</a>"
<<a href="mailto:petter.rindforth@fenixlegal.eu">petter.rindforth@fenixlegal.eu</a>>, "gnso-igo-ingo-." <<a href="mailto:gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org">gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org</a>><br><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>Re: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Professor Michael Geist, U. Ottawa<br></div><div><br></div><blockquote id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE" style="BORDER-LEFT: #b5c4df 5 solid; PADDING:0 0 0 5; MARGIN:0 0 0 5;"><div xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><!-- Template generated by Exclaimer Mail Disclaimers on 01:50:47 Wednesday, 29 July 2015 --><style type="text/css">P.8e1d4508-80aa-4ea9-b9fa-1eae06516caf {
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><p class="8e1d4508-80aa-4ea9-b9fa-1eae06516caf"></p><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Paul,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">I think Professor Geist is a recognized expert in Internet law but question whether he has the expertise needed in the field of sovereign immunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">Jim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125);"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div></div></div><p></p><p class="8e1d4508-80aa-4ea9-b9fa-1eae06516caf"> </p><p style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 13px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold" class="8e1d4508-80aa-4ea9-b9fa-1eae06516caf"><span style="color: #1F497D; text-decoration: none; "><span style="color: #1F497D; text-decoration: none; "><a href="http://www.sgrlaw.com/attorneys/profiles/bikoff-james/" title="" target=""><span style="color: #1F497D; text-decoration: none; ">James L. Bikoff</span></a></span></span> |<font style="FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 12px" color="#000000">
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Paul Tattersfield<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 29, 2015 1:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> Philip Corwin; <a href="mailto:petter.rindforth@fenixlegal.eu">petter.rindforth@fenixlegal.eu</a>; gnso-igo-ingo-.<br><b>Subject:</b> [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] Professor Michael Geist, U. Ottawa<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div style="border:none;border-top:solid white 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Dear Phil, Petter and all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><br>
I mentioned our WG was seeking a Legal Expert to Professor Michael Geist a couple of days ago, he indicated he would be happy to learn more and be considered if ICANN thought it was a good fit.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="http://www.michaelgeist.ca/about/">http://www.michaelgeist.ca/about/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Could we add him to the list of possible experts?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">
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