<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Hello, All!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I am looking forward to being part of this working group. I've watched the intros go by with interest, so I figured I would add mine to the pile.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I am an intellectual property and technology lawyer in private practice in New York. Last month, I joined the McCarter & English law firm as a member of its "IP/IT" practice. My practice includes Internet and domain name matters, online (and offline) brand protection, all sorts of IP/Tech transactions (licensing, acquisitions, development, distribution, outsourcing, SaaS, cloud, etc.), IP/Tech issues in mergers & acquisitions, various flavors of trademark/copyright/right of publicity counseling, and web accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I am a member of the Intellectual Property Constituency, which I currently serve as President. I've been a member since 2007. I am also a member of the Internet Committee of INTA (which I have been for all but 3 years since 2004).</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I'll refrain from making any policy or position statements at this time.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">My Statement of Interest: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Gregory+S.+Shatan+SOI">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/Gregory+S.+Shatan+SOI</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">My firm bio: <a href="http://www.mccarter.com/Gregory-S-Shatan/">http://www.mccarter.com/Gregory-S-Shatan/</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Speak to you all soon!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Best regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Greg </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> <u></u></span></font></p><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="800" style="width:600pt"><tbody><tr><td width="100" valign="top" style="width:75pt;padding:0in"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><img width="100" height="43" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D1842F.8BD05270" alt="http://hilweb1/images/signature.jpg" class=""></span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p></td><td width="8" style="width:6pt;padding:0in"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> <u></u><u></u></span></font></p></td><td style="padding:0in"><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><font size="1" color="#002e62" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Gregory S. Shatan | Partner<br></span></font></b><font size="1" color="black" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">McCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP<br><br>245 Park Avenue, 27th Floor | New York, New York 10167<br>T: <a href="tel:212-609-6873" value="+12126096873" target="_blank">212-609-6873</a><br>F: <a href="tel:212-416-7613" value="+12124167613" target="_blank">212-416-7613</a><br><a href="mailto:gshatan%20@mccarter.com" target="_blank"><font color="#225599">gshatan @mccarter.com</font></a> | <a href="http://www.mccarter.com/" target="_blank"><font color="#225599">www.mccarter.com</font></a> <br><br></span></font><font size="1" color="#777777" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">BOSTON | HARTFORD | STAMFORD | NEW YORK | NEWARK <br>EAST BRUNSWICK | PHILADELPHIA | WILMINGTON | WASHINGTON, DC</span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><u></u><u></u></span></font></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11pt"><u></u> </span></font></p></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 5:15 PM, George Kirikos via gnso-rpm-wg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org" target="_blank">gnso-rpm-wg@icann.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi folks,<br>
<br>
(resending the email from this morning, as the mailing list now<br>
appears to be working properly)<br>
<br>
I've followed ICANN for many years, and am volunteering on this<br>
working group as an independent. My Statement of Interest is at:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/George+Kirikos+SOI" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://community.icann.org/display/gnsosoi/George+Kirikos+SOI</a><br>
<br>
I look forward to a review and reform of RPMs in such a manner that ><br>
the interests of domain name registrants and due process are<br>
understood, represented, and reflected in the final<br>
analysis/recommendations.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
George Kirikos<br>
<a href="tel:416-588-0269" value="+14165880269">416-588-0269</a><br>
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