[CCWG-ACCT] [CWG-Stewardship] [community-finance] Updated IANA Stewardship Transition Expenses Information as of 31 December 2015

[Nigel Roberts]

It's quite understandable that you conflated JJ with Voldemort  . . ..



On 01/03/16 20:57, Phil Corwin wrote:
> Correcting the record, it has been pointed out to me that John Jeffrey
> did not work at Jones Day, and I hereby correct the record. See
> https://www.icann.org/profiles/john-jeffrey
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> *Subject:* Re: [CWG-Stewardship] [community-finance] Updated IANA
> Stewardship Transition Expenses Information as of 31 December 2015
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> I have heard many long-time members of the ICANN community opine that
> Jones Day, in coordination with the General Counsel (who is a former
> Jones Day attorney), wields decisive behind-the-scenes power within ICANN.
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> The issue is not cost, or quality of the legal work, but a persistent
> mindset regarding the interplay between the Corporation and the Community.
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> *From:*community-finance-bounces at icann.org
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> [mailto:community-finance-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Michele
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> Senior Management Team
> *Subject:* Re: [community-finance] Updated IANA Stewardship Transition
> Expenses Information as of 31 December 2015
>
> Xavier
>
> Thanks for sharing this information. It’s useful, though I suspect it’ll
> raise as many questions as it answers.
>
> One thing I did notice was in relation to the legal fees. Doing some
> back of the envelope calculations and noting how much ICANN generally
> spends on legal fees one question did come to mind, and this in relation
> to ICANN’s overall budgeting.
>
> How often does ICANN change law firms?
>
> Has ICANN ever changed law firms? As far as I can tell Jones Day has
> been doing ICANN’s legal work since ICANN’s formation
>
> Has ICANN ever put its external legal work out to any form of tender?
>
> While I know that people can argue that legal advice is not purely a
> numbers game, I’m also pretty sure that there are other law firms out
> that that would provide a similar service and potentially at a lower
> price. And my comments are no reflection on the quality of Jones Day’s
> work, but considering how much ICANN pays is legal fees per year I think
> it’s a question someone should ask.
>
> Regards
>
> Michele
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> *Subject: *[community-finance] Updated IANA Stewardship Transition
> Expenses Information as of 31 December 2015
>
> Dear all,
>
> Please find below a link to the quarterly update as of 31 December 2015
> of the IANA Stewardship transition projects expenses. This update
> provides for the project’s costs from 1 July 2014 until 31 December 2015
> (18 months).
>
> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-project-costs
>
> Please let me know if you have any questions.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Best,
>
> Xavier
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> Xavier Calvez
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