[CWG-Stewardship] Sidley Austin LLP

[Greg Shatan]

Milton,

The Sidley engagement letter states that direction will come exclusively
from and advice will go exclusively to the CWG, primarily through the CWG’s
Client Committee.  So, ultimately, it comes down to the CWG, not the Client
Committee.

Greg

On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 11:47 AM, Milton L Mueller <mueller at syr.edu> wrote:

>  Jonathan
>
> Congratulations, I think the Client Committee made a wise choice, at least
> based on the limited materials we were provided.
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> Can we clarify now that the Sidley Austin team’s client is the CWG itself,
> as a whole, and not just the client committee?
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> --MM
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> *From:* cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org [mailto:
> cwg-stewardship-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Robinson
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 8, 2015 5:46 PM
> *To:* cwg-stewardship at icann.org
> *Subject:* [CWG-Stewardship] Sidley Austin LLP
>
>
>
> Dear All,
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> As of Friday 6 March, the CWG-Stewardship has engaged Sidley Austin LLP to
> advise and consult on the CWG’s development of a transition proposal.
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> In the past two weeks, the Client Committee shortlisted three firms,
> interviewed each of them, and retained one. We chose to retain Sidley
> primarily because they envisaged the engagement as consultation rather than
> pure advice. In addition, Sidley presented a strong governance focus as
> well as specific experience with the U.S. political environment (including
> a former Congressman and a former Department of Commerce appointee).
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> Sidley is aware of the CWG’s tight timeframe and accepts the requirement
> for highly transparent work methods. Also, the client relationship has been
> clearly defined and emphasized in the retention letter in that *ICANN has
> instructed Sidley to take direction exclusively from and provide advice and
> consultation exclusively to the CWG, primarily through the CWG’s Client
> Committee*.
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> Sidley has no previous client relationship with ICANN. No conflicts were
> identified, however please note that Greg Shatan and Holly Gregory from
> Sidley worked at the same firm over a decade ago.
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> The Client Committee will meet with Sidley Austin on Monday. This call
> will be recorded and transcribed and we will then provide an update to the
> CWG on Tuesday’s call, where we also plan to introduce the Sidley team to
> the CWG.
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> Best wishes,
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> Jonathan & Lise
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