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

[Carlton Samuels]

So Jones Day is on the inside leg and maybe that is not all good. Yes, we
know they are responsible for the legal environment of ICANN, the
corporation; told y'all a long time ago it is a lot more useful to focus on
Jones Day analysis of transition than any other.  Let's get real. A
director of an American corporation would be dumber than a small pet rock
to deal with all these matters absent counsel they know. And more
important, they can consistently trust.  It is what it is.  You play the
hand you get.

Second, it is not the legal jockey's fault that we ask them to answer
political - as opposed to legal - questions. Said it before. If I had my
shingle hung and got in on this deal, know well I would bill every red cent
my time affords.  We got off light, IMHO.

Turn up for a gunfight with a knife and it serves you right to get shot
between the eyes at 300 feet.


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On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 10:46 AM, Phil Corwin <psc at vlaw-dc.com> wrote:

> 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 [mailto:
> community-finance-bounces at icann.org] *On Behalf Of *Michele Neylon -
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 01, 2016 9:09 AM
> *To:* Xavier J. Calvez; accountability-cross-community at icann.org;
> community-finance at icann.org; cwg-stewardship at icann.org;
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> *Cc:* global_leadership at icann.org; Senior Management Team
> *Subject:* Re: [community-finance] Updated IANA Stewardship Transition
> Expenses Information as of 31 December 2015
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> Xavier
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> Thanks for sharing this information. It’s useful, though I suspect it’ll
> raise as many questions as it answers.
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>
> 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
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> Has ICANN ever put its external legal work out to any form of tender?
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> 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.
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> Regards
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> Michele
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> *From: *<community-finance-bounces at icann.org> on behalf of "
> xavier.calvez at icann.org" <xavier.calvez at icann.org>
> *Date: *Tuesday 1 March 2016 at 07:13
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> *Cc: *Senior Management Team <senior-management-team at icann.org>, Global
> Leadership <global_leadership at icann.org>
> *Subject: *[community-finance] Updated IANA Stewardship Transition
> Expenses Information as of 31 December 2015
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>
> Dear all,
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>
>
> 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).
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> https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/iana-stewardship-project-costs
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> Please let me know if you have any questions.
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> Thank you.
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> Best,
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> Xavier
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