So do I. Best Jordan On Tuesday, 6 October 2015, Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc@gmail.com> wrote:
I support certifying these matters to our counsel for advice.
Greg
On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 12:36 AM, Gregory, Holly <holly.gregory@sidley.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','holly.gregory@sidley.com');>> wrote:
*To:* mathieu.weill@afnic.fr <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mathieu.weill@afnic.fr');>; thomas@rickert.net <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','thomas@rickert.net');>; leonfelipe@sanchez.mx <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','leonfelipe@sanchez.mx');>; ccwg-accountability5@icann.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ccwg-accountability5@icann.org');> *Cc:* Rosemary E. Fei (rfei@adlercolvin.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rfei@adlercolvin.com');>); Sidley ICANN CCWG; ICANN@adlercolvin.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ICANN@adlercolvin.com');> *Subject:* RE: certification of legal issues requested
Dear Co-Chairs, Consider whether to certify to us the question of whether under ICANN's current structure SOs and ACs have legal rights to select directors in line with designator rights under the California statute. Holly and Rosemary.
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*From:* Gregory, Holly *Sent:* Monday, October 05, 2015 09:38:10 PM *To:* mathieu.weill@afnic.fr <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','mathieu.weill@afnic.fr');>; thomas@rickert.net <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','thomas@rickert.net');>; leonfelipe@sanchez.mx <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','leonfelipe@sanchez.mx');>; ccwg-accountability5@icann.org <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ccwg-accountability5@icann.org');> *Cc:* Rosemary E. Fei (rfei@adlercolvin.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','rfei@adlercolvin.com');>); Sidley ICANN CCWG; ICANN@adlercolvin.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ICANN@adlercolvin.com');> *Subject:* certification of legal issues requested
Dear Co-Chairs
Based on much discussion and a fair degree of confusion evident in the email exchange, we request that you consider certifying the following question to us
· What are a director’s fiduciary duties to a California nonprofit public benefit corporation? What is the relationship between these duties and the mission of the corporation?
In addition, we note that Sam Eisner recently provided a note on the email regarding the availability of default judgments should the Board refuse to participate in an IRP. We have a different view and would like you to certify that question to us.
We note as a general matter that we are not able to provide answers to legal questions unless certified but ICANN Legal of course has no such limits. It does put us in a difficult position when we don’t agree, since some may take our silence as an indication of agreement.
Kind regards,
Holly and Rosemary
*HOLLY* *J. GREGORY* Partner and Co-Chair Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Practice Group
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