All: The Client Committee has now scheduled conference calls with each of the three "short list" firms. These meetings are scheduled for Thursday, February 26, Friday, February 27, and Monday, March 2. The calls are expected to last 60-90 minutes. In addition to the Client Committee, Leon Sanchez, a member of the CCWG legal committee, will be sitting in on most, if not all, of the calls. Samantha Eisner, a member of the ICANN legal staff, will also be on the calls. Each of the firms have seen the legal scoping document and the Singapore discussion document, and provided a link to the CWG's wiki page They were also informed of today's US Senate hearing beforehand. As noted before, we will ask the firms' permission to reveal their identities at this stage and for permission to circulate their submissions. We will also make clear to them that, if chosen, the representation should be designed to meet transparency and accountability standards beyond those typically encountered in the attorney-client relationship (which tend to value confidentiality and the maintenance of the attorney-client privilege) I expect that we will schedule a call for as soon as possible after the 3 meetings take place to discuss and compare the firms and move forward toward engaging one of the firms on our behalf. We may also have further prep/debrief calls around the conferences. In a addition, we are in the process of preparing documents to memorialize our initial selection criteria/process, so that it can be better understood. We will keep you informed of the process as it progresses. If there are any specific subjects you would like me to try to cover, please let me know. Greg -- *Gregory S. Shatan **ï* *Abelman Frayne & Schwab* *Partner* *| IP | Technology | Media | Internet* *666 Third Avenue | New York, NY 10017-5621* *Direct* 212-885-9253 *| **Main* 212-949-9022 *Fax* 212-949-9190 *|* *Cell *917-816-6428 *gsshatan@lawabel.com <gsshatan@lawabel.com>* *ICANN-related: gregshatanipc@gmail.com <gregshatanipc@gmail.com>* *www.lawabel.com <http://www.lawabel.com/>*