Dear WG Members, Below, please see a response from Edward Swaine in regards to a request made to him to provide any additional information that shows his experience in dealing with sovereign immunity generally and as it pertains to IGOs in particular. Best, Steve Dear Steve, Thanks for the inquiry. To answer briefly, I had pretty extensive experience dealing with immunity matters while in government practice, beginning with a role while at the Justice Department in drafting the United States briefs in Saudi Arabia v. Nelson in 1992 and running through my period as the Counselor at the State Department, during which a number of sovereign and official immunity cases arose -- but as I recall, only a couple of IOIA (IO immunity) cases. Subsequently I was on an amicus brief in the Samantar case, which concerned the division between official and sovereign immunity. In terms of scholarly writing, I haven't written any articles focused on that topic. I did have the lead pen on the judiciary and justiciability chapter of my co-authored foreign relations casebook, where it is addressed, and I will have the same on the relevant chapter of the co-authored treatise that will be forthcoming in the next year of two. I have made a number of presentations on the range of immunities issues, including to judges and to the State Department, but to the best of my recollection none were solely about IO immunities -- they tended to get talked about in comparison to the sovereign immunity scheme. I hope that helps at least a little, and that it's okay to respond informally -- feel free to forward to the others concerned, and let me know if you need additional information. Best regards, Ed Edward Swaine Professor of Law George Washington University Law School 2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC 22052 202-994-0608 (tel.) SSRN / West From: Steve Chan <steve.chan@icann.org> Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015 at 4:09 PM To: "gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org" <gnso-igo-ingo-crp@icann.org> Subject: [Gnso-igo-ingo-crp] - Legal Expert - Edward Swaine Dear WG Members, Per the email sent to the WG on 23 September 2015, staff has been in contact with Edward Swaine as a possible candidate to provide expertise to this WG¹s efforts. Mr. Swaine has expressed interest in assisting the WG, is able to perform the work in a reasonable timeframe, and provided a quote that falls within budget. Please see the attached document which provides his response in full, although his quoted amount has been redacted since we do not have his express consent to share at this time. Staff and the co-chairs ask that you all review his qualifications and provide your feedback by CoB on 5 October 2015, in regards to whether staff should proceed with the contracting process. Here is a link to his George Washington University faculty page, which includes his CV and other materials for review: http://www.law.gwu.edu/Faculty/profile.aspx?id=10968 Best, Steve Steven Chan Sr. Policy Manager ICANN 12025 Waterfront Drive, Suite 300 Los Angeles, CA 90094-2536 steve.chan@icann.org <mailto:steve.chan@icann.org> direct: +1.310.301.3886 mobile: +1.310.339.4410 tel: +1.310.301.5800 fax: +1.310.823.8649