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'''Greg Shatan''' is a Partner in the New York office of the law firm McCarter & English LLP, which he joined in March 2016.  He practices intellectual property, internet, domain name, technology and transactional law.  Previously, he was a partner at Abelman Frayne & Schwab, and before that, at Reed Smith LLP, for eight years.  Prior to joining Reed Smith, he was a Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP for two years and a Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP for 6 years, after joining as an associate 4 years earlier. He began his legal career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he was an associate for 8 years.  He is involved with [[INTA]] where he is a member of the Internet Committee and its subcommittee on the Future of IP at ICANN and on the Internet; previously he served on the Internet Committee's DNS and Registration Practice Subcommittee and New gTLD Subcommittee, started in 2004.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gregory-shatan/a/7a8/447 Greg Shatan], LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 2015 February 17.</ref>  
'''Greg Shatan''' is a Partner in the New York office of the law firm McCarter & English LLP, which he joined in March 2016.  He practices intellectual property, internet, domain name, technology and transactional law.  Previously, he was a partner at Abelman Frayne & Schwab, and before that, at Reed Smith LLP, for eight years.  Prior to joining Reed Smith, he was a Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP for two years and a Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP for 6 years, after joining as an associate 4 years earlier. He began his legal career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he was an associate for 8 years.  He is involved with [[INTA]] where he is a member of the Internet Committee and its subcommittee on the Future of IP at ICANN and on the Internet; previously he served on the Internet Committee's DNS and Registration Practice Subcommittee and New gTLD Subcommittee, started in 2004.<ref name="linkedin">[http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gregory-shatan/a/7a8/447 Greg Shatan], LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 2015 February 17.</ref>  



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Country: USA
Email: gregshatanipc[at]gmail[dot]com
LinkedIn:    [Greg Shatan Greg Shatan]
Twitter:    @gss1958
Currently a member of the
GNSO's IP Constituency


Featured in the ICANN 52 - Singapore playing card deck

Greg Shatan is a Partner in the New York office of the law firm McCarter & English LLP, which he joined in March 2016. He practices intellectual property, internet, domain name, technology and transactional law. Previously, he was a partner at Abelman Frayne & Schwab, and before that, at Reed Smith LLP, for eight years. Prior to joining Reed Smith, he was a Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP for two years and a Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP for 6 years, after joining as an associate 4 years earlier. He began his legal career at Weil, Gotshal & Manges, where he was an associate for 8 years. He is involved with INTA where he is a member of the Internet Committee and its subcommittee on the Future of IP at ICANN and on the Internet; previously he served on the Internet Committee's DNS and Registration Practice Subcommittee and New gTLD Subcommittee, started in 2004.[1]

ICANN Involvement[edit | edit source]

On February 8, 2015, Greg was elected President of the Intellectual Property Constituency, to fill the remainder of the term after the previous President resigned. He was re-elected to a full term in October 2015 He has been a member of the IPC since 2007. Greg is involved in the following ICANN Working Groups and Drafting Teams:[2]

  • Cross-Community Working Group on Internet Governance (CCWG-IG) -- IPC Representative (2013-2015), Participant (2015-current)
  • Cross-Community Working Group Develop an IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal on Naming Related Functions (CWG-IANA) -- Member, representing the CSG
  • Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN's Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) -- Participant
  • GNSO Working Group on Next Generation Registrant Directory Services -- Participant
  • GNSO Working Group on Subsequent Rounds for New gTLDs -- Participant
  • GNSO Working Group to Review All Rights Protection Mechanisms in All gTLDS -- Participant

Greg was involved in the following Working Groups and Drafting Teams, which have now concluded.

  • Reserved Names WG (2007)
  • Single Letter Names WG (2007) (sub-WG of Reserved Names WG) (Chair)
  • Rights Protection Mechanism Ad Hoc Reference Implementation Group (2007)
  • Temporary Drafting Group on New gTLD Registry Agreement Issues (TDG-Legal) (2010-2011)
  • IOC/RCRC Protections DT (2011-2012)
  • IGO-INGO Protections PDP WG (2012-2013)
  • Policy & Implementation Charter DT (2013)
  • Policy & Implementation WG (2013-2015)
  • GNSO Standing Committee on Improvements -- IPC Representative (alternate) (2013-2015)

Education[edit | edit source]

Greg has degrees from Wesleyan University (B.A. in Sociology/Psychology and Music, 1981) and Columbia University Law School (J.D., 1986).[1] Greg also attended Cardozo Law School. At Columbia Law School, he was the Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia-VLA Journal of Law & the Arts and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. At Wesleyan, he was the President and Music Director of WESU-FM, the university's radio station. Greg also played on the Wesleyan University Rugby Football Club and the Columbia Business School Rugby Football Club.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Greg Shatan, LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 2015 February 17. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "linkedin" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ICANNWiki Interview, July 2013.