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| type            = Privately held

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| industry        = Domain Name Consultation

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| keypeople      = [[Joshua Bourne]] and [[Phil Lodico]], Managing Partners<br>[[Nao Matsukata]], President & CEO<br />[[Steve Levy]], Counsel

| keypeople      = [[Joshua Bourne]] and [[Phil Lodico]], Managing Partners<br>[[Nao Matsukata]], President & CEO<br />

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'''FairWinds Partners''' is a [[Domain Name]] consulting firm co-founded by Managing Partners  [[Josh Bourne]] and [[Phil Lodico]] in 2006. The firm aims to help its clients to increase their revenue using their domain names, provide relevant information regarding the latest online technologies and opportunities, and help clients to protect their domain investments. Fairwinds Partners is located in Washington, D.C.<ref>[http://www.fairwindspartners.com/en/about-us About Us]</ref>  

'''FairWinds Partners''' is a [[Domain Name]] consulting firm co-founded by Managing Partners  [[Josh Bourne]] and [[Phil Lodico]] in 2006. The firm aims to help its clients to increase their revenue using their domain names, provide relevant information regarding the latest online technologies and opportunities, and help clients to protect their domain investments. Fairwinds Partners is located in Washington, D.C.<ref>[http://www.fairwindspartners.com/en/about-us About Us]</ref>  

Joshua Bourne and Phil Lodico, also co-founded the [[Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse]] (CADNA),<ref>[http://www.fairwindspartners.com/Our-Work1/Our-Work/Bacardi/ Our Work, FairWinds Partners] Retrieved 18 April 2014</ref> a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to combating domain name abuse by increasing people's awareness and encouraging Internet users and stakeholders to take action to be able to stop all illegal internet activities such as cybersquatting and trademark infringement.<ref>[http://cadna.org/about/ About - CADNA.org] Retrieved 18 April 2014</ref>

FairWinds Partners submitted 134 applications to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] on behalf of its clients. The company also applied for the [[Brand TLD]] [[.fairwinds]].<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus New gTLD Current Application Status, icann.org]</ref> They are the organizers behind a nonprofit organization and Domain Name conference [[Beyond The Dot]].<ref>[http://beyondthedotfoundation.org/ Beyond The Dot Foundation.org]</ref>  

FairWinds Partners submitted 107 applications to [[ICANN]]'s [[New gTLD Program]] on behalf of its clients. The company also applied for the [[Brand TLD]] [[.fairwinds]].<ref>[http://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus New gTLD Current Application Status, icann.org]</ref> They are the organizers behind a nonprofit organization and Domain Name conference [[Beyond The Dot]].<ref>[http://beyondthedotfoundation.org/ Beyond The Dot Foundation.org]</ref>  

Joshua Bourne and Phil Lodico, also co-founded the [[Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse]] (CADNA),<ref>[http://icannwiki.com/CADNA]</ref>.

==Services==

==Services==

Fairwinds Partners provides the following services to its clients:<ref>[http://www.fairwindspartners.com/en/services Services]</ref>

Fairwinds Partners provides the following services to its clients:<ref>[http://www.fairwindspartners.com/What-We-Do/]</ref>

* New gTLD Services

 

* Strategy Development

* Domain Name Strategy and Advisory

* FairWinds Intelligence

* gTLD Strategy: Top Level Solutions

* Proactive Advisory

* S.M.A.R.T. gTLD Service

* Domain Name Recovery

* New gTLD Brand Protection and Trademark Services

* Domain Name and Username Recovery  

* Domain Name Acquisitions and Divestitures

* Domain Name Program Administration

* Social Media Brand Protection Strategy and Services

* Social Media Strategy and Portfolio

==ICANN Involvement==

==ICANN Involvement==

FairWinds is a observatory member of the [[BC|Business Constituency]] within ICANN, and a voting member of the New TLD Applicant Group ([[NTAG]]) in the [[Registry Stakeholder Group]], since they applied for [[.fairwinds]]. The firm is represented by [[Stephanie Duchesneau]].

FairWinds is a observatory member of the [[BC|Business Constituency]] within ICANN, and a voting member of the New TLD Applicant Group ([[NTAG]]) in the [[Registry Stakeholder Group]], since they applied for [[.fairwinds]].

In 2009, Mr. Bourne, who serves as President of CADNA, asked the United States government to conduct a full-scale audit on ICANN's structure, governance and oversight mechanisms.<ref>[http://cadna.org/press-releases/2009/9/22/cadna-calls-for-full-scale-audit-of-icann CADNA Calls for Full Scale Audit of ICANN, CADNA Press Release] Retrieved 18 April 2014</ref> Bourne previously commented that ICANN failed to accomplish some of its responsibilities in the Affirmation of Commitments with United States [[DOC|Department of Commerce]].<ref>

In 2009, Mr. Bourne, who serves as President of CADNA, asked the United States government to conduct a full-scale audit on ICANN's structure, governance and oversight mechanisms.<ref>[http://cadna.org/press-releases/2009/9/22/cadna-calls-for-full-scale-audit-of-icann CADNA Calls for Full Scale Audit of ICANN, CADNA Press Release] Retrieved 18 April 2014</ref> Bourne previously commented that ICANN failed to accomplish some of its responsibilities in the Affirmation of Commitments with United States [[DOC|Department of Commerce]].<ref>

[http://cadna.org/press-releases/2009/9/30/cadna-asserts-that-the-icann-affirmation-of-commitments-falls-short CADNA Asserts That The ICANN Affirmation of Commitments Falls Short]</ref>

[http://cadna.org/press-releases/2009/9/30/cadna-asserts-that-the-icann-affirmation-of-commitments-falls-short CADNA Asserts That The ICANN Affirmation of Commitments Falls Short]</ref>

==Affiliation with CADNA==

==Affiliation with CADNA==

* [http://www.fairwindspartners.com/ Official website]

* [http://www.fairwindspartners.com/ Official website]

* [http://gtldstrategy.com/ gTLD Strategy Blog]

* [http://gtldstrategy.com/ gTLD Strategy Blog]

==References==

==References==

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