[gnso-whois-wg] Statement of Interest-Hope D. Mehlman

[Hope.Mehlman@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Statement of Interest of Hope D. Mehlman

1. Current occupation, employer and position

I am Associate General Counsel at Regions Financial Corporation 
headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama. I am member of the Bars of Alabama, 
the District of Columbia, New Jersey, and New York.

2. Type of work performed in 1 above

I advise Regions on legal issues relating to intellectual property, 
information security and threat assessment, phishing, fraud prevention and 
remediation efforts, vendor contracts, and corporate governance. 

3. Financial ownership or management leadership of registries, registrars 
or other firms that are interested parties in Whois

None

4. Nature of your interest in Whois

Financial institutions and their customers and consumers have been and 
continue to be a favorite target for perpetrators of fraud, particularly 
fraud utilizing Internet resources.  Accordingly, financial institutions 
have a genuine need to have access to the Whois data to reduce fraud, 
mitigate identity theft, and to protect customers and consumers, as well 
as their intellectual property.

Please note my new contact information below.
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Hope D. Mehlman
Associate General Counsel
Regions Financial Corporation
1901 Sixth Avenue North, 18th Floor 
Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Telephone: (205) 264-7790 | Facsimile: (205) 264-7751
Email: hope.mehlman@xxxxxxxxxxx
 
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