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Edition 2027 · effective 1 January 2027
Family & Private Clients Bench
Succession, trusts, family enterprises and family offices: disputes where the parties will still be family afterwards.
Certified neutrals on this bench are evaluated against the frameworks below and appointed only after the six pre-appointment checks. Sub-sectors: Succession & trusts, Family enterprise, Family office.
§ 01Frameworks
What the bench works with.
Frameworks and instruments
- Trust deeds, family charters and family constitutions
- Shareholders' agreements of family companies
- Trust law in Cayman, BVI, Jersey and Singapore
- Mediation privilege in the applicable jurisdiction
- Singapore Convention
Disputes covered
- Succession and inheritance: validity, capacity, undue influence
- Trustee–beneficiary disputes and breach of trust
- Family holding companies: dividends, valuation, deadlock
- Family-office governance
- Relationship property and nuptial agreements
- Art, luxury assets and private co-investment
§ 02Eligibility
Who can join.
All of these
Checked at the Five-Lens Evaluation.
- 8+ years in private client, trust, estate, family law, wealth management or family-office governance
- Working knowledge of succession, trusts, family company governance or HNW family mediation
- Prior experience as a neutral, mediator or senior adviser in a dispute, or an equivalent qualification
- Unblemished professional record
Any of these
Weighed, not required.
- STEP membership (TEP or FTEP)
- Accredited family mediator (FMCA, IMI or national equivalent)
- Offshore and onshore experience
- Arabic, French, German, Mandarin or Spanish
§ 03Members
8 on the bench.
Akshay Arora
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · Mediation · Arbitration
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench
DK● Certified Neutral™Col. D. K. Bishnoi
Arbitrator & Mediator
Thane, India · Mediation · Arbitration
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench
TE● Certified Neutral™Dr. Tassilo Eichberger
Arbitrator & Mediator
Munich, Germany · Mediation · Arbitration
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench
HR● Certified Neutral™Hiranmai Rallabandi
Arbitrator & Mediator
New Delhi, India · Mediation · Arbitration
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench
JM● Certified Neutral™Jesusito Morallos
Arbitrator & Mediator
Makati City, Philippines · Mediation · Arbitration · Evaluation
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench
MF● Certified Neutral™Matthew Finn
Senior Managing Director
London, United Kingdom · Mediation · Arbitration · Evaluation
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench
PB● Certified Neutral™Prabhakara B.
Arbitrator & Mediator
Bengaluru, India · Mediation · Arbitration
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench
TP● Certified Neutral™Thomas P. Valenti
Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator, Facilitator
Chicago, United States · Mediation · Arbitration · Evaluation
Construction, Infrastructure & Real Estate Projects Bench
Bench membership is reviewed each year with Annual Ratification; at most ten certified neutrals per bench per country.
§ 04Routes