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Chairman
Claude R. Thomson, Q.C., FCIArb.

President
L. Yves Fortier, C.C., Q.C.

Executive Director
Brian H. Wheatley, Q.C.

Registrar
Marjorie Coe

International Arbitration

Mediation

Conciliation

STEPHEN J. LANCKEN, BA, LL.B

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Steve is a full time mediator and arbitrator, and an ADR systems specialist. He is accredited as a mediator under the National Mediation Standard of Australia. He is also a facilitator and trainer of alternative dispute resolution and negotiation workshops with the Trillium Group, a division of the Stitt Feld Handy Group.

In May 2008, Steve was appointed to the National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, an advisory body to the Attorney General of Australia on ADR issues.

He has mediated two-party and multi-party disputes in numerous contexts, including banking, finance, insolvency, debt recovery, employment, insurance, personal injury, commercial, native title, sports and sponsorships, construction, aviation, wills and estates, property and leases, rural and farm debt.

Steve also lectures and provides training around the world on mediation and dispute resolution. He has conducted training in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong and Malaysia. He teaches conflict management to MBA students at the Australian Graduate School of Management and is the Australian principal of The Trillium Group. He facilitates multi-party disputes and community consultation processes.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Arts and Laws, University of NWS, 1981;
• Accredited Specialist, Mediation and Commercial Litigation, Law Society of NSW
• Nationally Accredited Mediator, Australian National Mediation Standard
• Grade 2 Arbitrator and Accredited Mediator, Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia
• Arbitrator, District Court of NSW & Local Court of NSW
• Mediator, Supreme Court, Land and Environment Court, District Court and Local Court (NSW)
• Costs Assessor, Supreme Court of NSW
• Accredited Mediator, ACDC/LEADR/Retail Tenancy Tribunal
• Accredited Farm Debt Mediator
• Accredited Mediator, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre
• Arbitrator and Mediator Workers Compensation Commission of NSW

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/ASSOCIATIONS

• Member National Alternative Dispute Resolution Council (NADAC)
• Associate Member, Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia
• Associate Member Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
• Member, LEADR (Lawyers Engaged in Alternative Dispute Resolution)
• Member, Law Society of NSW
• Member, Dispute Resolution Committee of Law Society of NSW, 2000,2001
• Member, Litigation Law and Practice Committee of the Law Society of NSW, 1998 & 1999
• Member, Corporate Lawyers Association
• Member, Australian and New Zealand Sports Law Association (ANZSLA)
• Member, Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia
• Member, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre, Mediation Group
• Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Chair, Settlement Week Steering Committee, Law Society of NSW

PUBLICATIONS

Steve has written widely about ADR and negotiation. His latest publications include:

• "AS 4608: Standard for the prevention, management and resolution of disputes", Australian Dispute Resolution Journal
• "ADR for Insolvency Practitioners", The Insolvency Bulletin
• "The Preliminary Conference: Option or Necessity", Australasian Dispute Resolution Journal
• "The Benefits of Mandatory Mediation" Lawyers Weekly
• "Compulsory Mediation in Asia" Asian Dispute Review
• "Litigation: Is refusing to mediate worth the risk?" Law Society Journal
• "Mediation: What cases will a court refer to mediation over the objection of one of the parties?" Law Society Journal
• "The responsibility of the neutral party in respect of mediation confidentiality" ADR Bulletin
• "Reflections on 'tactics' in negotiation and conflict management." ADR Bulletin

Steve resides in Sydney, Australia, and conducts mediations, consults and trains throughout the country as well as in Asia, North America and Europe.

For bookings, please contact Steve in Australia at 011 61 2 9036 0331 or enquiries@thetrilliumgroup.com.au