Our Judges

The STEP Private Client Awards presiding judges assess entries and select up to five finalists in each category. They are supported by a Panel of Experts selected by the judges and represent internationally renowned solicitors, lawyers, accountants, financial advisors, barristers and trust companies. Find out more about the judging process here.

Chairman

Mary Duke TEP
Independent Advisor to Families
USA

Presiding Judges

Julien Dif TEP
The Governance Law Firm
Switzerland
Michael Giraud TEP
Standard Bank Offshore Trust Company
Jersey
Simon Gorbutt LL.M TEP DiP IoD
Luxembourg for Finance (LFF)
Luxembourg
Catherine Grum TEP
Catherine Grum Consultancy
UK
Chris Ireland TEP
PPI Advisory
Canada
Vanessa King TEP
O'Neal Webster
British Virgin Islands
Nathalie Marchand TEP
Miller Thomson
Canada
Fiona McFarlane TEP
RBC Wealth Management
Jersey
Andrew Miller TEP
Bedell Cristin
Cayman Islands
Stella Mitchell-Voisin TEP
Summit Trust International
Switzerland
Rupert Morris TEP
Walkers
Guernsey
Peter Ni TEP
Zhong Lun Law Firm
China
Asher Noor TEP
Odyssey SFO
Australia
Silvia On TEP
Charles Russell Speechlys
Hong Kong
Reetu Pepoff TEP
The Northern Trust Company
USA
Edward Reed TEP
Macfarlanes
UK
Andrea Tavecchio TEP
Tavecchio & Associati
Italy
Charlotte Thorne
Capital Generation Partners
UK

Special Advisor

James Painter
MP Analytics
Jersey