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Geoff Sharp is a commercial mediator and barrister from New Zealand.

Geoff is regularly requested to mediate complex and hotly debated litigation covering a wide range of subject matter from insurance disputes to historic sexual abuse claims.

Geoff's approach to mediating cases has meant that in 2007 (and a similar pattern is emerging for 2008) over 90% of cases reached resolution - only a handful of cases did not settle.

"My aim is to conduct the mediation in a manner that complements the litigation process and I hope my reputation is as a proactive mediator who adds value to the negotiation and who is able to assist unyielding parties to settle the most difficult and contentious cases"

1. Geoff has been invited to join the visiting faculty of Pepperdine University Law School. He will teach at Pepperdine's 21st Annual Summer Professional Skills Program in Dispute Resolution for mediators in June 2008.

Geoff is teaching Mediating The Complex Case: An Emphasis on Process Design, Party Management, and Insurance Coverage. Pepperdine University was ranked #1 dispute resolution graduate school in the USA in 2007.

2. Geoff was also recently admitted to the Hong Kong Panel of Mediators maintained by Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and has been accredited by LEADR Australia to the Australian National Mediation Standards that were implemented in January 2008.

3. In April 2008 Geoff was invited to join Europe's new International Mediation Institute as an Independent Standards Commissioner.

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