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Dinesh Menon is a trust and private client attorney with over 20 years of experience in wealth structuring, succession planning and estate matters. He is Of Counsel in the Private Client & Wealth Management practice of the Firm.

Dinesh has significant experience assisting clients and their advisors from a wide range of jurisdictions. This includes advising on and assisting with developing, administering and restructuring multi-jurisdictional structures to advance their wealth management, succession and commercial, plans and objectives. He is well versed in providing legal and practical advice on establishing, restructuring, administering and determining trust structures for high net worth clients. Dinesh has developed and refined his private client and trust practice in a number of jurisdictions, namely, Singapore, New Zealand, Guernsey, the Netherlands Antilles and the Cook Islands. Such an uncommon professional background has allowed him to acquire a rare and more nuanced appreciation for the needs and requirements of his clients across different jurisdictions and cultures.

Dinesh has previously worked as the country-legal and designated compliance officer for international trust companies. He has considerable experience in risk assessment, due diligence processes, anti-money laundering and regulatory compliance issues in relation to wealth management and trust structures.

Dinesh obtained an LL.M. (Hons.) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from College of Law, (Sydney, Australia). He also holds a LL.B. and a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University (Melbourne, Australia). He is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia and the High Court of New Zealand. He has a TEP designation from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (U.K.) (“STEP”) and has subsequently obtained Advanced Certificates in Trusts Disputes and in Family Business Advising (Distinction) from STEP as part of his ongoing attention to developing his private client and trust expertise.

Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) (Hons.), University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, Australia
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Monash University, Australia
  • Bachelor of Economics, Monash University, Australia

Bar Admissions

  • Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia 2005
  • High Court of New Zealand, 2005

Professional Memberships

  • Trust & Estate Practitioner (TEP), STEP UK

Professional Certificates

  • STEP Advanced Certificate in Trusts Disputes, STEP UK
  • STEP Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising (Distinction), STEP UK

Languages

Tamil (Intermediate)

Publications

  • Unveiling the Trust Protector – Reviewing the nature of the duties of the Trust Protector, STEP Journal (Vol 27, Issue 2, December 2019/January 2020)
  • Dark Art – Review of the art industry and its vulnerabilities to money laundering and financial crime, STEP Journal (Vol 23, Issue 10, December 2015/January 2016)
  • Exit, Stage Left! – Reviewing Key Issues Around the Change of Trustees, STEP Journal (Vol 22, Issue 7, August/September 2014)

Dinesh Menon is a trust and private client attorney with over 20 years of experience in wealth structuring, succession planning and estate matters. He is Of Counsel in the Private Client & Wealth Management practice of the Firm.

Dinesh has significant experience assisting clients and their advisors from a wide range of jurisdictions. This includes advising on and assisting with developing, administering and restructuring multi-jurisdictional structures to advance their wealth management, succession and commercial, plans and objectives. He is well versed in providing legal and practical advice on establishing, restructuring, administering and determining trust structures for high net worth clients. Dinesh has developed and refined his private client and trust practice in a number of jurisdictions, namely, Singapore, New Zealand, Guernsey, the Netherlands Antilles and the Cook Islands. Such an uncommon professional background has allowed him to acquire a rare and more nuanced appreciation for the needs and requirements of his clients across different jurisdictions and cultures.

Dinesh has previously worked as the country-legal and designated compliance officer for international trust companies. He has considerable experience in risk assessment, due diligence processes, anti-money laundering and regulatory compliance issues in relation to wealth management and trust structures.

Dinesh obtained an LL.M. (Hons.) from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from College of Law, (Sydney, Australia). He also holds a LL.B. and a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University (Melbourne, Australia). He is admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia and the High Court of New Zealand. He has a TEP designation from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (U.K.) (“STEP”) and has subsequently obtained Advanced Certificates in Trusts Disputes and in Family Business Advising (Distinction) from STEP as part of his ongoing attention to developing his private client and trust expertise.

Education

  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) (Hons.), University of Auckland, New Zealand
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law, Australia
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Monash University, Australia
  • Bachelor of Economics, Monash University, Australia

Bar Admissions

  • Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia 2005
  • High Court of New Zealand, 2005

Professional Memberships

  • Trust & Estate Practitioner (TEP), STEP UK

Professional Certificates

  • STEP Advanced Certificate in Trusts Disputes, STEP UK
  • STEP Advanced Certificate in Family Business Advising (Distinction), STEP UK

Languages

Tamil (Intermediate)

Publications

  • Unveiling the Trust Protector – Reviewing the nature of the duties of the Trust Protector, STEP Journal (Vol 27, Issue 2, December 2019/January 2020)
  • Dark Art – Review of the art industry and its vulnerabilities to money laundering and financial crime, STEP Journal (Vol 23, Issue 10, December 2015/January 2016)
  • Exit, Stage Left! – Reviewing Key Issues Around the Change of Trustees, STEP Journal (Vol 22, Issue 7, August/September 2014)