UNIONE™ Fellowship Programme

The designation that places you at the centre of international arbitration.

UNIONE™ Fellowship is an institutional designation for dispute resolution professionals. Three tiers. Verifiable credentials. Structured participation across the global arbitration community.

View Fellowship Tiers ✦ Founding Fellows — 500 places ↗

UNIONE™ Institutional Credential

F.UNIONE™

Fellow of UNIONE™

InstitutionUNIONE™ International Arbitration

CategoryFellow — International Panel

Jurisdiction coverage170+ jurisdictions

Specialisms8 sector panels

Annual renewal$295 — locked for Founding Fellows

UNIONE™ Verified & Vetted Fellow

What Fellowship is

A verifiable institutional designation. Not an appointment guarantee.

UNIONE™ does not guarantee case appointments. No institution does. What Fellowship provides is more durable: a verified credential, structured participation in the global arbitration community, and the tools and positioning that make practitioners visible, credible, and considered. Appointments follow credibility. Fellowship builds credibility.

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Fellowship provides

Verified post-nominal designation · Panel listing · AI tools · Structured participation · Appointment eligibility

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Fellowship does not promise

Guaranteed case appointments · A fixed number of referrals · Income replacement · Immediate caseload

Active Participation

Fellows are not listed and left.
They are continuously engaged.

UNIONE™ runs a structured monthly programme across four streams. Every Fellow — regardless of tier — participates in an institution that operates, publishes, and develops its members continuously.

Stream 01 · Monthly

Global Arbitration Rooms

Closed-door sector discussions — 30 to 50 curated Fellows per session across commercial arbitration, construction, technology, energy and investment treaty. Moderated by Senior Fellows. Structured agenda.

2–3 sessions per month · Sector-based · Senior Fellow moderated · By tier and specialism

Stream 02 · Monthly

Tribunal Simulation Labs

Structured mock arbitrations with real Fellows in arbitrator, counsel and observer roles. Emerging Fellows gain hearing experience. Senior Fellows moderate. Certificates of participation issued.

1–2 simulations per month · Roles: Arbitrator · Counsel · Observer · Certificate issued

Stream 03 · Weekly

Thought Leadership Grid

UNIONE™ publishes under the UNIONE™ Global Arbitration Review. Every Fellow receives rotational visibility — articles, short insights, case commentary — in front of parties, counsel and institutions globally.

Weekly published output · Rotational Fellow authorship · LinkedIn amplification · Institutional record

Stream 04 · Quarterly

Global Forum

Larger digital and hybrid events featuring Senior Fellows, external arbitrators and institutions. UNBOUNDED™ 2026 Barcelona is the flagship — where the first 500 Founding Fellows are publicly inducted.

Quarterly digital forum · Annual flagship: UNBOUNDED™ Barcelona · Founding Fellows inducted 14–15 Aug 2026

Fellowship Tiers

Three tiers. One UNIONE™.

Choose the tier that matches your experience and practice stage. The Fellowship Entry Contribution is a one-time payment. Annual renewal is $295 — locked permanently for all Founding Fellows.

Tier 1

AF.UNIONE™

Associate Fellow

$495

entry contribution

Founding rate: $395 · Annual renewal: $295

3–7 years · Mentor-supported pathway

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AF.UNIONE™ post-nominal designation

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UNIONE™ Panel Directory listing

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Appointment eligibility — sole arbitrator track

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AI Intelligence Suite — all 5 tools

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Global Arbitration Rooms access

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Tribunal Simulation Labs — observer & counsel roles

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Neutrals Academy Foundation Certificate (discounted)

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UNBOUNDED™ priority registration

Apply — Associate Fellow

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Tier 2 — Appointment track

F.UNIONE™

Fellow

$595

entry contribution

Founding rate: $495 · Annual renewal: $295

7–15 years · Everything in Associate, plus

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F.UNIONE™ post-nominal — appointment track

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Sole and co-arbitrator appointment eligibility

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Sector panel listing — up to 2 specialist panels

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AI Intelligence Suite — full access to all 5 tools

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Global Arbitration Rooms — active participant role

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Tribunal Simulation Labs — arbitrator role

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UNBOUNDED™ delegate rate: $800 (vs $1,200 standard)

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UNIONE™ Insights — quarterly practice briefings

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DPC Standing Neutral eligibility

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Thought Leadership Grid — rotational authorship

Apply — Fellow ✦

Tier 3 — By nomination

SF.UNIONE™

Senior Fellow

$895

entry contribution

Founding rate: $795 · Annual renewal: $295

15+ years · Everything in Fellow, plus

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SF.UNIONE™ — highest institutional designation

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Presiding and sole arbitrator appointment eligibility

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All 8 sector panels — unlimited specialism listing

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ERR engagement — Senior Fellow review participation

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Global Arbitration Rooms — moderator & chair roles

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Tribunal Simulation Labs — presiding arbitrator

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UNBOUNDED™ speaker consideration — annual review

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UNIONE™ Rules consultation — rules revision input

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Emergency Arbitrator eligibility (Article 22)

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Inaugural Cohort listing — permanent institutional record

Apply — Senior Fellow

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Founding Fellows — 500 places globally, closing permanently. The first 500 admitted pay the Founding rates above. Their annual renewal is locked at $295 in perpetuity — regardless of any future rate increases. Inducted at UNBOUNDED™ Barcelona, 14–15 August 2026. Apply now →

The Fellowship Entry Contribution is a one-time payment. Annual renewal is USD 295. No commission is ever deducted from appointment fees.

Fellowship Benefits

What Fellows receive.

Fellowship is an institutional designation with real, structural benefits — not a directory listing and not a promise of appointments.

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Post-Nominal Designation

AF.UNIONE™, F.UNIONE™, or SF.UNIONE™ — a verifiable post-nominal credential, publicly registered and listed in the UNIONE™ Panel Directory. Searchable. Verifiable. Permanent.

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Appointment Eligibility

All UNIONE™ tribunal appointments are drawn exclusively from the Fellows panel. Every eligible Fellow is in the pool — matched against specialism, jurisdiction and availability for each dispute.

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AI Intelligence Suite

Full access to all five UNIONE™ AI tools — Clause Generator, Risk Analyser, Enforceability Predictor, Document Review Intelligence, and Hearing Intelligence. Available from day one.

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Sector Panel Listing

Listed in your chosen specialist sector panels — Technology & AI, Energy & Climate, Construction, Financial Services, Maritime, M&A, ESG, or General Commercial. Parties and counsel search by sector before they appoint.

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Direct Payment — No Cut

UNIONE™ pays Fellows directly within 30 days of each appointment. No commission deducted. No agency intermediary. No institutional take from arbitrator fees. The full amount, directly to you.

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UNBOUNDED™ Priority Access

Priority access and reduced delegate rates to all UNBOUNDED™ events globally. Founding Fellows are publicly inducted at UNBOUNDED™ 2026 Barcelona — the flagship event of the UNIONE™ institutional launch.

The Process

From application to Fellow — four steps.

Rigorous but not bureaucratic. UNIONE™ vets every Fellow for experience, independence, and sector depth. Most applications are reviewed within 10 business days.

Submit Expression of Interest

Complete the EOI form — jurisdiction, specialisms, years of experience, and the tier you are applying for. Under 5 minutes. No payment at this stage.

Fellowship Committee Review

The UNIONE™ Fellowship Committee reviews your application against vetting criteria — experience thresholds, independence requirements, and sector depth. Response within 10 business days.

Entry Contribution & Profile

On approval, the Fellowship Entry Contribution is paid and your Fellow profile is completed — sector specialisms, jurisdictions, biography, availability. Profile goes live immediately in the Panel Directory.

Designation Conferred

Post-nominal confirmed. UNIONE™ Fellow certificate issued. Profile verified in the directory. Appointment eligibility activated. AI Intelligence Suite accessible from day one.

Founding Fellows · 500 Places

The Founding cohort closes permanently at 500.

Founding Fellows pay reduced entry rates and their annual renewal is locked at $295 permanently. They are inducted at UNBOUNDED™ Barcelona, 14–15 August 2026. After that cohort closes, it does not reopen.

Founding Fellows → Submit EOI

Apply

Submit your Expression of Interest.

No payment at this stage. The Fellowship Committee responds within 10 business days.

Fellowship Application

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The designation that places you at the centre of international arbitration.

A verifiable institutional designation. Not an appointment guarantee.

Fellows are not listed and left.They are continuously engaged.

Three tiers. One UNIONE™.

What Fellows receive.

From application to Fellow — four steps.

The Founding cohort closes permanently at 500.

Submit your Expression of Interest.

Fellows are not listed and left.
They are continuously engaged.