Conflict management and mediation

Conflict management and mediation are instruments of alternative dispute resolution. They serve to resolve differences of opinion through consensus and avoid legal disputes. Alternative dispute resolution offers many advantages that become particularly apparent if the parties desire to work together again in the future or have to cooperate for family-related reasons or due to conditions under corporate law. The objective of mediation is that the parties, under the direction of a moderator, reach an agreement independently that serves their interests and permanently resolves the legal conflict. This makes it possible to find solutions that would have no place in a court proceeding, even for highly controversial and emotional disputes. The mediator supports the parties in structuring the course of the discussion, provides direction in reaching an agreement and finalises the results that are achieved. There are a number of alternative methods for dispute resolution. Mediation is, in a manner of speaking, just an example. In the framework of our consulting we determine through an initial conflict management process which form of dispute resolution is the best-suited and most-sustainable for our client. Alternative dispute resolution is especially suitable for legal disputes in the following areas:

• Separation and division of larger assets
• Inheritance matters
• Succession plans in businesses
• Matters involving common-hold ownership of building floors
• Conflicts under corporate law
• Conflicts in connection with a new or completed construction project