Mediation Proceedings
Fast and sustainable conflict resolution through mediation.
In today’s markets, the ability to act quickly is essential for business success. Conflicts jeopardize this success if they are not resolved promptly and with an appropriate use of resources. In many cases, mediation offers an effective solution to conflict. Whether in transactions, complex licensing agreements, or disputes between business partners: what matters is a swift, robust agreement with predictable costs. This is precisely where evaluative mediation comes in: as mediators, we actively bring our expertise to the process, identify potential solutions, and thus help you reach a resolution quickly. We are convinced that this approach creates real added value for your company.
Advantages of evaluative mediation:
Complex issues
In economically or legally complex conflicts—such as those in the IP or IT sectors—our expertise and experience enable a well-founded and targeted analysis of the points of contention, thereby creating real added value.
Concrete solution proposals
We actively contribute our expertise to the mediation process and present concrete, actionable solution options. This allows for a reality check regarding your own arguments and provides clear direction.
Timely Agreement
Through targeted solutions and risk assessments, the path to an agreement is significantly shortened.
Efficient Use of Resources
Fewer rounds of negotiation, clear perspectives, faster results. All of this leads to a significant reduction in time, costs, and management resources compared to arbitration or court proceedings.
Confidentiality
What is discussed during mediation is confidential. The conflict remains where it belongs – between the parties.
Preservation of business relationships
The consensual and constructive approach to finding a solution protects the business relationship and enables continued cooperation beyond the conflict.
What evaluative mediation does not mean:
We bring our expertise to the table—but we do not make decisions for you. If all parties agree, we evaluate options for reaching a solution more quickly—but we do not take sides.
You retain full decision-making authority at all times. And our impartiality toward both sides is the foundation upon which sustainable agreements are built.
Mediation in the IP Context
Business interests, strategic goals—and often long-standing business relationships—these are the actual interests at stake in IP disputes. Court proceedings can only take these interests into account to a limited extent. Whether licensing conflicts, trademark disputes, or copyright disputes: mediation creates the space for solutions that a court ruling cannot offer: Licensing models, cooperation agreements, delimitation agreements—outcomes that move both sides forward.
We bring to these proceedings what matters most: deep expertise in IP law, years of experience in complex disputes, and experience in business mediation.
Mediation in the IT Context
IT and digitalization projects rarely fail because of the technology. They fail due to unaligned expectations, contracts that do not reflect the reality of complex projects, and communication that has been lost somewhere between the client and the contractor. If a conflict arises from this, there is usually more at stake than the original subject of the dispute: ongoing projects, established expertise, and the digital infrastructure that keeps a company running. Litigation or arbitration does not resolve this—it freezes it in place.
Mediation offers the opportunity to keep the dialogue open and creates the foundation for jointly clarifying technical, contractual, and economic issues—quickly enough to limit the damage and constructively enough to continue the collaboration if both sides so desire.
We understand the legal and economic dimensions of information technology—and know how to ask the right questions in this environment to arrive at potential solutions.
International Conflicts
International conflicts have their own unique dynamics. Resolving them requires more than legal expertise—it requires an understanding of how different cultures negotiate, communicate, and make decisions. We bring this experience from the international context to the mediation process.
Network of Experts
We have a well-established network of experts whom we engage as needed. This allows us to bring in established patent experts or IT specialists to explore the best possible solutions with the disputing parties.