Resolving in weeks what litigation takes years
A structured, confidential and voluntary process. Since 2025, mandatory before going to court under the MASC reform. Led by a certified mediator with 25 years of transactional experience.
Request a first consultation Frequently asked questionsMediation vs. litigation: a real comparison
Mediation
- Weeks — average resolution time
- Confidential — nothing reaches public record
- You control the outcome — no judge decides
- Preserves relationships — key in family business
- Lower cost — typically 5–10% of litigation
- Flexible — creative, tailored solutions
Litigation
- 2–5 years — first instance + appeals
- Public — proceedings are on public record
- Judge decides — outcome is uncertain
- Adversarial — destroys working relationships
- High cost — legal fees + expert reports + time
- Rigid — outcome limited to what courts can order
Five steps to a solution
First contact
We assess the dispute and whether mediation is the right path. This session is free.
Information session
We explain the rules, confidentiality obligations and fees. All parties agree to the process.
Working sessions
We facilitate dialogue, identify underlying interests and explore creative solutions.
Agreement
We draft the agreement recording exactly what has been settled — enforceable and balanced.
Court approval
Where needed, we elevate the agreement to an enforceable instrument equivalent to a court ruling.
Confidential from start to finish. Nothing said in mediation can later be used in court. This is guaranteed by law (Art. 9 Mediation Act).
What kind of conflicts we mediate
Civil
Neighbour and community disputes, lease and tenancy conflicts, civil liability claims, contractual disagreements between individuals.
Commercial
Contract breaches, supplier and distributor disputes, joint venture disagreements, company deadlocks, family business succession.
Family
Separation and divorce agreements, inheritance and estate conflicts, co-parenting arrangements, intra-family property disputes.
Employment
Disputes between employer and employee, dismissal negotiations, working conditions, workplace harassment, executive exits.
Elder care
Uneven sharing of care between siblings, the sale of the family home, a move to a care home decided without consulting the person concerned, or the suspicion that someone has influenced their will. Disputes that litigation destroys and mediation resolves.
Our role
When we act as mediators we advise neither party, and we do not later take on the defence of either of them in that same matter or in matters arising from it. If what you need is a lawyer to accompany you through the attempt at settlement and to represent you if none is reached, that is a different engagement and we set it up that way from the start. The one thing we do not do is change roles halfway through.
Mediation is now mandatory before going to court
Since 2025, the MASC reform (Medios Adecuados de Solución de Controversias) requires parties to attempt mediation, conciliation or another ADR method before filing a civil or commercial claim. This is not a bureaucratic formality — it is a real opportunity to resolve the dispute before it escalates.
of mediation cases reach agreement when both parties participate in good faith
Other means of resolution (Law 1/2025)
Mediation is not the only appropriate means of dispute resolution recognised by Organic Law 1/2025. Depending on the conflict, we also act as conciliators — proposing concrete solutions — through private conciliation, and as neutral independent experts when the disagreement is technical or a matter of valuation. Within our legal advisory work we also handle confidential binding offers and lawyer-to-lawyer negotiation.
Let’s talk about your case
We assess whether mediation is the right path for your conflict — no obligation. Reply within 24-48 working hours.
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