Resolving in weeks what litigation takes years
A structured, confidential and voluntary process for resolving disputes between shareholders, within the board and in family businesses without going to court: the parties keep control of the outcome and of the relationship. Led by an M&A and corporate governance lawyer with 25 years of transactional experience and training in psychology.
Request a first consultation Frequently asked questionsWhat kind of conflicts we mediate
Shareholders and corporate governance
Deadlocks at the general meeting and in the board of directors, conflicts between majority and minority shareholders, information rights, dividend policy, valuation of shares, entry and exit of shareholders.
Family business and succession
Generational handover, application of a family protocol or a shareholders’ agreement, tensions between ownership and professional management, division of an estate that includes a business.
Contracts and transactions
Contract breaches, disputes with suppliers and distributors, joint ventures, commercial and industrial leases, price adjustments, earn-outs and warranties in M&A transactions.
Senior management and teams
Conflicts within management committees, executive departures, situations that call for discreet intervention before they escalate, internal disagreements that are already affecting the business.
Family wealth and vulnerable persons
Disagreements between siblings over the care of a parent, decisions about the family home or a move to a care home, suspected undue influence over an elderly person’s wishes, and their impact on the family’s wealth and business. Preventive powers of attorney ›
Mediation 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 — a fraction of the cost of court proceedings
- 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. An initial conversation, at no cost and with no commitment, to assess whether the matter can be mediated.
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, in enforceable and balanced terms.
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).
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.
A prior attempt at settlement is now required 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.
Organic Law on measures for the efficiency of the Public Justice Service, in force since April 2025.
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, with no obligation. Reply within 24-48 working hours.
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