Business disputes
Business mediation that keeps the business standing
For partners, family businesses, and disagreements with customers, suppliers and landlords.
Business disputes cost the most when they drag on. In mediation you set the pace, bring your accountant or lawyer if you like, and keep the details out of the public court file.
I help you agree on terms. Your own lawyers then turn them into the final documents, so each of you has advice that is yours alone.
Disputes that settle well at a table
Partner buyouts
One partner wants out. Agree on the value, the payments and the timeline.
Family businesses
Succession, siblings, and the farm, shop or sugarhouse that everyone has a stake in.
Contract disagreements
A customer, supplier or contractor reads the same contract two different ways.
Leases
Repairs, rent and renewals between a business and its landlord.
Unpaid invoices
A payment plan both sides can live with, before the relationship is gone.
Co-founder splits
Equity, roles and the name, sorted out before investors or customers notice.
How a business mediation runs
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Step 1: A call with each side
So I understand the dispute and who needs to be in the room.
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Step 2: Documents exchanged
Each side shares the figures and papers the other needs, agreed in advance.
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Step 3: The session
Usually one day, together and in separate rooms, until there are terms or a clear next step.
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Step 4: Terms in writing
A signed summary of terms that your own lawyers then draft into final documents.
See whether your dispute is ready to settle
Either side can call first. I'll tell you honestly whether a mediation is likely to help.