About
I am a private mediator. I work where the matter warrants a careful neutral.
My practice is preparation-led. Every engagement begins before the parties sit down.
I serve as a neutral in commercial, family, estate, workplace, and board matters. The work is principally mediation. Where parties prefer a binding result, I sit as arbitrator. Where the matter requires it, I serve as a special master, settlement counsel, or neutral evaluator.
The clients I work with most often are senior counsel, general counsel, family-office principals, executors, and board chairs. They tend to share two things: a matter that warrants careful handling, and an interest in keeping the result theirs to author.
I read every brief that comes in and take a pre-mediation call with each side’s counsel; by the time parties convene, the working theory is on the page. The day itself is unglamorous in the best way: short opening, sustained caucus, careful drafting, and a term sheet signed before anyone leaves the room.
The file does not close at five o’clock. If a deal is not reached, I remain engaged for follow-up calls and a mediator’s proposal where appropriate. If a deal is reached, I stay available through the long-form drafting window.
Credentials
Admissions, panels, and affiliations.
The list below is curated rather than exhaustive. Detailed CV, panel memberships, and selected matters are available on request.
- Designation Q.Med
- Practice areas Commercial, contract, family, estates and trusts, workplace, and board and governance.
- Languages English
- Format International matters by arrangement.
Approach
Five working principles.
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Prepare before the room.
Briefs are read in advance. Pre-mediation calls are taken with each side’s counsel. By the time parties convene, the working theory is on the page.
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Listen first.
Senior neutrals do less speech-making and more listening. The first hour is for understanding what each side actually needs.
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Hold caucus information carefully.
What is told to me in caucus stays in caucus. Authority to share is requested explicitly, never assumed.
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Draft before parties leave.
A signed term sheet on the day of mediation is the durable form of agreement. Long-form drafting follows in the week after.
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Stay available afterward.
Where settlement is not reached on the day, I remain available for follow-up, a mediator’s proposal, and reconvening where useful.