Jochen Schäfer: Mediation and Arbitration

“Mediation and Arbitration – Alternative (and Better??) Tools to Settle Disputes instead of Court Litigation”

Too many times controversies and disputes, which arise and cannot be settled amicably, are taken to court, since litigation seems to be the only promising recipe to get the dispute resolved. This is not only true for natural persons, but also for companies, institutions, and other commercial or non-commercial entities. The presentation of friend Schaefer will focus on a corporate/commercial international environment, provide explanations, what the differences are between mediation and arbitration proceedings, their pros and cons compared to ordinary court proceedings and will introduce certain existing alternative dispute resolution schemes, where companies and their management may benefit from,  plus provide some concrete examples of successful ADR proceedings.”