‘Thank you for your consummate performance yesterday. All present on our side agreed that without you the mediation would have failed. You made your role appear effortless. You were supportive, understanding and emphatic to our bruised and optimistic beneficiaries, whilst setting realistic levels of expectation.’
‘So I can now thank you for your wise assistance in settling this matter. Your efforts were greatly appreciated by our side. I don’t think the matter would have settled without your involvement.’
‘I would highly recommend Michel and it was a pleasure to work with him.’
‘Excellent – he identified the issues quickly to concentrate the parties minds on their strengths and weakness and his calm, concise and professional manner enabled the negotiations to commence much earlier than previous mediations I had attended. A settlement was achieved on the day. The clients and I were very pleased with his handling of the whole process.’
‘He had an extremely good grasp of the issues and highlighted strengths and weakness in both side’s cases which assisted in discussions. Overall, I found the mediator to be extremely helpful. He invited discussion on the merits, and offered a very preliminary view, and put forward arguments both for and against the construction of the agreement contended for by my client and trod a careful line between being too interventionist and not intervening enough. He was on all accounts excellent.’
‘With skill, dedication and good humour. I would give a rating of excellent all round’
‘Michel did an excellent job. The process was explained clearly to the parties. The pace was slow enough that everyone had their say, but fast enough that a conclusion was reached. Michel struck a good rapport with my clients and they were very pleased with the assistance he provided.’
‘Very good, great with clients, excellent knowledge of the key areas, made realistic suggestions for clients and explained pro’s and cons.’
‘The mediation was conducted professionally and impartially. Michel cut through the issues and provided clarity where this was needed and facilitated a line of communication where none existed before.’
‘The mediator conducted the mediation excellently with clear measure and balance of relationship with the parties and their lawyers and firmness where necessary.’
‘First rate; could not have been a better mediator.’
“Thank you for your clarity, focus & common sense, which were crucial to the resolution here. We appreciate the rational result achieved under your skilled and sensitive guidance”
“Michel sought to make clear to both sides where their risks lay, the benefits of a negotiated resolution and the reasons for adopting a commercial approach.”
“The mediator explained the mediation process clearly at the start of the day and highlighted to the parties the objective of the mediation and its advantages compared with a trial/arbitration. The mediation maintained a good pace and the mediator quickly identified the key issues that needed to be dealt with so that the parties would have a chance of reaching a settlement. In the latter half of the day, the mediator swiftly encouraged the parties to begin the exchange of settlement figures. The mediator maintained a good relationship with both the lawyers, accountants and clients. The mediator saw the benefit of accountant-only meetings in order to settle any outstanding queries concerning the financials.”
“Excellently; Michel was very effective in helping to resolve this complicated dispute.”
“Having done a lot of mediations, by some distance the Mediator was the best we have used.”
“Very Well. Before the mediation I was a little concerned that the parties seemed so far apart. In the end, reaching a settlement seemed effortless and I am sure that this was wholly down to Michel’s skill. My client has written to say that he was very happy with the end result.”
“Really well. Michel was very patient and had empathy with clients. Excellent legal ability and experience really helped the achievement of a compromise.”
“Pre-mediation calls with solicitors for each party assisted in breaking the ice and identifying issues for discussion. Good introductory session and ground rules. Good rapport with clients and their advisors.”
