Alternate Dispute Resolution

Resolving intellectual property and commercial disputes through negotiation, mediation and arbitration.

Business representatives reaching agreement through alternative dispute resolution

Legal challenges

Litigation is not always the fastest or most commercially sensible route to resolving an intellectual property or commercial dispute, particularly where an ongoing business relationship is worth preserving or where confidentiality matters more than a public judgment.

How we help

We advise on and conduct negotiation, mediation and arbitration for intellectual property and commercial disputes, structuring the process to fit the commercial relationship and the outcome the client actually needs.

Not every dispute needs a courtroom. Where a business relationship is worth preserving, where confidentiality is a priority, or where a faster resolution matters more than a binding precedent, negotiated and structured resolution routes are often the better commercial choice.

We advise clients on choosing the right forum, draft and negotiate settlement and arbitration clauses before a dispute arises, and represent clients through mediation and arbitration proceedings once one does. Our approach keeps the commercial objective in view throughout: a resolved dispute that preserves a relationship or a supply chain is frequently worth more than a contested win.

Where arbitration or mediation does not resolve a matter, we carry the same preparation into litigation, so a negotiated route is never pursued as a substitute for readiness.