Privacy, Business and Law

You will be face to face with the other party to the dispute across a conference room table. Their lawyers will be present. The sessions often begin with a presentation by each side (usually through the lawyers). The mediator will usually ask questions, and this is often when the parties themselves begin to participate. Following this initial joint session, the mediator or the parties usually request that a private caucus take place between the mediator and each party and their attorney. What sometimes (not always) results may resemble “shuttle diplomacy” in which the mediator can act as a go-between.