Mediator Resume

Civil & Commercial Lawyer, International Mediator & Arbitrator CONCILIA LLC.,- Founder, Partner, and Board Member Vice-President, GEMME (European Group of Magistrates for Mediation), Italy Section Vice-President, Arbitration Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Viterbo, Italy Mediation and Negotiation Trainer & Trainer for Trainers, Pisa University - Interdepartmental Centre of Peace Sciences, Italy Mediation and Negotiation Trainer, Tuscia University, Italy Mediation and Negotiation Trainer, International Academy of Sciences of Peace - Mediation and Negotiation Trainer Mediators' Trainer accredited by the Ministry of Justice Civil and Commercial Mediator accredited by the Ministry of Justice

Attorney, Mediator, Corporate Executive, Accredited Trainer, Writer, Speaker

Trial Civil and Commercial Lawyer, 2004-Present; Founder/Partner/Board Member, CONCILIA LLC, 2005-Present; Vice President, GEMME (European Group of Judges for Mediation) Italy Section; Vice President, Arbitral Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Viterbo, 2009-Present; Member of the CIArb Approved Faculty List; Trainer for trainers and mediators, The University of Pisa - CISP; trainer in mediation and ADr, The University of Tuscia; Assistant Professor of Mediation and ADR, University of Pisa - CISP, 2001-2006; Limited Partner, CONCILIA LP, 1999-2005.

Served as a trial civil and commercial lawyer with substantial transaction experience in the international, commercial, IP, IT, business, sports, and art arenas. 30 years of experience handling national and international mediations, conciliations, negotiations, and arbitral procedures as a professional conciliator, mediator, and arbitrator; a conciliator and mediator accredited by the Ministry of Justice; a conciliators’ and mediators’ trainer accredited by the Ministry of Justice; and a public conciliator for the Lazio Region, Italy, for medical and paramedical liability cases. Considered one of the leading Italian experts in teaching and consultancy in Mediation, ADR, and Strategic Problem Solving. Total Number of Cases Mediated: +7,500. Expert in mediation advocacy techniques (MA), and one of the first MA professionals in Italy. Many years advocating for national and international clients in mediation procedures before some of the world's major ADR bodies, including chambers of commerce, private entities, foundations, etc. Served as a Mediator in a particular case of multi-party mediation for problems pertaining to public water service among city mayors, citizens' representatives, and public water management bodies. Value of the controversy: about 1.5 million Euros each. An expert in social and environmental mediations and in EU Financed Projects referred to as ADRs/ODRs. Various arbitral procedures as a sole arbitrator or a party's arbitrator. Extensive experience in training and advising several thousand professionals, companies, public authorities, chambers of commerce, universities, and ADR centers, in effective communication, ADR techniques, neuro-linguistic programming, public speaking, self-motivation, EU law, and international private law. Nominated Key Expert or Key International Expert in EU-financed projects for the development of mediation programs and/or training in mediation and ADR techniques (in Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Croatia, Serbia Montenegro, Turkey, Moldova, Egypt, Tunisia).

In 30 years of professional activity, he has served as a mediator in more than 7,500 domestic and international procedures in civil and commercial, business, trade, workplace and labor, art, sport, consumers, medical liability, and intellectual property disputes. Conducts ad-hoc and online mediations, especially referred to consumer disputes. Has managed numerous complex mediations, including multi-millionaire and multi-party. Expert Mediator in IP mediations accredited by the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (PMAC) of the Unified Patent Court (UPC). Expert Mediator in Sport mediations accredited by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS, Lausanne, Switzerland), 2015-Present; Expert Mediator in Art mediations accredited by the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands), 2019-Present. Also an expert in e-mediations, especially for consumer cases, and transnational trade. Usually, clients are companies (both SMEs and big ones), public administrations, professionals, consortia, interest groups, and consultants. Accreditations as a Mediator: IMI Certified Mediator and IMI Mediation Advocacy Expert (the first accredited in Italy); Unified Patent Court (UPC-PMAC); Asian Development Bank, ADB; Court of Arbitration for Sport, TAS-CAS; WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center's List of Arbitrators; Court of Arbitration for Art, CAfA; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, CIArb; International Chamber of Commerce, ICC; Commission fédérale de médiation du Belgique; Conference Internationale de la Médiation Judiciaire, CIMJ; Groupement Européen des Magistrats pour la Médiation, GEMME; Indian Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators, IIAM; Asian International Arbitration Centre (formerly known as KLRCA); Mainland-Hong Kong Joint Mediation Center, MHJMC; Arbitration & Mediation Court of the Caribbean, AMCC; International Commercial Mediation Center for Belt and Road Initiative, BNRMC; CONCILIA LLC; Florence International Mediation Chamber, FIMC; Public Conciliation Chamber of Lazio Region for Medical Malpractice; Italian Society for Mediations, SIMED; many Italian Chambers of Commerce; Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration of the Italian Chamber of Commerce for Switzerland (former mediator); Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation of the Italian Agency for Agricultural Supply (former mediator); Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation of the Italian National Commission for Listed Companies and the Stock Exchange (former mediator); The Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation of the Accountants of the City of Milan (former mediator).

International mediation between Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Russian companies, for a series of supplies of electronic equipment, and a dispute concerning trademark licenses. Value of the controversy: 2.4 million Euros. International sport mediation among a Serie A football player, his agent, and two football teams, concerning a claim for damages for the player's failure to transfer from one team to another. Value of the controversy: about 1.8 million Euros. International mediation for compensation for damages for failure to organize an exhibition of itinerant international painters with requests from parties residing in Italy, France, Belgium, Austria and the US. Value of the controversy about 1 million Euros.

Every case in mediation is unique and involves parties differently. I used to manage mediations in a proactive approach, asking the parties to become the real players of their procedure, not putting me as an expert but trying to use me as a tool, whenever they need. I like facilitative methods, but I'm able to use evaluative and transformative approaches too.

LUISS International University of Rome (JD-2000). Various national and international Postgraduate Specialization Courses: "Graduate Specialization Course in EU Law - Schumann" (LUISS International University, Rome); "NLP Practitioners Training Course" (NLP European Institute and CONCILIA).

Admitted to the Italian Bar (2004); Civil and Commercial Mediator (accredited by the Ministry of Justice, Italy - 2010); Mediators' Trainer accredited by the Ministry of Justice.

State Bar of Italy (Member); Viterbo Bar (Member); National Union of Civil Chambers (Member and Member of the National ADR Committee); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Member, MCIArb, and Member of the CIArb Approved Faculty List); International Mediation Institute (Member of the Taskforce for Development of Competency Criteria for Trainers and Assessors of Mediators and Standards for Training Programmes); Conference Internationale de la Médiation Judiciaire-CIMJ (Founding Member and Member of the Scientific Committee); Groupement Européen des Magistrats pour la Médiation-GEMME, Italy Chapter (Founding Member and Past Member of the Executive Committee); Mediators Beyond Borders International (Member, Past President and Founder of the Italian Chapter, and Member of the Mediators Beyond Borders International - Rotary Working Group); Association of Mediation Assessors, Trainers and Instructors-AMATI (Advisory Board Member); Lawyers Without Borders-ASF (Coordinator, ADR Committee); Rotary International (Member, Past Mediation Chair, Rotarian Action Group for Peace); The European Law Students' Association-ELSA (Past Member).

Since 2003, Trainer in "Effective Communication", "Mediation and ADR", and "Strategic Management of Human Resources", The International Academy of Sciences of Peace, Rome. More than 10 written manuals and more than 90 written articles on mediation, ADR techniques, private international law, EU law, effective interpersonal communication, and self-empowerment, including: "L'ascolto attivo nella professione del mediatore dei conflitti" (part I and part II), articles on "Rivista La Mediazione. Un vantaggio Competitivo", aprile-giugno 2018; “Mediation 2017, Italy Chapter, 2016, Law Business Research Ltd., London (UK); “Mediation 2015, Italy Chapter, 2014, Law Business Research Ltd., London (UK); "The Status Quo Of Mediation In Europe And Overseas", co-auth., Hamburg, 2014, 404 Seiten, Verlag Dr. Kovač Publisher, Frank Diedrich (Ed.); "Intercultural Character of Transnational Mediation", in "Legal instruments and procedures applicable in cross-border family mediation", 2014, coauth.; "La Mediation Advocacy: come l'avvocato dovrebbe assistere il proprio cliente in mediazione", article, in "Atti del 1° Meeting Nazionale della Mediazione Civile", 2013, Primiceri Editor; “Mediation 2013, Italy Chapter, 2012, Law Business Research Ltd., London (UK); "European Mediation Training For Practitioners of Justice. A Guide To European Mediation" (With Dvd), co-auth., September 1, 2012, Maklu Publishers; Pap / DVD edition; “Mediation in Italy (part 2)", December 2011, article in Internet: http://www.mediate.com/articles/BruniA2.cfm; “Mediation in Italy (part 1)", November 2011, article in Internet: http://www.mediate.com/articles/BruniA1.cfm; “Mediazioni civili e commerciali. 30 casi di successo”, Maggioli Editore, luglio 2011; “La Mediazione Conviene”, Maggioli Editore, luglio 2011; “Codice pratico della Mediazione”, Maggioli Editore, Aprile 2011; "La nuova mediazione civile e commerciale. Istruzioni per l'uso", Editrice UNIService, Febbraio 2011; "La Médiation en Italie", article on "Panorama del médiations du Monde", 2010, l'Harmattan, Paris, France; "Codice della Mediazione nella Nuova Conciliazione”, Maggioli Editore, Giugno 2010; "Medierea în Italia", article on "Revista Forumul Judecătorilor", 2010, Romania; “Codice della Conciliazione in Italia e all’Estero”, Maggioli Editore, Luglio 2008; “Conciliare conviene. I vantaggi della conciliazione stragiudiziale professionale”, Maggioli Editore, aprile 2007; “La gestione costruttiva del conflitto attraverso la mediazione”, Quaderni di Mediazione, anno II, n. 5 - gennaio/marzo 2007, Punto di Fuga Editore; “Temi di Mediazione penale”, Ed. Universitarie PLUS”, giugno 2006. Has been nominated as an International ADR Trainer and Speaker on the themes of ADR, ODR, and Conflict management for: United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Rome (I); International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Paris (F); European Agency for Reconstruction, Belgrade (MNE); ERA Academy, Trier (D); Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University, Ankara (TR); European Mediation Training for Practitioner of Justice, Bruxelles (B); Court of Appeal of Craiova (RO) in Romania and Bulgaria; Riga School of Law (LV); UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres (F); GEMME (European Group of Magistrates for Mediation); CIMJ (International Conference of Judicial Mediation); Rotary International; The European Law Students' Association (ELSA), etc.

Hourly Rate: $500.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $500.00/hr Cancellation: $500.00/Day Cancellation Period: Not provided Comment: Available and equipped for online mediation/meetings. Travel fees will be waived if online mediation is used.

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