DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Mediation | Arbitration

In today’s business environment effective dispute resolution is essential in preventing serious financial hardship, inconvenience, wasted resources and distractions from normal business routines. In some instances the very survival of a business is at stake. Whether it is your company's new patent, its reputation from defective components or just getting paid, a business must be able to resolve their disputes quickly, fairly and cost effectively.

Everyone knows that litigation is terribly expensive and very slow. We all have heard horror stories of ridiculously unreasonable results. That is why today's businesses are turning to Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) to replace litigation. ADR is cheaper, faster and more predictable than litigation. Instead of both sides paying for armies of lawyers, a single mediator or arbitrator can be used (and his/her fees are usually less than one of the many lawyers he/she replaces). ADR is confidential; there are no public courts for everyone to intrude into your firm’s business affairs in. ADR also helps protect valuable relationships. While there may be a dispute, a cost effective and confidential mechanism is much less likely to cause the animosity requisite to motivate parties to permanently terminate business relationships.

The two principal mechanisms we provide are Mediation and Arbitration. Mediation is completely consensual and non-adjudicatory. The Mediator helps the parties reach an agreement to resolve the dispute by a combination of information exchange and dialog. Arbitration is adjudicatory, the arbitrator hears each parties case and renders a decision. Arbitration is usually binding while mediation is not. Mediation is particularly effective in promoting a resolution while maintaining a business relationship.

We have established Global Arbitration and Mediation Services in order to provide businesses the mechanism and forum to resolve their disputes and not fatally disrupt their operations while doing so. We offer all forms of Arbitration, Mediation, Mediation followed by Arbitration in both pre and post dispute environments. When you have a problem and need to resolve it effectively, call GAMS, we are ready to help.

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