Disputes are going to happen in Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Fresno, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Palo Alto, CA, and the surrounding areas, and they affect both individuals and businesses. You may try your best up front to set up guardrails so everything works well, but eventually you will encounter a situation where a dispute arises. When that dispute gets too great to resolve yourself, that’s when you have a business mediation from Sugarman & Company LLP. Many agreements that businesses enter into have provisions for where legal issues will be handled, but they may also have provisions for mediation in the contract. Because business mediation is a less expensive option, it is usually tried first before the parties end up hiring lawyers and involving the courts. We provide experienced mediators who can resolve disputes. Contact us today to learn more about business mediation services.
Business Mediation Can Involve Different Issues
Mediation is all about resolving disputes, but those disputes can look different depending on what was at stake. For example, a business mediation might involve a dispute over the valuation of a piece of property or equipment. Another issue can involve the due diligence that one party was supposed to do, which the other party claims wasn’t done or wasn’t done to their satisfaction. These are just a couple of disputes that may benefit from business mediation.
It is important to understand that business mediation is a voluntary process for both parties, and if either party withdraws, the mediation effectively comes to a standstill. Open communication is crucial to reaching a workable solution, and the informal nature of business mediation helps facilitate this important exchange.
It Can Help Preserve Relationships
If a dispute ends up in the court system, the odds that the parties will ever work together again are pretty slim, if not zero. Handling disputes through business mediation increases the likelihood that the parties will work together in the future. This is because they are not being antagonistic toward each other and are actively working to reach a mutual agreement in which they both give and receive.
While it might not solve every problem a business has in Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Fresno, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Palo Alto, CA, and the surrounding areas, business mediation will provide a more satisfying resolution for all parties involved. Sugarman & Company LLP has been working with businesses of all sizes for 50 years, and we have been involved in many business mediations over those years. Contact us today to learn more about using business mediation to get issues resolved.