Client Results

 

Clients consistently tell me that one of the things they value most in working together is the breadth and versatility of my skills and life experience.   I bring together the perspectives of a mediator & negotiator, a global attorney, a senior executive, and an executive coach.    I have worked for major corporations, non-profits, and government bodies on four continents.  Some of the lasting results I have helped to create for clients include:

  • Successfully resolved over 150 significant lawsuits sited in most of the 50 US states and several foreign countries

  • Mediated a series of internal disputes for large municipal and county governments

  • Managed the negotiation and development of a Sino-American-Japanese joint venture manufacturing  company in Shanghai, China

  • Facilitated large group conversations on divisive environmental issues for a major university

  • Conducted conflict resolution and leadership skills training for the Mayor, City Council and senior executives of a suburban city government

  • Successfully mediated a dispute between the Tax Bureau and the Customs Bureau in Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China, resulting in major cost savings to affected foreign inventors

  • Designed a program for developing a comprehensive dispute resolution program for a Fortune 10 company's operations in China

  • Led the process of negotiation and licensing of several new joint venture and/or wholly foreign owned companies in the Peoples Republic of China

  • Facilitated the development of a long term strategic vision for one of Asia's most innovative universities

  • Led the implementation of a complete information technology system conversion for a private company having seven operating locations scattered across four countries in Asia and Europe

  • Coordinated the joint defense counsel team in response to a Federal Grand Jury investigation in New York, resulting in the acknowledgement of "no wrong doing" by then-US Attorney Rudolph Guiliani.

  • Managed the negotiations with provincial and senior central government officials for the "work out" program of a $250 million US owned enterprise in China

  • Coordinated the creation of a coalition of more than 50 civic, professional and not for profit organizations in support of an appeal to the US Supreme Court

  • Created and managed a team of transportation and marketing professionals to conduct a comprehensive study of the trucking and transportation industry in China on behalf of a European automotive manufacturer

 

  • Reducing the Cost of Conflict

  • Creating Lasting Agreements

  • Building Powerful Alliances