Greetings and Welcome
I am delighted to welcome you to our revised and refreshed website which launches as the world struggles to emerge from the suffering and disruption occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
I am hopeful that you will find the website both informative and engaging. On it you will find information regarding the nature of mediation and arbitration, professional services we offer, our location and details concerning our offices complete with creative touches (art and resources materials) which reflect both personal passions and an essential component to the successful execution of our work.
For many of you I have served as mediator and arbitrator on many past retainers. I sincerely appreciate your ongoing support of my practice over the years and the consistent confidence you have shown in me and the work I continue to discharge on behalf of colleagues in the practice and their clients.
I will remain committed to staying on the cutting edge of this exciting and important field of practice and to that end keep this website refreshed with blog and eventually podcast pieces.
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Mediation & Arbitration
Private Dispute Resolution (formerly known as ADR) is now the predominant platform to resolution of disputes within or outside of any litigation.
Mediation & Arbitration - The two most common mechanisms are mediation and arbitration, and a fusion of the two referred to as med/arb.
An effective dispute resolution process – Mediation
Effective mediation involves:
Creative and flexible intervention by the mediator
Firm but respectful persuasion, assurance and guidance to the parties and their counsel
A commitment to respecting and incorporating wishes of the parties regarding process
Maintaining impeccable objectivity throughout
Gone are the days when parties chose and settled for mediators exercising their intuition and applying pressure on parties without the benefit of any training and without regard for important rights and principles at play in a mediation process. Telling the parties, without more, what a judicial outcome would likely be for their dispute, imposing a process on the parties, being impatient with dialogue and leaving the parties feeling pressured into a resolution and thus dissatisfied with the outcome and process, is not an acceptable approach for mediators to take in their work.
Consulting, Training & Instruction
Combining practice experience both as litigation counsel (60+ trials conducted) and mediator in a broad cross-section of disputes (3,000+ mediations conducted) together with an academic foundation and training (LL.M Osgoode, 2006), Ivan is pleased to continue providing consulting services, training and instruction in all aspects of dispute resolution practice to groups big and small, formal or informal in style. Furthermore, the offices of Derer Law can be considered as a resource hub of sorts where a large collection of videos, books, access to a diverse dispute resolution catalogue of webinars and other materials are available for review in a comfortable setting.