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alessandro bruni
Alessandro Bruni is an Italian attorney. He is a professional mediator and arbitrator since 1996, recognized by Who is Who legal as one of the top few mediation lawyers in the world, with clients and peers praising him as “a very sharp man, with a incomparable insight on mediation issues”.
Has served as a mediator in more than 5.000 cases, in any area, especially on civil and commercial, business, trade, workplace and labor, art, sport, consumers, medical liability, and intellectual property disputes.
Has managed numerous complex mediations, including multi-millionaire and multi-party.
Special Expert in sport and art mediations accredited by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS, Lausanne, Switzerland), 2015-present; and the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands), 2019-present. Also expert in e-mediations, especially for consumers cases, and transnational trade.
Mediations conducted both in evaluative and in facilitative method. Sometimes the style is also transformative.
Numerous Mediations conducted "ad-hoc" and on-line, especially referred to consumer disputes.
Usually clients are Companies (both SME and Big ones), Public Administrations, Professionals, Consortia, Interest Groups, Consultants.
Current Employer/Title:
CONCILIA LLC. - Founder, Partner and Board Member.
Independent Arbitrator and Mediator; Accredited ADR Trainer; Trainers’ Trainer, University of Pisa - CISP; Mediation and Negotiation Trainer, International Academy of Sciences of Peace.
Profession
Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator, Corporate Executive, Accredited Trainer, Writer, Lecturer.
Work History:
Founder and Board Member, CONCILIA LLC, 2005-present; Trial civil and commercial lawyer, 2004-present; Vice President of the Arbitral Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce of Viterbo, 2009-2018; Limited Partner, CONCILIA LP, 1999-2005.
Experience:
Years of service served as a trial civil and commercial lawyer, with substantial transaction experience, in the commercial, business, sport, and art arena.
Since 2003, Trainer in "Effective Communication", "Mediation and ADR", and "Strategic Management of Human Resources", The International Academy of Sciences of Peace, Rome.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience:
-Considered one of the leading Italian experts in teaching and consultancy in Mediation, ADR, and Strategic Problem Solving.
-IMI Certified Mediator and IMI Mediation Advocacy Expert (the first accredited in Italy).
-Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators.
24+ years of experience handling national and international mediations, conciliations, negotiations, and arbitral procedures as Professional Conciliator, Mediator and Arbitrator, 1996-present; Conciliator and Mediator accredited by the Ministry of Justice, 2003-present; Conciliators’ and Mediators’ Trainer accredited by the Ministry of Justice, 2003-present.
-Public Conciliator for Lazio Region, Italy, for medical and paramedical liability cases, 2019-present.
-He has served as a Mediator in more than 5.000 procedures at both the domestic and international level.
-He conducts mediations both in evaluative and in facilitative method. Some times his style is also transformative. He conducts ad-hoc and on-line mediations especially referred to consumer disputes.
-He is also an expert in Mediation Advocacy Techniques (MA), and one of the first MA professionals in Italy.
-He is also an expert in social and environmental mediations and in EU Financed Projects referred to ADRs/ODRs.
-Various arbitral procedures as sole arbitrator or party's arbitrator, 2000-present.
-Very extensive experience in training and advising several thousand Professionals, Companies, Public Authorities, Chambers of Commerce, Universities, ADR Centers, in Effective Communication, ADR Techniques, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Public Speaking, Self-Motivation, EU Law, International Private Law, 1996-present.
-Nominated Key Expert or Key International Expert in EU financed projects for the development of mediation programs and/or the training in Mediation and ADR Techniques (in Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Croatia, Serbia Montenegro, Turkey, Moldova, Egypt, Tunisia).
-Past Vice-President of the Arbitral Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Viterbo, 2009-2018.
-Past Assistant Professor of Mediation and ADR, University of Pisa - CISP, Italy, 2001-2006.
-Over the years, he brought CONCILIA to win, various EU financed projects, as -for instance- the EU Financed one called "Support the ADR in the Serbian Judiciary", financed by the European Agency for the Reconstruction and the EU Commission.
Accreditations as a Mediator:
American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR-AAA); Asian Development Bank; Court of Arbitration for Sport, TAS-CAS; WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center's List of Mediators; Court of Arbitration for Art, CAfA; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, CIArb; International Chamber of Commerce, ICC; Maritime Mediation Center; 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; Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration -SADR; Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration Centre, ADGM; International Mediation Council (member); 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).
Accreditations as an Arbitrator:
Court of Arbitration for Art, CAfA; WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center's List of Arbitrators; Vienna International Arbitral Centre, VIAC; Arbitration Austria, ArbAUT; Ljubljana Arbitration Centre at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia; Arbitration & Mediation Court of the Caribbean, AMCC; Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration - SADR.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Trainings:
"Advanced Courses for Mediators", 2010-present (at: various Italian Chambers of Commerce, CONCILIA LP, and CONCILIA LLC); "Negotiating for Leaders Course", 2009, and "Advanced Training Course for Civil and Commercial Arbitrators", 2007 (at: various Italian Chambers of Commerce); "Program of Negotiation for Lawyers",2008 (P.O.N., at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA); "Advanced Courses for Conciliators", 1999-2005 (at LUMSA University, Rome, and various Chambers of Commerce); various Seminars on Business Mediation, 2004-present (organized by the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres).
Among the others, trained with William Ury, Jacqueline Morineau, Kenneth Cloke, Thierry Garby, Robin Sharma, Robert Cialdini, Anthony Robbins.
Professional Licenses:
Admitted to the Bar, Viterbo, 2004; Civil and Commercial Conciliator accredited by the Ministry of Justice, Italy, 2003-2010; Civil and Commercial Mediator accredited the Ministry of Justice, Italy, 2010-present; Civil and Commercial Conciliators' trainer accredited the Ministry of Justice, Italy, 2003-2010; Civil and Commercial Mediators' trainer accredited the Ministry of Justice, Italy, 2010-present. Workplace Mediator, Asian Development Bank, 2021.
Professional Associations:
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); International Mediation Institute (IMI Certified Mediator, IMI Mediation Advocate, and 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).
Education:
Educational background includes, among others, a Law Degree (J.D.) at LUISS International University of Rome, 2000, and 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); Various Trainings on Sport Law, Arbitration and ADR organized by the Court of Arbitration for Sport - TAS/CAS.
Awards and Honors:
Since 2016, recognized by "Who is Who Legal" as one of the top mediators-lawyers in the world, with clients and peers praising as “a very sharp man, with an incomparable insight on mediation issues”, and "he has all the main qualities of a professional mediator including wide and inexhaustible experience in national and international law", and "he is valued for his empathetic and sensitive approach".
"Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year in Italy - 2022", Corporate INTL Magazine Global Award.
"ADR Specialists of the Year 2022 - Italy", Corp Today Magazine.
"International Advisory Experts - Awards Winner 2021", IAE Group.
"Best International ADR Specialists 2020 - Italy", Acquisition International.
"Conflict Management Professionals of the Year 2019", CorporateLiveWire.
"International Advisory Experts - Awards Winner 2019", IAE Group.
"Legal Awards Shortlisted, 2017/2018", Corporate LiveWire.
"ADR Specialists of the Year 2019 - Italy", Acquisition International.
Publications and Speaking Engagements:
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.
Has served as a mediator in more than 5.000 cases, in any area, especially on civil and commercial, business, trade, workplace and labor, art, sport, consumers, medical liability, and intellectual property disputes.
Has managed numerous complex mediations, including multi-millionaire and multi-party.
Special Expert in sport and art mediations accredited by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (TAS-CAS, Lausanne, Switzerland), 2015-present; and the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands), 2019-present. Also expert in e-mediations, especially for consumers cases, and transnational trade.
Mediations conducted both in evaluative and in facilitative method. Sometimes the style is also transformative.
Numerous Mediations conducted "ad-hoc" and on-line, especially referred to consumer disputes.
Usually clients are Companies (both SME and Big ones), Public Administrations, Professionals, Consortia, Interest Groups, Consultants.
Current Employer/Title:
CONCILIA LLC. - Founder, Partner and Board Member.
Independent Arbitrator and Mediator; Accredited ADR Trainer; Trainers’ Trainer, University of Pisa - CISP; Mediation and Negotiation Trainer, International Academy of Sciences of Peace.
Profession
Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator, Corporate Executive, Accredited Trainer, Writer, Lecturer.
Work History:
Founder and Board Member, CONCILIA LLC, 2005-present; Trial civil and commercial lawyer, 2004-present; Vice President of the Arbitral Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce of Viterbo, 2009-2018; Limited Partner, CONCILIA LP, 1999-2005.
Experience:
Years of service served as a trial civil and commercial lawyer, with substantial transaction experience, in the commercial, business, sport, and art arena.
Since 2003, Trainer in "Effective Communication", "Mediation and ADR", and "Strategic Management of Human Resources", The International Academy of Sciences of Peace, Rome.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience:
-Considered one of the leading Italian experts in teaching and consultancy in Mediation, ADR, and Strategic Problem Solving.
-IMI Certified Mediator and IMI Mediation Advocacy Expert (the first accredited in Italy).
-Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators.
24+ years of experience handling national and international mediations, conciliations, negotiations, and arbitral procedures as Professional Conciliator, Mediator and Arbitrator, 1996-present; Conciliator and Mediator accredited by the Ministry of Justice, 2003-present; Conciliators’ and Mediators’ Trainer accredited by the Ministry of Justice, 2003-present.
-Public Conciliator for Lazio Region, Italy, for medical and paramedical liability cases, 2019-present.
-He has served as a Mediator in more than 5.000 procedures at both the domestic and international level.
-He conducts mediations both in evaluative and in facilitative method. Some times his style is also transformative. He conducts ad-hoc and on-line mediations especially referred to consumer disputes.
-He is also an expert in Mediation Advocacy Techniques (MA), and one of the first MA professionals in Italy.
-He is also an expert in social and environmental mediations and in EU Financed Projects referred to ADRs/ODRs.
-Various arbitral procedures as sole arbitrator or party's arbitrator, 2000-present.
-Very extensive experience in training and advising several thousand Professionals, Companies, Public Authorities, Chambers of Commerce, Universities, ADR Centers, in Effective Communication, ADR Techniques, Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Public Speaking, Self-Motivation, EU Law, International Private Law, 1996-present.
-Nominated Key Expert or Key International Expert in EU financed projects for the development of mediation programs and/or the training in Mediation and ADR Techniques (in Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Croatia, Serbia Montenegro, Turkey, Moldova, Egypt, Tunisia).
-Past Vice-President of the Arbitral Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Viterbo, 2009-2018.
-Past Assistant Professor of Mediation and ADR, University of Pisa - CISP, Italy, 2001-2006.
-Over the years, he brought CONCILIA to win, various EU financed projects, as -for instance- the EU Financed one called "Support the ADR in the Serbian Judiciary", financed by the European Agency for the Reconstruction and the EU Commission.
Accreditations as a Mediator:
American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR-AAA); Asian Development Bank; Court of Arbitration for Sport, TAS-CAS; WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center's List of Mediators; Court of Arbitration for Art, CAfA; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, CIArb; International Chamber of Commerce, ICC; Maritime Mediation Center; 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; Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration -SADR; Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration Centre, ADGM; International Mediation Council (member); 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).
Accreditations as an Arbitrator:
Court of Arbitration for Art, CAfA; WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center's List of Arbitrators; Vienna International Arbitral Centre, VIAC; Arbitration Austria, ArbAUT; Ljubljana Arbitration Centre at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia; Arbitration & Mediation Court of the Caribbean, AMCC; Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration - SADR.
Alternative Dispute Resolution Trainings:
"Advanced Courses for Mediators", 2010-present (at: various Italian Chambers of Commerce, CONCILIA LP, and CONCILIA LLC); "Negotiating for Leaders Course", 2009, and "Advanced Training Course for Civil and Commercial Arbitrators", 2007 (at: various Italian Chambers of Commerce); "Program of Negotiation for Lawyers",2008 (P.O.N., at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, USA); "Advanced Courses for Conciliators", 1999-2005 (at LUMSA University, Rome, and various Chambers of Commerce); various Seminars on Business Mediation, 2004-present (organized by the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres).
Among the others, trained with William Ury, Jacqueline Morineau, Kenneth Cloke, Thierry Garby, Robin Sharma, Robert Cialdini, Anthony Robbins.
Professional Licenses:
Admitted to the Bar, Viterbo, 2004; Civil and Commercial Conciliator accredited by the Ministry of Justice, Italy, 2003-2010; Civil and Commercial Mediator accredited the Ministry of Justice, Italy, 2010-present; Civil and Commercial Conciliators' trainer accredited the Ministry of Justice, Italy, 2003-2010; Civil and Commercial Mediators' trainer accredited the Ministry of Justice, Italy, 2010-present. Workplace Mediator, Asian Development Bank, 2021.
Professional Associations:
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); International Mediation Institute (IMI Certified Mediator, IMI Mediation Advocate, and 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).
Education:
Educational background includes, among others, a Law Degree (J.D.) at LUISS International University of Rome, 2000, and 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); Various Trainings on Sport Law, Arbitration and ADR organized by the Court of Arbitration for Sport - TAS/CAS.
Awards and Honors:
Since 2016, recognized by "Who is Who Legal" as one of the top mediators-lawyers in the world, with clients and peers praising as “a very sharp man, with an incomparable insight on mediation issues”, and "he has all the main qualities of a professional mediator including wide and inexhaustible experience in national and international law", and "he is valued for his empathetic and sensitive approach".
"Alternative Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year in Italy - 2022", Corporate INTL Magazine Global Award.
"ADR Specialists of the Year 2022 - Italy", Corp Today Magazine.
"International Advisory Experts - Awards Winner 2021", IAE Group.
"Best International ADR Specialists 2020 - Italy", Acquisition International.
"Conflict Management Professionals of the Year 2019", CorporateLiveWire.
"International Advisory Experts - Awards Winner 2019", IAE Group.
"Legal Awards Shortlisted, 2017/2018", Corporate LiveWire.
"ADR Specialists of the Year 2019 - Italy", Acquisition International.
Publications and Speaking Engagements:
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.
