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My professional life began in 1975, in the Medical field (neuropsychiatry), and only reached Mediation in the 90’s trough a multidisciplinary path that includes psychoanalysis, Family Therapy, Sociology, Politics and Culture, and Business Management. The contact with this variety of fields of expertise and scenarios over the years, allow me, today, to transit through social extremes – from the business world with its complex issues and relations, which demands real time decision making, to the voluntary work, in a less favored social and economic scenarios.
I design and coordinate dialogue processes that seek the mapping and prevention of crisis, change management and conflict resolution. I am used to work solo and in pairs with a professional of a different area of expertise, aiming a specific technical approach and an interdisciplinary viewpoint.
Currently I am CEO of MEDIARE Dialogue and Decision Making Processes as well as Senior Judicial Mediator in Rio de Janeiro State Court. I also integrate CONIMA – The National Council of the Institutions of Mediation and Arbitration as Mediation Director.
As Short-Term Consultant on the Mediators panel of the World Bank for Latin America, I am responsible for the Brazilian institutions related to the bank. I also integrate a variety of Mediator panels of different and renowned chambers. I am an Accredited Mediator of the Center for Effective Dispute Resolution – CEDR and Advanced Mediator of the ICFML - “Instituto de Formação e Certificação de Mediadores Lusófonos” i.e. the “Portuguese-Speaking Mediators’ Training and Accreditation Institute and IMI - International Mediation Institute; also, member of the International Center for ADR of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC-Brazil), as well as of the Brazilian Arbitrage Committee Study Group on Corporative Mediation.
- Member of the Office of Judicial Reform team of the Brazilian’s Ministry of Justice – Commission responsible for the drafting of the Legal framework for the Brazilian Mediation Law (2013).
- National facilitator of the research consensus building process about alternative dispute resolution in Brazil, coordinated by the University of Saint Thomas’ Law School – MN (2007/2008).
- Professor and Co-Organizer of the Course on Mediation and Peaceful Resolution in Citizen Security – United Nations Development Program and the Public National Security Department (2007).
- As member of the CONIMA - National Council of the Institutions of Mediation and Arbitration, contributed, as Committee Member, on the elaboration of the Code of Ethics, Model Regulation for Mediators and the Standard Requirements for Basic Qualification in Mediation in Brazil (since 1999).
- Co-Organizer of the MEDIARE’s mediation team currently operating on resolution of conflicts on the Rio de Janeiro Public Defender's Office, Public Prosecution Office and State Court (since 1999).
- Member of the Commission for the Coordination and Control project for Fomentation, Qualification and Advertisement of the Mediation and Arbitration for Small/Medium Organizations sponsored by the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) and CACB (Commercial Associations Confederation of Brazil) (1999/2001).
- Member of the World Mediation Forum Management Board (1999/2000).
- Responsible for the teaching and training programs of MEDIARE Course on Mediation (since 1998).
Even though I am based in Brazil, all my Mediation training and education was with international professionals. Therefore, I prefer to not entirely follow one school of mediation – Harvard, Transformative, Narrative – instead, I use a mix of the best practices of each one of them. Accordingly, in 2014, I wrote a book entitled “Mediation Tool Box – practical and theoretical contributions”, in which you may find different theoretical approaches. As I am used to work in different cultural contexts, I also customize language and proceedings.
The prepare and mapping of each mediation (parties involved, their points of view, positions, interests, values, objective and subjective agendas) are always a part of my work. I use both private and joint meetings, regarding the necessity and the cultural demands as well as work field.
I attach great importance in working with lawyers who I consider a fundamental part of the conflict resolution team.
The preparation, the active listening, the identification of stakeholder’s convergence of interests, the helping in developing alternative solutions and options execution, always aiming consensus, autonomy and tailored and mutual benefit solution, are all part of my work process as a Mediator, always seeking the maintenance of the parties’ social relation.
- Conflict Mediation – Complex Cases, Business, Family business
- Dialogue Facilitation - Crisis and decision-making situations
- Adequate Dispute Resolution System Design – Corporation and institutions
- Dialogue with Multistakeholders– Internal and external stakeholders and interface companies/ communities
- Consensus Building and Decision-making processes
- Teaching and supervision – Training mediators and leaderships
- Member of the International Center for ADR of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC-Brazil), as well as of the Brazilian Arbitrage Committee Study Group on Corporative Mediation.
- Member of the American Bar Association Section of Disupute Resolution.
- Member of the Brazilian Bar Association Section for Mediation.
• Gilberto Martins de Almeida
(55) (21) 3084-7550
gilberto@mda.com.br
• Wanderley José Jacob
(55) (21) 981875483
wandjacob@uol.com.br
• Claudia Frankel Grosman
(55) (21) 99383-3383
cfgros@gmail.com
• Fernanda Levy
(55)(11) 97549-9737
fernanda.levy@institutodaccord.com.br
• Samantha Pelajo
(55)(21) 982850101
samanthapelajo@gmail.com
• Beatriz Monnerat Fraga
(55)(21) 99497-3470
beatrizfraga@gmail.com
• Rafael Alves de Almeida
(55)(21) 98134-8674
rafael.almeida@fgv.br
• Ademar Vidal Neto
(55)(21) 3206-3366
avidal@trindadeadv.com.br
• Ricardo Castorri
(55)(11) 30146600
rcastorri@trindadeadv.com.br
- Accredited Mediator of the Center for Effective Dispute Resolution – CEDR and Internacional Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) – 2018.
- Advanced Mediator of the ICFML - “Instituto de Certificação e Formação de Mediadores Lusófonos”, i.e., the “Portuguese-Speaking Mediators’ Training and Accreditation Institute and IMI - International Mediation Institute – 2017.
- MSc in Conflict Mediation - Master Latino Americano Europeo en Mediación – Institut International Universitaire Kurt Bösh - 2009/2012.
- Workshop “Theory and Tools of the Harvard Negotiation Project” Conducted at the Harvard Faculty Club, Harvard University - 2011
- Degree in Management and Business Administration (MBA), April 2002 – August 2003. Fundação Getúlio Vargas of Rio de Janeiro - FGV – Brazil – 2002/2003.
- Degree in Sociology, Politics and Culture – PUC/RJ – 2001.
- Basic Training. Training and Updating in Mediation, Fundação Interfas, Buenos Aires – Argentina. August 1994 – October 1996.
- Professional Courses in Mediation in Brazil and abroad in the following matters: Corporative Mediation (2013); International Business Mediation (2004); Intellectual Property (2013); Dispute Boards (2015); Collaborative Practices (2011/2013/2014); Consensus Building and Decision Making (2007/2008), Environmental Conflicts (2003); Restorative Practices and Transformative Mediation (2006/2012); Family (1994/96/97/98), Communities (2003); School (2005) and Health Care Mediation (1984).
- Graduate Degree in Medicine (MD) - Escola Médica do Rio de Janeiro, Universidade Gama Filho, Rio de Janeiro, RJ – Brazil - 1970/1975.
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- Professor and Co-Organizer of the MEDIARE Social Programme seeking the implementation of Community Mediation training on the Vidigal Conflict Mediation Center (2018).
- Professor and Co-Organizer of the “Pacify Project” (Projeto Pacificar) – A Ministry of Justice incentive for the fomentation of Mediation practices in the Maré Community in Rio de Janeiro (2009).
- National facilitator of the research consensus building process about alternative dispute resolution in Brazil, coordinated by the University of Saint Thomas’ Law School – MN (2007/2008).
- Professor and Co-Organizer of the Course on Mediation and Peaceful Resolution in Citizen Security – United Nations Development Program and the Public National Security Department (2007).
- Co-Organizer of the MEDIARE’s mediation team currently operating on resolution of conflicts on the Rio de Janeiro Public Defender's Office, Public Prosecution Office and State Court (since 1999).
- Member of the Commission for the Coordination and Control project for Fomentation, Qualification and Advertisement of the Mediation and Arbitration for Small/Medium Organizations Sponsored by the IDB (Inter-American Development Bank) and CACB (Commercial Associations Confederation of Brazil) (1999/2001).
- Responsible for the teaching and training programs of MEDIARE Course on Mediation (since 1998 – currently).
- X National Council of the Institutions of Mediation and Arbitration National Meeting – Inovations on Conflict Resolution Methods (X Encontro Nacional CONIMA de Arbitragem e Mediação – Inovações nos métodos de resolução de Conflitos). 2018 – Exhibitor.
- I International seminar in Business Mediation organized by the Brazilian Arbitrage Committee Study Group on Business Mediation (I Congresso Internacional de Mediação Empresarial GEMEP/CBAr – Mediação Empresarial 360o – “Interface da Mediação Empresarial e Mediação Judicial”) – 2017 - Lecturer.
- Conference on Negotiation and Mediation Tools organized by Brazil’s Federal Attorney General's Office (Conferência sobre Ferramentas de Negociação na Mediação de Conflitos realizada pela Escola da Advocacia-Geral da União) – 2016 – Exhibitor.
- Panel on Conflict Mediation and Public Administration organized by the Brazilian Bar Association (Mediação de Conflitos e Administração Pública – Comissão de Mediação de Conflitos OAB/RJ) – 2016 - Debater.
- Panel on Colaborative Practices in Family Law organized by the Brazilian Bar Association (Práticas Colaborativas no Direito de Família – Comissão de Mediação de Conflitos OAB/RJ) – 2015 - Lecturer.
- IV International Conference of the World Mediation Forum – “Building Peaceful co-existence”- Mediation and negotiation in a conflictual world. 2013 - Exhibitor.
- Experiencies in Different Conflict Mediation Fields – Family, Schools, Companies, Commuities and International context organized by School of Judges for the State of Rio de Janeiro (Experiências em Diferentes Campos da Mediação de Conflitos – Famílias, Escolas, Empresas, Comunidade e âmbito Internacional - EMERJ) – 2013 – Lecturer.
- I Conference in Conflict Mediation organized by Interdisciplinary Mediation Group of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro´s Law Department (I Seminário Interdisciplinar de Mediação de Conflitos da PUC-Rio) – 2008 – Lecturer.
- III Encuentro de las Americas para la Resolución Pacífica de Conflictos – “Conversando abrimos nuevos mundos” – 2004 - Exhibitor.
- I Brazilian Conference in Mediation and Arbitration organized by the Brazilian Institution of Mediation and Arbitration (I Congresso Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem do Instituto Brasileiro de Mediação e Arbitragem) – 1998 – Lecturer.
Has participated, in several others national and international conferences as keynote speaker and presenting works.
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- Prevention and Resolution on Corporate Disputes: Mediation and Other Methods - Co-author with Gilberto Martins de Almeida. Book: A Multidisciplinary Overview of Conflicts Resolution in Brazil. CEDES – Center of Studies Education and Society. São Paulo, 2018.
- Mediation and Family Business – a practice that might change the course of Stories. ALMEIDA, Tania; ALMEIDA, Gilberto Martins. Book: Family Mediation Procedures, Imprensa Livre Publisher, 2017.
- Conflicts Mediation: for beginners, practitioners and teachers, (coord). Salvador: Juspodivm Publisher, 2016.
- Mediation Tool Box – practical and theoretical contributions. São Paulo: Dash Publisher, 2014.
- Conflict Mediation in concrete cases – in co-authorship with Samantha Pelajo. Negotiation, Mediation and Arbitration, São Paulo: Método Publisher, 2013.
- Multidoor Courthouse – investing in the social capital in order to maximize the conflict resolution system in Brazil. Organized with Rafael Alves de Almeida and Mariana Hernandez Crespo (coordinator researcher). Rio de Janeiro: FGV Publisher, 2012.
- Consensus Construction: a contemporary and democratic tool for implementation of public policies - Co-author with Rafael Almeida. Book: Current Aspects Regarding Mediation and other Extra-judicial Methods for Resolution of Conflicts. Coordinators Lilia Maia de Moraes Sales; Adolfo Braga Neto. Rio de Janeiro: GZ Publisher, 2012.
- Production and edition of the short-movie Conflict Mediation and Watermellon Pie – Teaching Mediation to the illiterates.
• National Council of the Institutions of Mediation and Arbitration (CONIMA) Code of Ethics.
• AAA/ABA/ACR Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators
• IMI Code of Professional Conduct European code of conduct for mediators
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