Are You Prepared for Mediation?
Presented by:
Michael L. Pettinella, Associate Director
James G. Zack, Jr., CCM, CFCC, FAACE, FRICS, PMP, Executive Director
Navigant Consulting
Mediation has been widely adopted in the U.S. construction industry as a form of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and is often employed when claims negotiations fail to reach resolution in lieu of arbitration or litigation.
This presentation discusses mediation as a process and why construction professionals need to learn more about it. This program will identify some good and bad points concerning the use of mediation and offer several practical suggestions on how to prepare for and be successful in mediation.
Listen to this 90-minute program to learn how to:
- Gain a better understanding of why construction professionals may want to use mediation as an ADR process when dealing with unresolved claims
- Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the mediation process
- Learn the importance of mediation and how to prepare for it
- Understand how mediators operate at mediation
- Discover how to function while in a mediation session
- And much, much more!
Who Will Benefit from This Program
This program is a must if you’re a public or private owner, construction manager, contractor, subcontractor or design professional going into mediation. Register now to gain key insights from our knowledgeable experts on this important topic.
Meet Your Expert Instructors:
Michael L. Pettinella is an Associate Director in the New York City office of Navigant. He specializes in construction project advisory and dispute resolution services, including critical path method scheduling, forensic schedule analysis and damages quantification. Mr. Pettinella has experience with a variety of construction disputes - including mediation, arbitration and litigation. He has provided support to clients and to counsel during all phases of the legal process and has also been deposed in New York State Supreme Court. Additionally, he has been engaged to work alongside construction management teams to assess potential risk factors throughout the duration of active projects. He has worked extensively with Primavera Project Planner 3 (P3) and Primavera Project Management 5 & 6 (P5 & P6) for critical path method (CPM) scheduling and forensic schedule analysis. He has helped clients identify and investigate scheduling issues that eventually lead to delayed completion dates in order to quantify time loss. This analysis is then used primarily to apportion delay and cost liability on the respective parties involved.
James G. Zack, Jr. is Executive Director, Navigant Construction Forum™ – the construction industry’s global resource for thought leadership and best practices on avoidance and resolution of construction project disputes globally. Formerly, Jim served as Executive Director, Corporate Claims Management, Fluor Corp.; Vice President, PinnacleOne; and Senior Construction Claims Consultant, CH2M HILL, Inc. With more than 40 years’ experience, he is a recognized expert in mitigation, analysis and resolution or defense of construction claims. A Fellow of AACE and RICS, Mr. Zack is a Certified Forensic Claims Consultant, a Certified Construction Manager and a Project Management Professional, as well as a nationally known author and speaker on construction claims.
