Eric van Ginkel, International Commercial Mediator and International Commercial Arbitrator

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Mediator - Advocacy Coach - Arbitrator

Resolution of International and Domestic Business Disputes

Integrity - Skill - Solutions

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Eric is confident that he can help you resolve your commercial or personal injury dispute. He has expertise in:

intellectual property related disputes including
patent, trademark, copyright and know-how license agreements;

biotech co-development deals (including governance issues);

distributorship and agency agreements;

corporate or partnership dissolutions;

shareholders' agreements;

joint venture or strategic alliance break-ups;

mergers and acquisitions that may have run into problems;

financial transactions, such as loans, guarantees, trust matters and related banking issues;

commercial real estate developments, purchase and sales;

and virtually every other type of business dispute.

auto and train accidents, slips and falls, dogbites, toxic mold, medical malpractice, fraud and other types of personal injury and other tort disputes.

Eric offers FREE pre-mediation conferencing, which greatly assists in having a successful outcome of your mediation sessions.   Please see the Fee Schedule for details.

Welcome, and thank you for visiting Eric's website.

Eric van Ginkel is an experienced arbitrator and mediator, and Adjunct Professor at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution of Pepperdine University School of Law, where he teaches Alternative Dispute Resolution, International Investment Disputes, and Introduction to the Legal Process.

In 2005, 2006, and again in 2007, Eric was honored as one of the "Super Lawyers" in Southern California by Los Angeles Magazine and Law and Politics Media, as one of a small group of ADR specialists. Please see Eric's Bio for other details.



Eric van Ginkel serves the United States District Courtfor the Central District of California, the California Superior Court and the Court of Appeal by mediating and arbitrating court-mandated disputes. These often include personal injury cases and other tort actions, anything from auto accidents and slips and falls to toxic mold cases, but also some breach of contract cases.

Eric sees the mediation process as a continuum between facilitative and evaluative mediation. This means that Eric often begins a mediation session being facilitative, gradually becoming more evaluative. He approaches every mediation process with integrity, patience, persistence and creativity. Eric aims to assist the parties in transforming their “positions” into “solutions” that better match their underlying interests, values and long-term goals.

For an introduction to mediation in the US, and in California in particular, please read "Mediation under National Law: United States of America", by clicking here:

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