Regaining a framework for dialogue.
Mediation in Geneva: structured, confidential and balanced, for family, inheritance, financial, professional and neighbour disputes. In person or remotely, in Switzerland and abroad.
- Who is it for?Individuals, families, heirs, neighbours, business partners, teams, companies, non-governmental organisations and cross-border situations.
- When the relationship must continueCo-parenting, neighbours, family businesses: preserving the relationship matters as much as settling the dispute.
- When law alone is insufficientEmotions, timing, reputation, future use: what court proceedings leave unresolved.
- Practical optionsWorkable scenarios rather than entrenched positions, in a process fully compatible with the involvement of lawyers.
Complex conflicts, handled calmly.
A structured space to clarify issues, restore dialogue and develop resolution options.
Family, separation, co-parenting
Parental arrangements, finances, communication, children's schedules, post-separation coordination and relationship maintenance.
Successions & indivisions
Distribution, property use, heir disagreements, decision deadlocks, tensions over real estate, assets or heirlooms.
Voisinage & habitat
Nuisances, usage boundaries, construction, easements, common spaces, condominiums, maintenance, neighbourhood and conflict prevention.
Partners, SMEs & teams
Role distribution, governance, partner tensions, interpersonal conflicts, contractual grey areas, commitment realignment.
Cross-border situations
Disputes involving people or interests located in several countries, sometimes with differences in language, culture or ways of approaching dialogue.
A clear, transparent process.
The process is presented clearly to provide a readable, confidential framework conducive to finding practical solutions.
Brief meeting to understand the situation, verify framework suitability and identify the parties involved.
Mediation framework
The ground rules: neutrality, voluntary participation, confidentiality, the mediator's role and, where relevant, the place of lawyers.
Working sessions
Clear agenda, active listening, reframing, interest clarification, option exploration and, if needed, separate meetings.
Building options
Moving from positions to scenarios: practical solutions, real costs, side effects, timing and sustainability.
Formalization
Drafting a framework agreement or summary document that can be reviewed, consolidated and, if needed, legally formalised.
Michael Netter · Mediator
Michael Netter
Michael Netter is a mediator based in Geneva and active throughout French-speaking Switzerland. With solid legal training capped by admission to the Bar, enriched by studies in philosophy, and international mediation accreditation (CEDR), he combines professional rigour with sensitivity to the human dimensions of conflict.
His approach draws on philosophical reflection on dialogue, restorative justice and alternative dispute resolution. He works with family, inheritance, professional, neighbourhood and property conflicts, in person or remotely.
His sessions aim to create a structured framework where everyone is heard and practical solutions can emerge, far from judicial theatrics, close to the reality of the issues.
Clear, attentive and measured presence.
Rebuilding dialogue starts with a conversation.
A first conversation, brief, confidential and without commitment, helps establish whether mediation suits your situation. Describe it in a few lines: you will receive a first reply within 24 to 48 hours.
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