Alessandro Bruni

Italian

Mediator

29+ years of experience

Language:

English

Italian

Present Function:

CONCILIA LLC. - Founder, Partner, Board Member, Mediator, ADR Trainer
Professional Mediators accredited by the Italian Ministry of Justice for many ADR Centers
Mediators' Trainer accredited by the Italian Ministry of Justice for many ADR Training Centers
International Mediator, Neutral, Arbitrator accredited by some of the most renowned ADR Centers in the World (see CV)
Trainers’ Trainer, University of Pisa - CISP
Mediation and ADR Lecturer, University of Pisa
Mediation and ADR Lecturer, University of Viterbo
Mediation and Negotiation Trainer, International Academy of Sciences of Peace
Vice-President of the Arbitral Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce of Viterbo
Vice-President of the Italian Section of the European Group of Magistrates for Mediation - GEMME

General Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses

Italian lawyer admitted to the Italian BAR, 2004
Accredited professional Civil and Commercial Mediator, Ministry of Justice, 2010
Accredited professional Conciliator, 2002

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Years of service (+15) served as a trial civil and commercial lawyer, with substantial transaction experience, IP, IT, commercial, business, patent, sport, and art arena.

Professional technical experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

Business and commercial mediator and arbitrator since 1999, accredited by CONCILIA ADR, the Italian leading ADR Provider, and abroad by many ADR Centers of the World (see CV)
Since 2009, Vice-President of the Arbitral Chamber of the Chamber of Commerce of the City of Viterbo.

Memberships and/or accreditations

IMI Certified Mediator and IMI Mediation Advocacy Expert (the first accredited in Italy).
Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators.

Accreditations as a Mediator:
American Arbitration Association - International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR-AAA); Asian Development Bank (ADB); 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 and 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 (IMC); Musaliha International Center for Arbitration and Mediation (MICADR); The Mediation Hub MENA, Dubai UAE; The Center for International Mediators and Arbitrators, England and Wales (CIMA); 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 and Mediation Court of the Caribbean, AMCC; Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration - SADR.

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).

Practical experience of conducting mediation or conciliation or judicial settlement conferences or out-of-court dispute settlements in disputes related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

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).
25+ years of experience handling national and international mediations, conciliations, negotiations, and arbitral procedures as a 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.
Served as a Mediator in more than 7.500 procedures at both the domestic and international levels.
Conducts mediations both in evaluative and in facilitative methods, sometimes also transformative.
Conducts ad-hoc and online mediations, especially in consumer disputes.
Expert in Mediation Advocacy Techniques (MA), and one of the first MA professionals in Italy.
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, Negotiation, Strategic Management of HR, Public Speaking, Self-Motivation, Well-being, EU Law, and 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).
His Company CONCILIA ADR won 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 Reconstruction and the EU Commission.