As the founder of Argentina’s Libra Foundation, Gladys Stella Álvarez has championed the use of mediation as an effective method of dispute resolution and has seen its implementation adopted in several Latin American countries.Álvarez, a lawyer who specialized in Alternative Dispute Resolution, serves as an Appellate Judge in Argentina’s National Civil Court of Appeals and was instrumental in convincing the Argentine Congress to approve its 1995 Mediation Law. Her work to present effective and economical means of dispute resolution has effected positive change of lasting public value to the quality of life of Argentina’s communities, workplaces, and society.
