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How To Make Med-Arb Work – Yeah Right

“Do you believe in Med-Arb?” I asked a colleague today.

“Hell yes, I’ve even seen it done” she replied conspiratorially – as if we were talking about modern day witches or UFOs.

How such a bastardized process gets any traction in our wonderful profession is beyond me, but you be the Judge.

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Geoff Sharp

Geoff Sharp is a Commercial Mediator from Wellington, New Zealand. Geoff works in the Asia Pacific region, including New Zealand, Malaysia, Thailand and Pacific Islands. He is a mediator resolving business problems. He is a fellow of the International Academy of Mediators and mediates complex and hotly debated litigation covering… MORE >

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