Louis J. Bongiovanni's Mediation Background

Member BCAMI: British Columbia Arbitration and Mediation Institute

Mediator with an innate passion for negotiation and mediation. Experience resolving disputes involving real estate (between brokers, realtors, developers, builders, buyers and sellers), insurance (personal injury), and partnerships (partnership agreement) mediations.

Over 30 years of commercial and residential real estate negotiations. Negotiation is the essential part of the mediation process. Since the process is a meeting of willing minds to settle a dispute, generally, the mediation process results in a successful and a satisfactory agreement.

Mediation - Arbitration training and experience:

• B.C. Arbitration and Mediation Institute - arbitration instructor Harry Hunter C.Arb
• Mediated personal injury insurance cases for private and public insurers
• Mediated and arbitrated on the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board's Arbitration Committee. Introduced mediation to FVREB
• Justice Institute of BC - conflict resolution and mediation courses
• BC International Commercial Arbitration Center - commercial mediation courses
• Harvard Law School - The Negotiation (Mediation) Project Workshop
• University of Calgary - Bachelor of Arts - Law and Society Major
• In 1989, started mediation business in Calgary