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Welcome to Hoffmann
Mediation - Florida's Business Mediation and Arbitration Specialist
Business litigation is difficult and expensive. Even the smallest
disputes take hours of time from business management, development and
expansion. Business litigation outcomes are often speculative and
unpredictable, accompanied by high litigation costs. Mediation is the
business owner’s only opportunity to resolve commercial disputes
before the expensive litigation process makes settlement futile.
As a former litigator, corporate CEO and experienced mediator and
arbitrator, I am well aware of the needs of business owners and
attorneys in commercial litigation. I have litigated complex matters
involving every aspect of business in many state and federal courts
around the country. I’ve owned and managed privately held businesses,
with lifetime domestic and global sales in excess of US$1B, involving
product development, retail, intellectual property licensing and
publishing. Currently an active commercial mediator and arbitrator
for the American Arbitration Association (and member of the franchise
panel) and an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory
Association, I have mediated and arbitrated numerous cases involving
all types of business matters. I understand that attorneys,
accountants and other professionals need to adequately protect their
clients while business owners need to protect and grow their business
and brand.
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“Hoffmann’s combination of litigation, corporate, dispute
resolution and academic experience make him a leading and highly
successful mediator and arbitrator” |
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My practice as a mediator and arbitrator focuses on your business
and includes:
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Business
“Divorce” and Business Ownership Disputes:
When business owners have difficulty with each other and their
roles within the company, confidential pre-litigation mediation
is the best method of dispute resolution to maintain the
integrity, operations and profitability of the business.
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· Franchise
and Licensing:
Mediation of franchise and license disputes is often required by
the franchise agreement and provides the most efficient means of
dispute resolution while protecting the franchise or licensed
brand.
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Commercial
Contract and Business Torts:
All business disputes involve contracts and commercial
transactions, often with some element of business torts.
Even where no written contract exists, contract terms and
conditions are often applied under law or common business
practice, or business tort principles may arise. This can
be an expensive path to follow - mediation is the preferred
method of revolving complex business disputes.
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· Intellectual
Property:
Resolution of copyright, trademark, patent and trade secret
disputes is best accomplished within the confidential confines
of mediation – these issues are particularly complex and subject
to wide variation in litigation.
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· Investment Disputes:
Business investments involving securities and unregistered
transactions, partnerships, fraud and misrepresentation are
difficult, highly complex matters - controlling outcomes through
business mediation is the best means of resolving these
disputes. |
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