LEGAL

Sergio Fontana

Civil & Commercial Mediator

Sergio is a civil and commercial mediator, certified both in Italy (enrolled in the Register of Mediators of the Ministry of Justice) and abroad (CEDR - IMI), and is in charge of the Modena office of the InMedio Mediation Body, enrolled in no. 149 of the Register of Mediation Bodies at the Ministry.  He has also been a mediator at the Modena Bar Association Mediation Body since 2010, Resolutia (Dispute Management) and CEAM (European Centre of Arbitration and Mediation).  With more than 15 years of experience, Sergio has a background in mediation mainly abroad and has practised both nationally (throughout Italy) and internationally.  He knows the tools to handle civil disputes of all kinds, specialising in inheritance, property divisions, real rights in general, medical liability and others.  Among other services, hecan also provide specific advice on handling high-stakes mediations by accompanying lawyers in mediation and preparing the parties themselves at the mediation table to get the most out of the procedure. Sergio's main aim is to transform conflict from a problem into an opportunity, both at interpersonal and corporate level. This second aspect leads to another area of expertise which is workplace mediation, i.e. conflict management in the workplace.  This subject, which is very common abroad and only embryonic in Italy, consists in providing structured companies with a professional specialised in conflict management in order to train HR or other top management figures with the appropriate advice for managing internal and external conflicts and in generational transition. Sergio has been part of the Valenti Legal and Business professional Network since 2024.

Areas of expertise: Civil and Commercial Mediation

Languages: Italian, English

Mail: sergio.fontana@valentilegalandbusiness.com

Location: Italy