Michal Lipschitz, Mediation and Conflict Management

The firm of Michal Lipschitz, Mediation and Conflict Management, is a renowned firm with longstanding reputation, which assists in mediating complex disputes and conflicts successfully, efficiently and skillfully, through a professional and concise proceeding, with attention to all of the aspects which may arise during the mediation, both business-economic and emotional.

Michal Lipschitz emphasizes professionalism, efficiency, devotion, creativity and discreetness, all with a personal and compassionate approach. Michal Lipschitz has many years of professional experience, both in the academy and in practice, including the management of thousands of mediation cases in a variety of topics including complex multilateral disputes and highly publicized legal disputes.

Michal Lipschitz is listed in the Courts’ Administration Mediators List which is issued pursuant to the Court Regulations (Mediators List) 2017.

The Firm’s Guiding Principles

Michal Lipschitz believes that mediation is a worldview and a way of life. A mission in a world that is full of disputes and conflicts. Michal believes that the best solution is the one which the parties accept and agree to.

In the framework of her mediation management Michal Lipschitz integrates 3 schools of mediations – transformative mediation, narrative mediation and settlement-oriented mediation. This combination, together with her longstanding accumulated experience, enables Michal to assuredly pave the way from a dispute to a settlement and the signing of a mediation agreement. The personal approach that Michal developed customizes the management of each and every case. Each case received tailormade attention in accordance with its circumstances, complexities and the variety of legal issue that arise from it, with solutions and reference to the needs and goals of each of the parties, until the dispute is resolved in a pleasant, relaxed and focused atmosphere.

From the transformative mediation approach, Michal applies her vast experience in order to create a real dialogue between the parties, change their perceptions of each other, and normalize the relationship up to a level that enables them to reach a mediation settlement. Michal weaves narrative mediation elements into the process in order to create a more accurate narrative for each of the parties. This narrative sets the foundation for a new shared reality concept in order to build sustainable mediation. In addition, Michal utilizes her legal education and longstanding experience in order to conduct a legal evaluation of the case.

Legal Education and Academic Experience

Michal Lipschitz has an M.A. in Law and Public Administration from the Hebrew University and second-degree studies from the Dispute Research, Management and Settlement Department. She graduated from the mediation courses of the Israeli Mediation and Negotiation Center, the family mediation course of Gomeh and a practicum – guided mediation practice in Gevim, positive psychology courses in the Reichman University and the personal coaching course of Toot Communication.

Michal Lipschitz lectured and guided mediation workshops for several years in the mediation course of the law faculty of the Hebrew University and in the Dispute Research Department and she is invited occasionally to lecture on this field in various forums.

The firm receives referrals for mediation and dispute resolution from: the various courts, public sector and government agencies, leading law firms, business firms and private individuals who wish to settle disputes through dialogue and compromise and/or receive counsel in the framework of significant proceedings. It should be noted that in some of cases the referral to Michal Lipschitz’s firm predates the legal proceedings.

The Types of Disputes that the Firm Mediates:
Libel and defamation disputes:
Lawsuits against media outlets and journalists, offensive social media publications.
Music industry disputes between artists, composers and personal managers.
Business disputes in various companies between managers, partners and/or shareholders.
Lawyer – client relationships and legal fees disputes.
Contractual disputes.
Marital status disputes – including divorces, nuptial agreements and joint parenting agreements, disputes relating to family wealth management including wills, estates and division of properties.

The Mediation Parties

Senior officials, executives and entrepreneurs from leading companies, mayors, politicians, actors, singers, journalists, reporters and news anchors, private businesspersons, law firms and private clients.