Qu'est-ce que la médiation commerciale ?

Un processus volontaire et confidentiel où un tiers neutre aide les parties à résoudre leur différend d'affaires et à conclure une entente, sans passer par un procès.

Combien de temps prend une médiation ?

La plupart des dossiers se règlent en quelques jours à quelques semaines, là où un litige judiciaire peut s'étirer sur plusieurs années.

La médiation est-elle confidentielle ?

Oui. Tout ce qui est dit ou écrit durant la médiation est protégé et n'est pas recevable en preuve. Le médiateur est tenu au secret professionnel le plus strict.

Comment se déroule une médiation ?

Analyse confidentielle du dossier, cadrage des véritables enjeux, séances de discussion structurées (incluant des caucus privés au besoin), puis rédaction d'une entente sur mesure validée par les parties.

Qui paie les honoraires du médiateur ?

Les honoraires sont généralement partagés en parts égales entre les parties, sur une base horaire convenue à l'avance dans le protocole de participation.

Dans quels domaines Me de Kovachich intervient-elle ?

Conflits entre associés, restructuration et transfert d'entreprise, marchés financiers, expropriation, construction, assurances, litiges contractuels et dossiers institutionnels.

Commercial & Corporate Mediation

Quick and lasting resolutions for your complex business disputes.

Former Tribunal President and pioneer of the practice, Me Hélène de Kovachich designs custom processes to permanently resolve disputes for SMEs, government departments, and law firms, without the quagmire of a trial.

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Me Hélène de Kovachich, mediator in commercial and corporate law

Intervention formats

Three rigorous approaches,
the same standard of excellence.

Discover how the experience of the judiciary is put to work for the economic, business, and human realities of your organization or business.

Protecting the continuity of your operations.

Commercial & Corporate Mediation

Major disputes between partners, governance crises, or contractual litigation directly threaten the value and future of a business. Me de Kovachich steps in as a neutral and rigorous third party to restore rational dialogue, defuse emotional tension, and co-construct a viable economic outcome at a lower cost in terms of time, money, and operational energy.

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Protecting the continuity of your operations.

Commercial & Corporate Mediation

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Signing of an agreement following a co-mediation, with Me Hélène de Kovachich present

Bringing together two areas of expertise for the most complex cases.

Specialized Co-mediation & Public Affairs

For multi-party conflicts, high-tension breakdowns, or disputes involving public administrations, co-mediation brings together two mediators with complementary skills. Two perspectives, the same rigor: the necessary finesse to unlock what a single mediator could not resolve.

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Bringing together two areas of expertise for the most complex cases.

Specialized Co-mediation & Public Affairs

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Me Hélène de Kovachich addressing the parties, file in hand, in an institutional setting

Securing major strategic transitions.

Partnering & Business Transfer

Buying, selling, or taking over an SME is a pivotal moment where the human dimension is just as critical as the financial stakes. Partnering, supported by a co-mediation process, helps guide the buyer and seller to defuse hidden areas of friction, align visions, and ensure a smooth and sustainable transition of power.

Plan a transfer support

Securing major strategic transitions.

Partnering & Business Transfer

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Areas of expertise

Expertise forged
in the most demanding situations.

Over 1,000 complex files managed in Quebec and internationally.

Workplace and shareholder disputes

Disagreements, governance deadlocks, and shareholder exits.

Workplace and shareholder disputes

Disagreements, governance deadlocks, and shareholder exits.

Restructuring, Transfer & Succession

Business acquisition, entrepreneurial succession, buying and selling of SMEs, and succession conflicts.

Restructuring, Transfer & Succession

Business acquisition, entrepreneurial succession, buying and selling of SMEs, and succession conflicts.

Financial markets (AMF)

Accredited mediations and mandates with the AMF.

Financial markets (AMF)

Accredited mediations and mandates with the AMF.

Administrative law

Expertise drawn from her practice as a judge-mediator at the TAQ: expropriation, municipal taxation, and permits.

Administrative law

Expertise drawn from her practice as a judge-mediator at the TAQ: expropriation, municipal taxation, and permits.

Construction & Infrastructure

Disputes between owners, contractors, and suppliers.

Construction & Infrastructure

Disputes between owners, contractors, and suppliers.

Insurance & Litigation

Complex disputes between insureds, insurers, and third parties.

Insurance & Litigation

Complex disputes between insureds, insurers, and third parties.

Contractual disputes

Commercial contract breaches and service disputes.

Contractual disputes

Commercial contract breaches and service disputes.

Institutional Files

Calls for tenders, mediations for departments, governments, and Crown corporations.

Institutional Files

Calls for tenders, mediations for departments, governments, and Crown corporations.

What makes us unique

With Hélène de Kovachich, Groupe Option Médiation offers undisputed and recognized expertise, exceptional experience, and a capacity to design highly creative solutions.

Mediation offers parties a tailored dispute resolution process that takes into account the context and available resources; it forges solid and lasting agreements through the commitment and consent of the parties, whereas traditional judicial adjudication can impose a rigid and impersonal framework and expose them to significant risks.

Frequently asked questions

What business leaders and lawyers ask most often.

The essentials to know before starting a settlement process.

What is commercial mediation?

A voluntary, confidential process in which a neutral third party helps the parties resolve their business dispute and reach an agreement, without going to trial.

How long does a mediation take?

Most files settle within a few days to a few weeks, where court litigation can drag on for several years.

Is mediation confidential?

Yes. Everything said or written during the mediation is protected and inadmissible as evidence. The mediator is bound by the strictest professional secrecy.

How does a mediation unfold?

Confidential review of the file, framing of the real issues, structured discussion sessions (including private caucuses where needed), then drafting of a tailored agreement validated by the parties.

Who pays the mediator’s fees?

Fees are generally shared equally between the parties, at an hourly rate agreed in advance in the participation protocol.

In which areas does Me de Kovachich practise?

Shareholder and partner disputes, restructuring and business transfer, financial markets, expropriation, construction, insurance, contractual disputes and institutional files.