Ewout Goudsmedt

Multi-party conflict within the care sector
Mediation across more than twenty-five parties in a politically sensitive context, focused on restoring constructive dialogue and workable agreements between stakeholders.

Workplace conflict in an international technical production environment
Mediation between a manager and a senior employee after prolonged tensions, where continued escalation risked the loss of hard-to-replace technical expertise.

Team conflict within a top-tier institution
Guiding a management team through a breakdown in collaboration and unclear roles, at a point where dysfunction at the top was starting to affect the work below it.

Shareholder conflict within a French scale-up
Guidance on restructuring the working relationship, governance and decision-making.

Board-level conflict within a mid-sized organisation
An escalating employment matter focused on recalibrating roles, responsibilities and working relationships.

Partnership dispute
Mediation after stalled negotiations over profit-sharing, strategy and the continuation of the partnership.

Strategic escalation advice to a board of a commercial federation
Sparring with the board and external counsel on the choice between continuing to litigate, settling, or reopening negotiations.

Internal escalation within the insurance sector
Advising on highly escalated claims files where the tension ran between commercial exposure and internal decision-making.

Negotiation programme within a specialised defence unit
Development and delivery of a multi-day programme on negotiation in an intercultural context.

Training and advice within the civil-law notary profession
Applying negotiation and mediation skills to complex notarial files.

International negotiation simulations
Design and organisation of large-scale simulations in an international context.