About Us
Our Vision
Our vision is to provide you a conflict resolution partner who will seek solutions that satisfy. We empower parties to embrace multidisciplinary mediation because this alternative to the conventional justice system is the first option for any dispute.
Our Expertise
We offer experienced professionals from both the law and from other industries. Our passion, knowledge, wisdom and collaboration provides you the best possible partner for resolving your conflict with a NMAS accredited mediator.
Our Services
We provide a wide range of services that are designed to meet the needs of any dispute. From small two party disputes to complex multi party cases, we have got you mediated.
Our Design
Unlike traditional mediation or court ordered mediation we believe in a truly bespoke conflict resolution process based on our philosophy that Conversation = Resolution.
Our Teachings
Do you need a presentation, training or panel member for mediation. Looking for a dispute resolution board or conflict avoidance strategic advice? Simple clauses requiring mediation prior to litigation or more conflict resolution boards may assist.
Our Expertise
Michelle Antonio LLB, LLM
Click HERE to view a short form CV of Michelle Antonio who boasts an impressive legal journey, blending extensive private practice and in-house roles as General Counsel with ASX and Singaporean stock exchange listed entities, along with senior government experience. Renowned for her practical approach, unwavering integrity, and strategic mindset, Michelle stands out for her commercial acumen, advocacy skills, and innovative thinking.
Admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 2004, Michelle initially honed her skills in private practice and appearing regularly in courts, commissions and tribunals. She then spent over a decade in-house spanning Australia and international jurisdictions. Her track record of 20 years legal practice resolving seemingly insurmountable litigation is a testament to her prowess. Michelle has successfully handled complex cases that others deemed "unsettlable," turning failed mediations into successful resolutions.
Armed with a Masters of Laws from the University of Melbourne in addition to her Bachelor of Laws and Mediation Accreditation (NMAS) she also draws on her extensive practical and business understanding in the the Construction, Mining, and Energy industries in Australia, Asia and the Middle East.
What sets Michelle apart is not just her dispute background but also her wealth of corporate and government experience. In addition to her executive C-suite positions in corporate and government organisations she has served as a board member for organisations such as the WA Disability Services Commission. Her CV demonstrates the breadth of her industry expertise. She is a member of the Law Society of Western Australia as well as a panel mediator for the Resolution Institute and the Small Business Development Corporation. Michelle's insights into government at all levels, combined with over a decade of business experience, creates an invaluable mediator.
Michelle's extensive network in multiple industries and within the legal profession reflects her standing as a top-tier practitioner and person. Engaging MEDIATUS with Michelle as your mediator ensures not just legal expertise but a holistic perspective enriched by her multifaceted background.
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Our Services
Your Path
Truly bespoke and customised to avoid or even run parallel to existing dispute processes and litigation. MEDIATUS can amplify the myriad of solutions that exist outside traditional legal remedies. We work with you and if requested with your lawyers.
Your Footprint
MEDIATUS aims to reduce your conflict footprint. Just as a carbon footprint measures environmental impact, a conflict footprint gauges the energy expended through disputes which leave a lasting imprint on relationships and resources.
Your Location
We offer face to face services in most capital cities of Australia but can also provide online options and mediation overseas. Our specialists have experience servicing clients all over the world and have expertise in multiple jurisdictions.
Your Experts
Our Chief Mediation Officer Michelle Antonio, has practised as a lawyer for 20 years. With experience in multiple areas of the law and having worked across multiple jurisdictions you can choose a standard mediation with a sole mediator or agree to collaboratively include independent industry experts.
Your Lawyers
We work with your legal team. We do not offer legal advice or perform legal services. Instead we have experts that know the system, know the lawyers and have appeared in court. MEDIATUS understands the time, cost and effort that the legal process takes from clients.
Your Design
Partner with MEDIATUS to design a mediation most likely to achieve a satisfying solution for your matter.
Our Design
CMO Mediation
Litigation Fatigue Mediation
Energy Saver Mediation
At MEDIATUS we wish to make mediation accessible to everyone. Our Chief Mediation Officer (CMO), Michelle Antonio, can be appointed as a mediator. Alternatively she can be engaged to assist you to navigate your corporate dispute in a manner that best suits your organisation.
Energy Saver Mediation
Litigation Fatigue Mediation
Energy Saver Mediation
Court ordered mediation occurs after significant legal fees have been incurred. MEDIATUS offers you private mediation prior to such expenditure. This model is perfect for the CFO or commercial manager when you need to focus on your business balance sheet and your relationships.
Litigation Fatigue Mediation
Litigation Fatigue Mediation
Litigation Fatigue Mediation
After proceedings have commenced or even after a court appointed mediation has occurred it is worth engaging MEDIATUS. This model is helpful to assist the CEO or Board exit the legal system in a final manner. It is focused on a Win/Win outcome rather than a concede defeat and retreat strategy.
General Counsel Mediation
Judicial Support Mediation
Litigation Fatigue Mediation
In-house counsel often identify a matter that requires an external firm to be briefed for litigation assistance. When facing the challenges of internal budgets and stakeholder expectations use this MEDIATUS model. Designed by a former General Counsel for in-house legal teams like you.
Judicial Support Mediation
Judicial Support Mediation
Judicial Support Mediation
Use MEDIATUS to partner with former judicial officers in your mediation. Our CMO isolates the legal aspects of the matter providing a model focused on the quality not the quantity of time spent with the retired judicial officer. We support you access retired judiciary availability in a commercially sensible structure.
DIY Design
Judicial Support Mediation
Judicial Support Mediation
No two disputes are identical so work with MEDIATUS to design your own mediation model. Unlike a court, a tribunal or most other forms of binding decisions that are arbitrarily imposed, your mediation process and dispute clauses are limited only by your imagination.
Our Teachings
Experience the benefits of mediation and engage MEDIATUS to present or speak about mediation and conflict avoidance at your organisation or team building event.
