Cooper Mediation and Trails Youth Initiative send out our heartfelt thanks for all the support of this year’s edition of Vancestock and one last polite and respectful request for you to consider donating to Vancestock. Please remember that 100% of your donation goes directly to Trails Youth...
Vancestock X: A COVID-Friendly, Physically Distant Day of Music and Fundraising REGISTER TODAY! Cooper Mediation is excited that registration for this year's Vancestock is now open. Vancestock X, an annual fundraiser for Trails Youth Initiatives, takes place on Saturday, September 18, 2021. Doors open at 1 pm and the...
[ View PDF Version ] In mid-March, 2020, Canadian life as we knew it changed very dramatically. Mediation was able to continue by reason of the collective will of government, the judiciary and, most of all, lawyers and litigants. Initially, there was an optimistic view that mediations...
I would like to tell you that 100% of the matters which we mediate are resolved at mediation. This would be an overstatement to be sure. While a substantial majority of matters brought to mediation resolve on the day of the mediation, there is an...
We can't believe that we are now in month 11 since we’ve been in the company of our colleagues, clients, and friends. With this in mind, we wanted to take a moment to send you a video message from Vance Cooper, Jonathan Cooper, Logan Cooper...
Benjamin Franklin said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail”. I suggest that the judicious use of a pre-mediation conference (“PMC”) can help all those involved in an upcoming mediation to maximize the prospects for productive, effective and efficient discussions and the...
I know what you must be thinking after reading the title of this blog post. What do a playground toy and a piece of hardware have to do with negotiation and mediation? No, I haven’t lost my marbles. If you have a little patience and...
Cooper Mediation is pleased to announce that Toronto-based mediator Vance Cooper has been inducted to the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (CADN). Vance was welcomed to the CADN following a peer-vote review and completion of due diligence client interviews. CADN is an...
Cooper Mediation is pleased to announce our sponsorship of the Blues and Roots Radio International Song of the Year Competition (Male, Female, and Duo/Group). The mediators at Cooper Mediation have a passion for music and are heavily involved in the Toronto music scene. Cooper Mediation hosts...
“You have top priority!” In most circumstances, you’d probably be happy to hear that you’re first in line – to own a new, hotly-anticipated product; to reserve concert tickets for your favourite band’s upcoming tour; or while on hold waiting to speak to a representative...