Pete Desrochers

Certified Mediator and Arbitrator in the US and Canada

Senior Mediator · Certified Mediator and Arbitrator

Pete is a certified mediator and arbitrator in both the United States and Canada. He is one of Canada’s Chartered Mediators and has completed over 3,800 mediations covering 13 countries and four continents. His portfolio of high-profile mediations includes working with the U.S. soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan and Germany; a firefighters’ labor dispute; a wrongful death suit; several trade agreements between Asian countries; the kidnapping of a child to Japan during a custody battle and the murder of a celebrity. Pete’s corporate mediation focuses primarily on workplace issues, bullying, wrongful dismissal, contracts, morale and the alleged failures of parties to provide goods or services at the agreed price, at the agreed time and of the agreed quality. His outstanding family mediation skills center specifically on divorce & separation, wills & estates, as well as seniors’ issues. He founded several family support groups such as “Moving Forward” and “Children in the Middle”. Pete is the founder of “The Negotiators”, with offices in Atlanta, Denver, Chicago, Las Vegas, Calgary and Edmonton. He is also a regular judge at the World University Mediation Games held annually in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Finally, Pete is a certified Hostage Negotiator and Crisis Communications expert.