We had a commercial litigation mediation after discovery was completed and were assigned a final trial date. Mediation was conducted appx 2 weeks prior to trial date today from 11:00 am to 5 pm. Ehsan and Alnoor conducted the mediation. This is first time in my 35 year plus career that I had two mediators. Whatever since all parties were able to agree on a settlement given the circumstances to avoid uncertainty of trial it was a success. I have no hesitation recommending Venn Mediation, Alnoor and Ehsan.

Wow, mediation is so helpful for disputing co-workers. We honestly thought we would have to fire one or both of them, but Venn Mediation to the rescue! They got these two employees to speak and helped them to resolve their differences. Highly recommend!

Alnoor is an exceptional mediator. He always demonstrates exceptional professionalism and impartiality throughout the mediation process, while fostering an environment of open communication and mutual understanding. His ability to navigate complex discussions ensures fair resolution, always leaving all parties involved satisfied. I highly recommend him for his expertise, tact, and commitment to facilitating constructive dialogue.

Alnoor, is phenomenal! I am so thankful to have met him , and work with Venn Mediation. He is friendly, empathetic, professional and has a great work ethic. Thank you so much! I will definitely recommend Alnoor, and Venn Mediation, to my family and friends.

Was so beneficial being a client of Venn. Alnoor was able to help me with an important work issue that was very difficult for me. He coached me through it the whole way and made me walk in to the issue feeling confident and prepared. Thank you again and highly recommend

Alnoor is spectacular!! I have had the pleasure of working with Alnoor on multiple occasions and I can not say enough good things about his work ethic. He is a friendly and open-minded professional who is able to handle any type of situation flawlessly! Venn Mediation LLC is truly one of the best companies to work with.

I'm so glad I chose Venn Mediation. Ehsan is extremely professional. He is honest, a good listener and meticulous at his job. His calm temperament made me at ease and I never once felt any pressure to make brash decisions. He always made sure I was comfortable with each step before I moved on to the next. I wouldn't have won my case if it wasn't for him. He actually saved my life! I highly recommend Ehsan. Once you meet him, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Wow, so I've now had the honor of mediating with both Alnoor and Ehsan and could certainly extol the virtues of their work as a whole, but let me tell you about Ehsan!

Ehsan radiates kindness, steadiness, and grounded-ness. He is humble, the first to volunteer that he doesn't understand something and willing to take responsibility for the uncomfortable - a trait and ability that creates an enormous amount of space for parties to move through their own discomfort, so they can focus on having the conversation they want to have.

In our mediation, he not only asked the types of general questions that allow parties to recount and explore the conflict but also seamlessly transitioned into gathering specific information, the kind that maps out whether an agreement is viable or not. He honored the self-determination of the parties throughout, communicating with a directness that reflected his respect of the parties and their needs as well as his confidence in maintaining the integrity of the process. His thoroughness and patience in supporting the parties as they navigated their conflict resulted in a representative and comprehensive agreement.

Ehsan and Alnoor are great! They are both patient, kind, and highly skilled in dispute resolution. Would recommend to anyone! Ehsan's negotiating skills helped immensely in a contract dispute my production company had. Both Alnoor and Ehsan are very capable and experienced in online dispute resolution as well!

This is an excellent team with great insight into topical issues and are deeply committed to the de escalation and resolution of conflict situations. The techniques of mediation used with a key eye toward preserving self determination of the parties are remarkable.

I worked with Venn Mediation to help me and a colleague resolve a contract dispute and come to an agreement that works for both of us. We chose mediation because the disagreement was affecting our relationship and without Venn Mediation‘s help we would have had more problems going forward. These guys got us through all the issues that were bothering us and they helped us to identify other related issues that also needed to be addressed. We are really happy with the deal we got to and we would use Venn again!

Venn Mediation was a pleasure to work with and they helped us to get to the outcome we were hoping for, quickly. We had never done mediation before so they explained things clearly, they made us feel comfortable, and they made a difficult situation easier to handle. Most importantly, we were finally able to hear each other which allowed us to come to an agreement. We would recommend them to anyone who has a dispute that feels stuck and needs to be resolved. These guys are awesome!

Alnoor is a compassionate leader with a strong moral compass. His ethical foundation and capacity to empathize suit him well to mediation and helping individuals and groups to jointly reach mutually beneficial agreements. I am confident you will find working him an uplifting experience that will also generate results.

Alnoor Maherali at Venn Mediation is an objective, calm, and thoughtful professional. I greatly admire his ability to think through situations from all angles, his thoroughness in thought and discussion, and his fairness in assessing and resolving situations. Venn would be the first mediators I think of for any dispute resolution.

I know Alnoor Maherali from our time together at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. I took an Advanced Negotiations Skills class with him under the famed Professor Brian Mandell, an intensive two week session of 13 hours of daily theory then practicum in small groups in the philosophies of negotiation and mediation. I had the good fortune of being in a session in which Alnoor acted as the sole mediator. It was a complicated issue to do with warring groups, deep divisions and unresolved grievances in which Alnoor represented a neutral body (i.e. the UN). One participant in the scenario was particularly (and purposefully) an emotional, uncompromising stalwart who simply did not want to budge to reach an agreement. This impasse went on for several hours, but Alnoor smoothly and brilliantly talked this person "off the ledge" while gaining the trust of both sides of the dispute, *and* helped us all eventually reach an agreement we could all live with, including the difficult actor. It was an impressive feat to watch, and I am sure Alnoor's abilities in this regard are partly inborn, but also partly due to his previous career as a Canadian diplomat. I am personally so pleased that Alnoor is using his great gift for mediation now full time, and cannot recommend his services highly enough.

When mediating with the New York Peace Institute, it’s normal to have never worked with your co-mediator previously; you meet them for the first time ten minutes before the mediation begins. While I have now mediated with Alnoor for hours, it was clear to me from the start that he would be an incredible mediator to work with and learn from.

Because I’ve mediated with Alnoor on one case with multiple sessions, I’ve had the privilege of watching him adjust his mediation style to meet the needs of the parties without sacrificing his neutrality or their self-determination. He leans directly into the difficult emotions at the root of a conflict and creates space for the parties to honestly examine their experiences, asking questions, reflecting critical information, identifying shared interests, and moving parties to consider and create their own potential outcomes. Thoughtful, steady, and curious, Alnoor is a deeply effective communicator, both checking in with parties to honor their work throughout the process and collaborating with me to be of the most service possible to the people present. He is self-aware and humble, quick to solicit feedback and to identify areas for improvement and growth, eager to try out new tactics and approaches to support the parties in the session.

Going into a mediation, I’m often mildly nervous about how I’ll work together with my co-mediator -- will we be a good team? Will we be able to provide the parties in conflict with what they need? With Alnoor there was no question: he is not only an excellent co-mediator to work with, but most importantly a phenomenal person to have in the room during a conflict.

Alnoor is a good listener and brings a thoughtfulness, structure and empathy in his approach to tackling problems. His collaborative perspective and way of engaging makes it easy to come to quick, successful, win-win solutions.

Alnoor is one of the most trustworthy and thoughtful people I know. His appreciation for complexity and personal needs, as well as his ability to quick grasp an understanding of Contexts and situations makes him the perfect mediator. Looking at my interactions with Alnoor retrospectively, I think he has always tried to get to the root of the issue and be a personal chaperone to solving problems.