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DeGroote Partners

A better way to mediate and arbitrate.
Decisive leadership for special business situations.

  • Mediation & Arbitration

    Because clients want more.

    Can mediators do more to get complex commercial disputes settled? Can they add value earlier in the process? Can they get mediation back to the efficient alternative it used to be? DeGroote Partners provides customized approaches to get deals done. Firm founder John DeGroote has seen disputes from every angle: as the client, as in-house counsel, as outside counsel, as an arbitrator, and as a mediator. He’s clear on what actually gets complex cases resolved — and how that has changed over the past 25 years.
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  • Special Situations/Trustee

    Because complex situations demand business experience,
    legal expertise, and more.

    Special situations are those opportunities in which new leadership can make a real difference, and this is where the team at DeGroote Partners demonstrates their value. Whether it’s an underperforming asset to be maximized, gridlock that must be broken, or a relationship that can’t proceed without an intermediary, John and his team serve as honest brokers with a unique combination of executive, operational, and financial expertise to make a difference.
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John DeGroote Profiled in the Dallas Business Journal

  • “When it comes to mediating business disputes, some things are simple. People want comfortable surroundings, good coffee and snacks, plenty of power outlets and a convenient place to take a walk. Other things are more difficult, such as knowing how much to give and how much to take.”

    John DeGroote
    DBJ FACETIME

Recent Notes

  • What Does Mediation Look Like Now?

    Posted by John DeGroote

    Two months ago we all had to adapt in ways we never imagined, and many of us accomplished things we didn’t anticipate as March began — with automating our office processes and teaching others how to use Zoom for mediation near the top of our list.  With some clients and counsel returning to face-to-face meetings, More...

  • Zoom Mediation for Lawyers 101

    Posted by John DeGroote

    For those ready to mediate on Zoom but need that final nudge to make it happen, John DeGroote, Chris Nolland, and John Shipp recently put on a 1 hour Dallas Bar-sponsored video CLE: “Zoom 101: Mediation for Lawyers.”  In that talk the three videomediation veterans walked through technology, privacy, security, and advocacy questions, as well as how they can More...

  • John DeGroote Listed Among Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America

    Posted by John DeGroote

    DeGroote Partners founder John DeGroote has been named to this year’s list of 500 Leading Lawyers in America by Lawdragon. Mr. DeGroote is a mediator and arbitrator specializing in complex business, technology, and intellectual property matters across the United States and beyond. He is a former global company General Counsel who now serves as the More...

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