Marjorie L.

Counsel from major firms to sole practitioners praise the “integrity, determination and communication skills” Mr. Factor brings in crafting agreements with counsel and contentious clients. A partner from a leading entertainment firm extolled: “Max settled a complicated entertainment case a prior mediator was not able to settle. He never gave up.” A partner at a large downtown firm commented: “Max is the mediator to choose for complex business valuation and buy-out issues. He is right on the money.” Another counsel from a major firm commented that Mr. Factor “provides valuable insight into the intricacies of complicated real estate transactions, with knowledge and expertise uncommon among most mediators.”

Both defense and plaintiff’s counsel in employment discrimination and class action negotiations have high praise for Mr. Factor’s ability to ‘read’ a room and use quiet charm, reason and tenacity to handle “the highly charged emotions” so often involved. “If he smells even the hint of a possibility,” one small firm attorney commented, he persists “…until an agreement is reached.” A senior defense counsel in an important discrimination lawsuit describes Max Factor as “an excellent mediator who accomplished a great deal in a short period of time. I would recommend him without reservation.” Another attorney was thrilled when “Max took a [professional malpractice] case on the verge of blowing up, and … brokered a deal with multiple parties, achieving a fair settlement for all.”