Federico Antich is a law graduate of the University of Firenze and holds an LLM in U.S. and Global Business Law from Suffolk University Law School.
A seasoned Attorney at Law licensed to practice in Italy, he pioneered the practice of mediation in his Country, having managed since 1999 more than 5.000 mediations. He is currently accredited by several mediation organizations including internationally (like CEDR and IMI). He was the first Italian to be inducted as a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators and currently serves as the President of the Italian Delegation of the Mediation Center for Europe, the Mediterranean and the Middle East and as Co-Chair of the IBA – Mediation Committee.
An Affiliated Professional of the American Bar Association and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, since 2003 he has been teaching about the theory and practice of non-contentious dispute resolution and received certification as a Trainer of Trainers in mediation by CEDR, by Mediation Works Inc. and as a Trainer in higher education by the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning at Harvard University.
