Lisa Drake
Mediator
Short Introduction
Combining deep mediation expertise with senior board level business experience, Lisa brings a unique blend of commercial insight, strategic thinking and emotional intelligence. She is particularly skilled at helping organisations, leadership teams and business partners navigate complex disputes, improve communication and identify opportunities for positive change. Clients value her ability to balance commercial realities with relationship dynamics, supporting practical outcomes that strengthen future collaboration.
About Work
Drawing on her experience as a board director, executive coach and conflict consultant, Lisa mediates a wide range of commercial, workplace and organisational disputes. She regularly assists parties in resolving commercial contract disputes, leadership conflicts, shareholder disagreements, workplace grievances, organisational change disputes and partnership matters across a broad range of sectors.
Her background in strategic leadership, organisational development and governance provides valuable insight into the commercial and human factors that drive conflict. Her mediation experience includes high value contractual disputes, intellectual property matters, insolvency issues, discrimination claims, executive relationship breakdowns, group grievances, partnership dissolutions and construction-related disputes. She is particularly experienced in conflicts involving leadership teams, organisational change and complex stakeholder relationships.
Parties value Lisa's energetic, empathetic and commercially focused style. She combines deep preparation, constructive challenge and strong relationship-building skills to help parties achieve durable, forward looking solutions that support both business objectives and long-term working relationships.
Expertise
- Employment & Workplace
- Private Client
- Commercial & Corporate
- Construction, Property & Planning
- Public Sector & Governance
- Culture, Lifestyle & Sport
- Equality & Social Justice
- Industry, Energy & Environment
- Healthcare & Personal Matters
- Technology, Media & IP
Languages
- English
Awards
CEDR Mediator Accreditation
Coaching Accreditation - Henley Business School
Memberships
CMC
