David W. Ichel is a Chambers USA top-ranked mediator. He is an AAA and ICDR panel mediator and arbitrator, a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and the Academy of Court Appointed Neutrals.  This article updates an article Mr. Ichel previously published in the New York Law Journal, David W. Ichel, “How to Avoid and Break Mediation Impasse,” N.Y. Law Journal (Oct. 24, 2023).