Consultant

Patrick Lau

Prior to working with In-Accord, Pat Lau was a workplace mediator at Intel Corporation from 2010 to 2024. After his first conflict management class many years ago, Pat became fascinated with alternative ways to address and resolve workplace conflict. In 2013, he co-founded and, for over ten years, led Intel’s Collaborative Mediation Program. This in-house workplace mediation program helped resolve challenging conflicts among co-workers, peer managers, team members, supervisors, and subordinates.

Pat has served as a presenter at numerous national conferences and been published in the Corporate Mediation Journal and in the 2nd Edition of Managing Conflict by David Liddle. He has conducted numerous mediation training sessions, regularly volunteers as a mediator for small claims cases for the Multnomah County Circuit Court and is also Past Chair of the Oregon Mediation Association Workplace Special Interest Group.

Pat’s previous career was in engineering, and he holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering from Stanford and Southern Methodist University. Married with two daughters, Pat enjoys family vacations in Montana, cycling, coaching soccer and long walks with their two Newfoundland dogs.

Contact Information

Email:
Plau@inaccordnw.com

Expertise:

Mediation, Facilitation