Collaborative law is another method of conflict management and resolution that alternates with the judicial process; it has initiated in the 1990s in the United States of America but has been widely used in Europe, complementing the spectrum of the so-called Alternative Mechanisms of Solution of Controversies, which include negotiation, mediation and commercial arbitration.

In collaborative law, the attorneys of the parties always participate, and there may or may not be neutral third parties (mediators), who in any case participate as a team. It is therefore a more complex process. that involves planned negotiation and an integral solution to the conflict. It is called collaborative because the attorneys of both parties -collaborate- with each other, focusing all their efforts and all their resources on achieving the negotiated agreement that puts an end to the conflict on the understanding that, if an agreement is not reached, the collaborative attorneys will not be able to represent their respective clients in a judicial process or subsequent arbitration under any circumstances.