Lawson represents plaintiffs and defendants in high-stakes matters against sophisticated counterparties in complex commercial disputes and bet-the-company litigation. He also advises corporations and executives in connection with third-party government subpoenas regularly interfacing with the DOJ, FBI, DEA, DHS, CBP, and OIG.

Against improbable odds, his pre-litigation settlements read like jury verdicts.

In a seven-day window during a pending $10M merger, Lawson inverted a company’s attempted clawback of $233,000 from a founding engineer into a $1.14 million payment from the company.          

In negotiations with a $7B investment firm, Lawson turned a $43,000 severance offer for a “performance” termination into a $141,000 exit package.           

Against the Brooklyn Mirage, Lawson negotiated a no-severance termination into a $45,000 settlement in 12 days.

His defensive wins mirror his recoveries.

Against a prominent staffing agency, Lawson neutralized the agency’s $300K fee demand despite their recovery successes against other defendants.

In a 10-count California FEHA lawsuit seeking $100,000, Lawson reduced his client’s exposure to $30,000 while the co-defendant funded the balance.*

In a vendor dispute, Lawson turned an inbound demand to return a $50,000 fee into an inbound wire of $75,000 in exchange for mutual releases.

*Lawson negotiated settlement terms in coordination with local counsel who handled administrative filings.

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