Lawson advises major corporations, investment funds, and emerging companies in high-stakes disputes against sophisticated counterparties. Routinely upending the playing field against institutional adversaries, Lawson wins under fire like a firefighter works a blaze.

  • When a startup tried to claw back $233K from a founding employee, Lawson took the company for $1.14M in 7 days, a $1.37M financial swing.

  • The following month, Lawson secured a 228% increase (+$98K) in additional severance compensation for a client terminated by their employer, a $7B private equity firm, for alleged “performance” reasons. The employer initially refused to pay more than their opening $43K offer.

  • Recently, when an Am Law 200 firm hit a Qatari-backed investment fund with a $300K placement fee demand, Lawson intervened and pushed back forcing the firm to abandon $240K (80%) of their original demand before filing suit. The parties await the Court’s ruling after fully briefing dismissal papers.

An efficient force multiplier, Lawson engineers asymmetric outcomes that make pre-litigation settlements sound like jury verdicts.

  • Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

    Lowenstein Sandler LLP

    Olshan Frome & Wolosky LLP

  • Law Clerk, Hon. Andrea Masley, J.S.C.
    New York State Supreme Court, Commercial Division (2017)

  • St. John’s University School of Law (J.D., 2016)

    Managing Director,
    Moot Court Honor Society

    Journal of Civil Rights and Economic Development

    Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition

    National Quarterfinalist, 2013,
    Second Best Brief, 2013

    National Finalist, 2014
    Best Brief, 2014

    St. John’s University
    (B.S., 2010)

  • State of New York

    U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

    U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York

  • In September 2025, Lawson secured a $1.14M cash settlement from an AI start up attempting to clawback $233,000 from a founding engineer just before their $10M merger. In a 7-day blitz, Lawson took the company and its board to task, blocking the clawback, and enforcing the client’s equity stake to secure a $1.14M cash payment from the company.

  • The next month, in October 2025, Lawson negotiated a 228% increase in severance compensation for a private equity associate at a major investment firm terminated for alleged “performance” reasons. Despite their General Counsel refusing to revise the initial $43,000 offer, the parties agreed to a final severance package of $141,000 plus 100% carry.

  • Recently, Lawson successfully shielded Irth Capital—an investment firm backed by Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulla Al-Thani of the Qatari royal family—against a $300,000 multi-claim demand from an executive recruiting agency. Facing a powerhouse litigation firm, and an overwhelmingly broad fee entitlement provision, Lawson narrowed the pre-litigation dispute to a single $60,000 claim, slashing the client's exposure by 80%. Irth Capital originally retained Lawson to navigate a federal subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of State Office of Inspector General (OIG) concerning a former U.S. Ambassador who had briefly consulted for the firm.

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