Lawson represents founders, C-suite executives, and institutional investment funds in high-stakes corporate disputes. During a $10M merger, Lawson thwarted a startup’s attempted clawback of $233K from a founding employee and secured the employee a cash settlement of $1.14M—representing a $1.37M financial swing—in 7 days. The next month, Lawson negotiated a 228% increase in severance compensation for a private equity associate terminated for “performance reasons” increasing the original $43K package to $141K. Most recently, when a powerhouse litigation firm demanded $300K from a client, an investment fund backed by the Qatari royal family, Lawson exposed deficiencies in their demand causing the law firm to abandon the $300K amount to
Lawson routinely reverses asymmetric postures into decisive wins.
Retained seven days prior to the closing of a $10M merger, Lawson represented a founding engineer facing a pretextual termination designed to trigger an aggressive clawback of his vested equity. By precisely timing pre-litigation disclosures and forcing an emergency weekend Board resolution, Lawson defeated the $233K clawback attempt and secured 1,000,000 shares—delivering a $1.14M cash wire at closing and orchestrating a $1.37M total financial swing in just 7 days.
When a top-tier private equity firm terminated an executive under the guise of "performance" issues and offered a lowball opening severance of $43K, Lawson intervened. By dismantling the firm's pretextual narrative and establishing clear exposure under the employment framework, he forced a 228% increase (+$98K), securing a $141K total severance package.
$240K Liability Reduction & Active Motion to Dismiss (Am Law 200 Defense)
Defending a Qatari-backed investment fund against a $300K placement fee demand from an Am Law 200 firm, Lawson mounted aggressive pre-suit pushback. His tactical intervention forced the opposing firm to abandon 80% ($240K) of its claimed entitlement prior to filing suit for a reduced $60K. The parties currently await the Court’s ruling after fully briefing dismissal papers.
