Business First.
Litigation Second.

In business litigation, business interests shape the scope of the litigation.

For most businesses and individuals, litigation is a dreaded, expensive disruption. Even when ultimately vindicated, a lawsuit requires incurring significant time and capital costs that you ordinarily would not bear.

These realities inform our approach to resolving commercial disputes. We treat legal disputes as high-stakes investments given its enormous drain on business and personal resources. Prioritizing time, capital efficiency, and return on investment (ROI) serves as our minimum threshold for client success.

  • $1.37M financial swing generated in 96 hours.

  • 90% reduction in legal exposure pre-answer.

  • $300K demand mitigated to a $60K claim, pre-litigation.

  • 228% increase in severance compensation.

Our objective is to engineer a swift, commercial resolution. Because while disputes are inevitable, litigation is not.

Neither is losing.

Notable Outcomes

Cross-Border Executive Severance: Secured a 228% increase in severance compensation for a private equity associate, raising the company’s initial $43,000 offer to $141,000 after uncovering legal exposure under U.S. and Italian law.

Commercial Defense: Defended Irth Capital against a $300,000 recruiting fee demand, successfully blocking a potential $120,000 account stated claim through pre-suit negotiations and narrowing the dispute to a single $60,000 breach-of-contract claim.

Executive Compensation: Engineered a $45,000 pre-suit settlement with Brooklyn Mirage within 12 days for a former Director of Premium Sales following a no-severance termination and a $60,000 dispute over an unmemorialized commission arrangement.

Landmark Decision: Leveraged New York’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act to expand executive liability in a case of first impression—forcing a staggering 20x settlement multiplier after the defense burned through three law firms and a failed motion to dismiss rather than pay an initial $1,500 balance.

High-Profile Wage & Hour Mediation: Secured favorable, confidential settlement terms for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in an employment mediation involving claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law.

Wrongful Termination Defense: Resolved a ten-count California FEHA wrongful termination lawsuit with just a $30,000 client contribution against a $110,000 settlement demand, securing the remaining balance from a co-defendant.

CIPA Privacy Defense: Obtained a complete voluntary dismissal of a California Information Privacy Act (CIPA) trap-and-trace lawsuit involving six-figure exposure and mandatory statutory attorney’s fees—achieved without settlement or payment

  • 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