Litigation/Disputes

We advise corporations and institutions on commercial disputes involving breach of contract, fraud, unfair competition, breach of fiduciary duty, equity clawbacks, and control contests. From advising founders and employee shareholders on equity entitlements and vesting schedules to litigation arising from contested repurchase agreements, and challenges to equity forfeiture, clients can expect experience-backed counsel when navigating the complexities of corporate transactions and disputes involving executive compensation.

Whether in the boardroom or courtroom, we deliver trial-level outcomes without trial-level costs resolving disputes that produce triple-digit gains (+389% and +228%) for clients.

On Offense

  • Negotiated additional $98,000 in severance compensation (a 228% uplift) increasing the final amount from $43,000 to $141,000.

  • Converted a $233K defensive clawback attempt into a $1.14M settlement payment—a $907,000 swing in the client's favor. Achieved in 7 days amidst $10M company merger.

  • Secured $125,000 in combined settlements on $140,000 in contested balances, achieving a 90% recovery rate within 72 hours of engagement.

  • Negotiated a $0 severance termination into a $45,000 severance payment from concert venue Brooklyn Mirage.

On Defense

  • Resolved a 10-count employment complaint carrying $150K in exposure—capping client liability at $30K while shifting 70% of settlement costs to co-Defendant.

  • Secured a voluntary dismissal of a nine-figure California class action without filing a formal appearance or paying any settlement amount.

  • Reduced a $49,000 demand in ABC proceeding to a $5,000 nuisance settlement—a 90% liability reduction.

  • We represent Fortune 500 companies and executives in high-stakes commercial disputes in state and federal courts, agency tribunals, and private arbitration.

    Our experience includes successful representations in matters involving:

    • Breach of contract and business tort claims

    • Shareholder, partnership, and joint venture disputes

    • Equity Clawback disputes

    • Fraud, misrepresentation, and fiduciary duty claims

    • Restrictive covenant and trade secret litigation

    • Disputes arising from mergers, acquisitions, and earn-outs

  • We regularly advise employers on a broad range of matters, involving discrimination, retaliation, harassment claims, wage and hour disputes, and issues relating to restrictive covenants and trade secrets.

    In severance matters, we outperform industry benchmarks. The industry average for C-suite executives across all industries is approximately 31 weeks of severance. We recently secured a mid-level private equity client 41 weeks—adding $93,000 of extra severance compensation on top of the original $43,000 presented. Where a client was terminated without severance or documentary proof for wages owed, we still secured a $45,000 severance payment, in under two weeks.

  • Our team brings deep experience to disputes involving financial transactions and lending relationships, including:

    • Lender liability and borrower disputes

    • Enforcement of loan agreements, guarantees, and security interests

    • Intercreditor and priority disputes

    • Workout-related litigation and post-default enforcement actions

    • Claims arising from structured finance transactions

  • Financial distress demands swift, strategic action. We provide efficient and practical counsel across:

    • Claims arising from restructurings and workouts

    • Fraudulent transfer and preference actions

    • Asset recovery and judgment enforcement

    • Creditor-debtor disputes outside of formal bankruptcy proceedings

  • We serve as deal counsel for businesses navigating complex commercial agreements, from enterprise-level partnerships to multi-party software integrations, including:

    • Intellectual Property Ownership – Securing client ownership of custom-developed technology and clearly defining IP boundaries between proprietary codebases and stand-alone deliverables.

    • Revenue Structuring – Drafting and negotiating revenue share arrangements, including split API-powered transaction models and tiered purchase-based commission structures.

    • Liability & Risk Management – Identifying unapproved liability exposure introduced during contract execution and negotiating favorable indemnity caps and technical support penalty structures to contain financial risk.

    Representative experience includes serving as deal counsel for Easyship Inc. in its Enterprise Agreement with Squarespace, Inc., and in the negotiation of a Master Services Agreement and multiple Statements of Work governing a strategic commercial integration.

  • We counsel businesses on the full spectrum of regulatory and compliance matters, from front-end contract structuring to internal governance frameworks and government inquiry management.

    • Regulatory & Compliance Frameworks – Developing internal compliance infrastructure for businesses operating in regulated industries, including:

      • Subpoena-response protocols and workflow playbooks governing DOJ, FDA/OCI, and HSI inquiries, including management of 18 U.S.C. § 2705(b) gag orders

      • KYC/AML framework overhauls with tiered risk-monitoring for high-risk product and shipping categories

      • Modernization of public-facing Terms of Service for ADA compliance and law enforcement cooperation

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