Asymmetric outcomes, normalized.

Equity Clawback (+489.27% increase)

In the third quarter of 2025, the firm intervened on behalf of a founding executive facing pre-textual termination and forfeiture of his entire equity stake just as the company was preparing for a $10M merger.

Days before closing, the CEO purported to terminate his role and took the position that a substantial portion of his vested and unvested equity—then estimated at approximately $233,000—was forfeitable or subject to repurchase based on backdated documents, including unsigned agreements and fabricated communications. The executive had spent approximately one year helping build the company without receiving ordinary cash compensation.

With $233K on the line, we immediately held the company to task challenging their attempt to claw back the shares. Over the next 72 hours, we negotiated around the clock against a carousel of attorneys (between outside counsel, company counsel, Board of Directors, and back to outside counsel) before finally coming to terms on the even of the merger. In the end, the company abandoned its initial claims and awarded the client his full equity stake which, at closing, converted into a $1.14M cash payout. Total execution time: 7 days.

Executive Severance (+227.91% increase)

An executive received an opening severance of approximately $43,000 framed around a single jurisdiction. The matter was reframed around the employer's broader exposure — overlapping U.S. and Italian employment considerations, timing, release value, and the true cost of an unclean separation. The dispute resolved at roughly $141,000, more than three times the initial number, without filing suit.

0% Demand Reduction From $300K to a $60K Claim

Facing escalating demands from plaintiff’s counsel—first for $120,000, then $300,000—our client was headed towards protracted and costly litigation.

Our timely intervention prevented a $120,000 recovery floor and exposed infirmities in plaintiff’s case resulting in a filed claim of $60,000—an 80% reduction in exposure.