Client Memos

We recently secured a major legal victory in Yean v. Tulip Health Inc. (Index No. 651710/2026, Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty.) where Justice Gerald Lebovits held that a corporate executive can be held individually liable as a "hiring party" under New York's Freelance Isn't Free Act (FIFA).

Our early intervention on behalf of client Irth Capital forced the plaintiff to reconsider their $300K demand ultimately suing for $60K—$240K less.

When a top-tier private equity firm terminated a mid-level associate under the guise of "performance" issues and offered a lowball opening severance of $43,000, Lawson intervened. Dismantling the firm's pretextual narrative and identifying cross-border legal exposure unforeseen by the firm, Lawson negotiated a 228% increase (+$98K), securing a $141,000 total severance package.

Prevented $233K equity clawback and secured a $1.14M settlement (+1.37M swing) during a $10M merger. Achieved in 7 days.

Obtaining voluntary dismissal of CIPA trap-and-trace lawsuit with six-figure exposure plus mandatory statutory attorney's fees—without settlement or payment.

Negotiated settlement of stale two-year loan dispute involving high-risk Florida defendant facing multiple creditor suits for 125% of principal — secured with a 250% default penalty, release conditioned solely on defendant's satisfaction of full settlement amount. Resolved in 35 days.