Defended Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen and their luxury fashion brand, The Row, in a complex putative class action alleging violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and New York Labor Law (NYLL). Achieved favorable confidential settlement after JAMS mediation.
Represented a private equity executive terminated without cause under employer created circumstances, negotiating a 228% increase to the initial severance offer (from $43,000 to $141,000)
Represented Portfolio Brands LLC and Perry Ellis International in a lender-liability dispute against Fortress Credit over manufactured covenant defaults asserted to trigger acceleration and loan-to-own rights under a $235 million credit facility.
Represented Applebee’s in successfully opposing commercial landlord’s motions for summaryjudgment and for pendente lite rent while preserving Applebee’s counterclaims through discovery.
Leveraged CEO’s attempt to clawback $233,000 in vested equity into $1.14M cash settlement in seven days, generating $907,000 in additional value.
Reversed plaintiff’s $40,000 breach-of-contract demand into a $55,000 settlement payment from plaintiff.
Achieved six-figure settlement against La Victoria nightclub in unpaid wage matter on behalf of multi-plaintiff wait staff.
Resolved commercial dispute involving $55,000 unpaid balance, securing $50,000 settlement in three days.
Secured $18,000 settlement from plaintiff who initially sent client a $5,000 demand—a complete reversal and $23,000 swing in the client's favor.
Represented a senior hospitality executive in severance negotiations with Brooklyn Mirage, converting a no-severance termination into a $45,000 payment within 12 days.
Defended Easyship Inc. in an assignee-for-the-benefit-of-creditors proceeding, negotiating a $49,000 demand down to a $5,000 payment and securing voluntary dismissal.
Represented a Chapter 7 Trustee in recovering funds for investor-victims of a $12 million auto-financing Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Diamond Finance Co.
Represented an international arms trafficker before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit seeking to reverse his conviction based on flawed jury instructions and related instructional error.
Negotiated a complex Enterprise Agreement opposite the in-house counsel of a publicly traded technology platform, successfully preserving the client's ownership of custom intellectual property and implementing a mutually beneficial licensing structure in its place.
Protected a corporate client from significant financial exposure during the final execution of a commercial agreement by identifying and rejecting an unapproved liability multiplier, successfully capping the client's risk.
Acted as lead counsel for a boutique hospitality management group, drafting and negotiating specialized Independent Contractor and Revenue Share Agreements. Key work included structuring tiered commission payouts, "pay-when-paid" liquidity protections, and defining complex operational mandates for consultancy engagements to mitigate client liability and ensure predictable cash flow.
