We make a bad situation worse for the other side.

They tried to claw back $233K but ended up paying $1.14M in 7 days.

On the eve of a $10M merger, Lawson intervened to block a start up CEO’s threatened claw back of $233K in vested equity and secured his client, founding engineer, a $1.14 million settlement at closing. Within a 7-day period, Lawson converted a threatened loss into a substantial recovery within the transaction’s compressed timetable.

They offered $43,000 for a “performance” termination but ended up paying $141,000.

  • Secured 228% increase in severance compensation for private equity associate increasing the company's initial $43,000 offer by $98,000 after unearthing company’s cross-border legal exposure under US/Italian law.

They demanded $300K but ended up suing—for $60,000.

Representing Irth Capital against SG Partners, Lawson’s timely intervention prevented a client admission that would have ensured an account theory claim for $120,000. Subsequent defensive sequencing further challenged contractual entitlement, contract scope, and forced the plaintiff to abandon $240,000 of its initial demand.