Services

Litigation & Disputes

Our practice focuses on high-stakes commercial litigation, with an emphasis on resolving complex disputes efficiently and economically. We are routinely engaged in matters involving contract disputes, business torts, equity and control contests, and enforcement actions where leverage, timing, and procedural precision matter.

Corporate & Transactions

In the corporate and transactional space, we advise clients across the lifecycle of their businesses, from formation through negotiated exits and restructurings.

We approach transactions with a litigation-informed lens, focusing on clarity, enforceability, and downstream risk mitigation so agreements function as intended when tested.  A core value-add is identifying and correcting risk created by poorly drafted or internally inconsistent contracts.

Regulatory & Advisory

We counsel clients on regulatory exposure, compliance strategy, and responses to government inquiries. This includes subpoena review and response management, internal document assessments, and advising on compliance obligations across evolving regulatory frameworks. Our role is to minimize disruption while protecting the client’s legal position, ensuring accurate, timely responses and coordinated engagement with regulators when required.

Outside General Counsel

We provide ongoing general counsel support to businesses that need clear, practical legal guidance without the burden of a full in-house team advising on contracts, corporate governance, transactions, and regulatory compliance obligations. 

Labor & employment

Employment/Equity Disputes

Lawson brings unique insights to any employment matter having predominantly represented management-side clientele for most of his career:

  • representing Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in a wage-and-hour litigation, which favorably resolved through JAMS arbitration.

  • representing Brandy Melville and Planet Fitness in employment discrimination/retaliation claims before the New York State Division of Human Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

  • converted a no-severance termination of a Brooklym Mirage executive into a $50,000 severance payment from Brooklyn Mirage inside of two weeks.

  • negotiated a 190% increase in severance compensation for a private equity executive, raising the employer's initial $43,000 offer to $125,000 while preserving non-waivable statutory benefits under Italian law.

Labor/Employment

  • Lawson advises public and private companies on a variety of employment matters including:

    • allegations and charges of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wrongful termination;

    • restrictive covenant enforceability;

    • wage and hour compliance;

    • misclassification issues

    • statutory accommodations

    • internal workplace investigations;

    • employee termination/severance;

    • allegations of discrimination, harassment, and in both

      state and federal court as well as before administrative agencies (NYS Division of Human Rights and the USEEOC)

    Lawson is also experienced in preparing position statements and substantive corporate handbooks and workplace policies.

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