Active Engagements
We make bad situations worse — for the other side
Aggressive, strategic representation for clients facing "bet-the-company" disputes — with a proven track record of substantial recoveries and favorable resolutions on accelerated timelines.
When clients are targeted for a payday, we ensure it is only the targeting party that pays.
High-yield dispute resolution. Leverage expansion.
Every clawback read as a battlefield, not a docket entry.
Executive equity disputes, TROs, Notices of Pendency, and multi-forum strategy — from S.D.N.Y. to Delaware Chancery to AAA and JAMS mediation.
Zero-dollar offers, converted into windfalls.
Six-figure severance improvements for senior operators and cross-border executives — negotiated in weeks, not quarters.
Context. Stakes.
Move. Result.
Each matter is written to show the strategic posture behind the result.
A $233K equity clawback, repositioned into a transaction-threatening dispute. Resolved for $1.14M in seven days.
A company moved to repurchase a senior executive's equity for roughly $233,000 during a pending merger — a position calibrated to use the closing timeline as leverage. The matter was rapidly repositioned into an ownership dispute capable of threatening the transaction itself, surfacing litigation risk around the close. Within seven days it resolved for approximately $1.14M, creating roughly $907,000 in additional value without disturbing the underlying deal.
A $43K opening offer, widened into a multi-jurisdiction risk picture. Closed at $141K — a 228% 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.
A zero-value termination, converted into a $45K payment in twelve days.
A former Director was terminated with nothing offered. Rather than pursue a discretionary severance request, the matter was reframed as a compensation and wage exposure question — a posture the employer could not hold cheaply. Resolved within twelve days for $45,000, without litigation.
Statutory class exposure, met with disciplined non-engagement.
Plaintiffs counsel pursued a California Invasion of Privacy Act action carrying significant aggregate statutory exposure. Rather than enter the default early-settlement posture the plaintiffs' economics depended on, we maintained litigation-ready positioning and challenged the firm's assumptions about settlement viability. Despite plaintiff's repeated inquiries on settlement posture, we held firm and advised 'File if you must.' They quietly discontinued without notice months later.
We map the terrain to unearth hidden vulnerabilities and unpriced exposure, including the factors that shape each party's decision-making environment. That broader lens has produced a track record of exceptional outcomes achieved with unusual consistency.
Outcomes we can discuss on the record.
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Bring the conflict.
We'll bring the claims.
Confidential intake within one business day. Signed engagement or a written refusal — never a soft close.