Representative Matters
The 96-Hour Merger Settlement: Turned a $233,000 equity clawback into a $1.14 million settlement in 96 hours during a $10 million merger.
Cross-Border Severance Escalation: Negotiated a 228% severance increase on behalf of a five-year private equity associate against the General Counsel of a multibillion-dollar PE sponsor. The final settlement raised the initial $43,000 offer to $141,000 with 100% carry retention—securing nine months of base salary compared to the industry standard of three to six months.
Sovereign-Backed Fund Defense: Defended Irth Capital against a $300,000 recruiting fee demand, blocking a potential $120,000 account stated claim through pre-suit negotiations and narrowing the dispute to a single filed breach-of-contract claim for $60,000.
The Brooklyn Mirage Dispute: Engineered $45,000 pre-suit settlement with Brooklyn Mirage within 12 days for former Director of Premium Sales following no-severance termination and $60,000 dispute over an unmemorialized commission arrangement.
The Applebee's Pandemic Defense: Represented Applebee’s in commercial litigation blocking landlord’s attempt to secure court-ordered monthly rental payments by amending complaint to add counterclaims that threatened to offset the landlord's net recovery.
The FIFA Landmark Precedent: Resolved contract and retaliation claims for 20 times the initial demand, securing a landmark ruling of first impression that expanded executive liability under New York’s Freelance Isn’t Free Act.
High-Profile Employment Mediation: Secured highly favorable, confidential settlement terms for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in a JAMS mediation involving complex wage-and-hour claims under the FLSA and New York Labor Law.
The CIPA Dismissal: Obtained a total voluntary dismissal of a California Information Privacy Act (CIPA) trap-and-trace lawsuit involving six-figure exposure and mandatory statutory attorney fees—without paying a single dollar in settlement.
Multi-Defendant FEHA Mitigation: Resolved a ten-count California FEHA wrongful termination lawsuit by capping the client's liability at a $30,000 contribution against a $110,000 demand, forcing co-defendants to fund the remaining balance.
Transformed an aggressive $233,000 equity clawback into a $1.14M affirmative cash recovery within a 96-hour pre-merger window.
Represented Applebee’s in a commercial real estate litigation blocking a motion to compel pendente lite interim payments in a $1.16M+ commercial rent dispute by amending the complaint to add counterclaims that threatened to offset the landlord's net recovery.
Blocked a $120,000 account stated claim for an international fund, forcing a $300,000 vendor demand down to a single $60,000 contract dispute.
Forced the absolute voluntary dismissal of a statutory trap-and-trace claim with zero client payment or settlement friction.
Inverted a vendor’s $124,186 claim for carrier adjustment damages into a $50,000 lump-sum payment from the vendor to the client.
Weaponized a minor $5,000 adjustment demand against a client into an $18,000 settlement payment to the client with global mutual releases—executing a $23,000 financial swing.
Resolved a prolonged logistics and invoicing stalemate within three days, extracting a $25,000 settlement on a $27,677 outstanding balance.
Defended Easyship Inc. in an assignment-for-the-benefit-of-creditors proceeding, crushing a $49,000 commercial liability demand down to a minor $5,000 payout.
Recovered 125% of the initial principal from a distressed, multi-creditor Florida defendant within a tight 35-day window.
Uncovered fatal multinational employment law vulnerabilities to force a 228% severance increase for a private equity associate.
Pioneered a legal theory of first impression under NY's Freelance Isn’t Free Act, expanding statutory executive liability and settling the matter for 20x the original demand.
Extracted a $45,000 settlement in 12 days from Brooklyn Mirage by successfully leveraging an unwritten, undocumented $60,000 commission structure.
Secured a definitive six-figure settlement against La Victoria nightclub on behalf of a group of waitstaff alleging structural minimum wage, overtime, and tip-credit violations.
Managed the strategic defense and successful mediation of high-exposure FLSA and NYLL claims brought against Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, and their company the Dualstar Entertainment Group, LLC.
Capped a client’s contribution at 30% on a hostile, ten-count wrongful termination and retaliation action seeking $110,000.
Represented Irth Capital, a Qatari fund backed by the Qatari family, in responding to a State Department Office of Inspector General subpoena concerning a former U.S. ambassador’s temporary advisory role with the fund, assessing sensitive revolving-door and government-access issues.
Represented a logistics technology company in responding to a Homeland Security Investigations subpoena seeking customer account, address, and billing data.
Represented a logistics technology company in responding to a grand jury subpoena from the FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations seeking address and transaction records for targeted commercial accounts.