Special Situations Command — John H. Snyder PLLC
For situations that have outgrown their legal frame and need a governing center.

One command structure for complex, high-stakes situations where no single person is currently responsible for the whole.

Snyder assumes central command — aligning all workstreams under a single governing strategy, directing law firms, investigators, and advisors, and driving the matter toward forced resolution.

Structure
Central Command
Reports to CEO, board, or principal.
Scope
All Workstreams
Legal, investigative, financial, advisory.

Most complex situations fail not because of bad lawyers or bad facts — but because no one is in command.

Multiple firms handle separate pieces. Advisors produce motion within their lanes. No one produces convergence. The matter becomes unstable not because the stakes are high, but because no single figure is responsible for the whole.

Snyder establishes central command, aligns all participants under a single governing strategy, and assumes direct responsibility for the outcome environment.

He does not arrive as another voice in the room. He arrives to take control of it — and to hold it until the matter resolves.

One center. Full authority. From day one through resolution.

Central Command
John H. Snyder — Governing Strategist
Directs All Workstreams
Workstream I
Legal
Outside counsel, litigation strategy, and court-facing posture unified under one governing strategy.
Workstream II
Investigative
Internal investigations, factual reconstruction, forensic analysis — scoped tightly and directed toward decision, not accumulation.
Workstream III
Financial
Capital exposure, damages quantification, restructuring dynamics — integrated into strategy, not siloed.
Workstream IV
Advisory
PR, regulatory, insurance, and specialist counsel — coordinated under central authority, not referred out as disconnected operators.

Six operational layers where central command changes what is possible.

Outline of Proof
Reduction
Define what must actually be established, what facts matter, and what distractions do not.
Strategic Direction
Governance
Establish a single governing strategy. Force all workstreams to serve the decisive objectives.
System Coordination
Convergence
Direct law firms, investigators, and advisers under unified command. Set sequencing, priorities, and decision protocols.
Internal Investigations
Clarity
Scope defined tightly. Facts developed for decision, not accumulation.
Executive Interface
Alignment
Communicate with principals and boards without hedging. Frame decisions with clear consequences.
Engagement Discipline
Selectivity
Limited to situations where central intervention can still materially affect the outcome.

Command at the center. Depth around it.

John H. Snyder
Founding Principal · First-Chair Trial Lawyer · Governing Strategist
John H. Snyder
Harvard Law School
Brown University · Phi Beta Kappa
Federal Clerkship · Proskauer Rose
Founder, Agnes Intelligence

Snyder steps into matters that have become fragmented, unstable, or overloaded, imposing control at the center, and directing the effort toward disciplined resolution.

Founder and CEO of Agnes Intelligence, which placed 4th among more than 1,000 entries in the IBM Watson Build competition. That background in computational sensemaking directly informs how he maps complex multi-party situations and builds the decision architecture that drives resolution.

Corporate & Structural Counsel
Thomas C. Sima
Duke Law (J.D. & LL.M., cum laude) · Shearman & Sterling, NY & HK · NY · FL · SDNY · EDNY
20+ years in corporate governance, M&A, and cross-border institutional design. Complex situations rarely exist within a single legal lane — they surface across ownership structure, governance architecture, and multi-party arrangements. Sima provides command-level depth across those dimensions.

Limited to situations where central intervention can still affect the outcome.

The initial conversation is direct: where has control been lost, what is driving the instability, and will a governing command structure change what is possible.

Initial discussions are private. Engagement begins immediately upon confirmation.

An Early Conversation
Costs Nothing.

We engage in matters where central command can still materially change what is possible. Briefly describe the situation and its current state. Do not send privileged or confidential information.

Email inquiry@jhs.nyc
We Are a Fit When
The situation has outgrown its legal frame. Multiple workstreams are producing motion without convergence. No single figure is responsible for the whole.
We Are Not a Fit When
Strategy is unified, execution is underway, and the situation requires management rather than command.
The Engagement
Limited mandates. Engagements exceed $100,000, structured by scope and intensity.