Control Where Complexity Has Taken Over
Certain situations exceed the capacity of ordinary legal structures. Multiple firms. Parallel proceedings. Internal investigations. Conflicting advice. Time pressure. Activity increases. Clarity disappears.
In these moments, the issue is not effort. It is the absence of central command.
Snyder is engaged to impose control, align all participants, and establish a single, coherent strategy across the entire situation. Reports directly to CEO, board, or principal. Exercises authority across legal and investigative workstreams. Establishes and enforces unified strategic direction.
Multiple firms or advisors are involved without coordination. Internal investigation intersects with litigation or regulatory risk. Civil, criminal, and reputational exposure are developing simultaneously.
Strategy has fragmented or stalled. The situation requires decisive control under time pressure.
Snyder operates across three layers:
Where investigations are required, scope is defined tightly. Information flow is controlled. Findings are developed for decision-making, not accumulation.
Immediate immersion into the situation and participants. Rapid identification of fragmentation and risk. Clear lines of authority and communication. Continuous enforcement of coherence.
Progress is measured in alignment, control, and movement toward resolution.
Central command in a complex legal environment.
Limited to situations where intervention will materially affect the outcome.
Initial discussion focuses on where control has been lost and whether it can be re-established.
25+ years of federal trial practice. Former Proskauer Rose litigator. Federal judicial clerk. Brown University (Phi Beta Kappa), Harvard Law School.
Founder of Agnes Intelligence, which placed 4th of 1,000+ entries in the 2018 IBM Watson Build competition. Co-Managing Principal of Junto Opportunity Fund I LP, a Manhattan distressed multifamily real estate fund. Founder and Chairman of Junto Club USA LLC.