Michael Avenatti allegedly threatened Nike with a press conference to secure a $12 million investigator role and extorted payments

The passage provides concrete allegations that a high‑profile lawyer used extortion tactics on a major corporation (Nike) to obtain a lucrative investigative contract, including specific dates, dollar Avenatti allegedly threatened a press conference during March 21, 2024 meeting in New York to force He reportedly demanded $12 million and claimed he could “take a billion dollars off your client’s