https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-to-be-charged-with-wire-and-bank-fraud.html Stormy Daniels' ex-lawyer Michael Avenatti arrested for alleged $20 million extortion scheme against Nike, embezzling client's money, defrauding bank
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/03/25/michael-avenatti-told-nike-company-could-die-us-attorney.html It kind of sounds like he was fishing for a settlement. Which to me is never clear how it differs from "legal extortion" if the paying party disagrees.