> you’ve got lawyers on many continents banging on your door, trying to entice you with soft words to make the only obvious remaining move.

I was somewhat surprised with what seemed to be the lawyers trying to persistently but sweetly beg him to sign the papers. I would have imagined the lawyers using much stronger words, nearing profanity-laced commands, but they seemed like a parent begging a child to eat their supper or put on their coat before going outside.