Tom Ajamie is an internationally-recognized trial lawyer who has successfully represented clients in complex commercial litigation and arbitration. The authoritative Chambers USA has described Tom as “a stupendous litigator with a winning attitude and work ethic.” He has handled a number of high-profile cases, including groundbreaking securities and financial cases, cross-border litigation, business contract disputes and employment issues. Tom has won two of the largest awards ever handed down by an arbitration panel for investors, including a $ million award. He has also won a record $112 million civil RICO jury verdict.
Tom has been recognized by numerous legal publications and directories, including Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, Euromoney’s Benchmark Litigation, and Super Lawyers. The National Law Journal has named Tom one of its 50 Litigation Trailblazers. He was also honored as one of the nation’s 500 Leading Lawyers by Lawdragon, as well as that publication’s “100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation.” The Martindale-Hubbell law directory, which ranks the legal ability of lawyers, gave Tom an AV rating. He is also a life member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, whose membership is limited to attorneys who have won multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements–fewer than 1% of U.S. attorneys.
Tom is regularly invited to give legal analysis by news media outlets including ABC, CNN, CNBC, NPR and BBC, and his work has been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The American Lawyer. He is the co-author of the book Financial Serial Killers: Inside the World of Wall Street Money Hustlers, Swindlers, and Con Men. His work on behalf of investors in the Bre-X gold scandal is featured in the book Fools’ Gold: the Making of a Global Market Fraud, by Brian Hutchinson.
The Ajamie Scholarship Fund was created by Tom as a way of promoting tolerance and equality among our youth. The Scholarship Fund offers university scholarships to students who display respect and support diversity initiatives in our society, without regard to race, religion, creed, skin color, national or ethnic origin, sex, age, disability or sexual orientation.
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- LicenseLicensed in New York
State: New York
Acquired: 2011
ActiveLicensed in Texas
State: Texas
Acquired: 1985
Active - Honors2016 - Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation2016 - Listed, Texas and New York, Best Lawyers in America2015 - Selected, SuperLawyers2015 - Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon2014 - Selected, SuperLawyers2014 - Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation2014 - Leading Lawyer, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business2013 - Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation2013 - Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon2013 - Selected, SuperLawyers2012 - Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation2012 - Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon2012 - Leading Lawyer, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business2011 - Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation2011 - Selected, SuperLawyers2010 - Selected, SuperLawyers2009 - Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon2008 - Listed, 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation, Lawdragon2008 - Selected, SuperLawyers2006 - Selected, SuperLawyers
- Work Experience1997 - Present Managing Partner, Ajamie LLP1990 - Present Managing Partner, Ajamie LLP1985 - 1997 Associate, Baker Botts, LLP
- Associations2006 - Present
Houston Grand Opera - Trustee2005 - Present
American Bar Association2003 - Present
The Sundance Institute - Premier Benefactor2002 - Present
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Life Member2001 - Present
International Bar Association - Member2000 - Present
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association - Member1998 - Present
American Association for Justice - Member1986 - Present
Houston Bar Association1985 - Present
State Bar of Texas2012 - 2015
FINRA National Arbitration and Mediation Committee - Member - Education1985 - University of Notre Dame - Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)1984 - University of Louvain, Belgium -1982 - Arizona State University - Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1982 - Universite Catholique De Louvain -1981 - Arizona State University - BA
- Speaking Engagements2015 - Issues Facing Claimants' Attorneys - Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 24th Annual Meeting2014 - Damages - Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 23rd Annual Meeting2014 - Securities Arbitration and Mediation: Telling Your Story - New York State Bar Association’s Spring CLE Program, New York2013 - The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: What’s Your Risk Exposure? - Union Internacionale des Avocats and New York State Bar Association 5th Business Law Forum, New York2013 - Overview of Securities Arbitration Matters - Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 22nd Annual Meeting2012 - Keynote Address: “What Advisors Can Learn from the Financial Crisis & Scams” - The Financial Planning Association of New York Annual Forum2012 - The Attorney-Client Privilege for In House Attorneys - Association of Corporate Counsel’s National Litigation Committee Meeting2011 - Financial Serial Killers - W!se MoneyPower Conference for Financial Literacy, The McGraw-Hill Companies2011 - The Financial Serial Killers Among Us - CFA Society of Houston Program2010 - Turning Commercial Litigation into Commerce–The Corporate Legal Department as a Profit Center - ALM’s Controlling Legal Costs: Valuing, Measuring and Enhancing the Delivery of Legal Services2010 - Turning Commercial Litigation into Commerce–The Corporate Legal Department as a Profit Center - ALM’s 2nd Annual Litigation Summit2009 - Thinking Like a Plaintiff - Corporate Counsel’s 7th Annual General Counsel Conference West Coast Conference2009 - Doing Ethical Business in Europe: Are You Ready for Multi-Cultural Legal Operations? - Corporate Counsel’s 21st Annual General Counsel Conference2008 - La Seguridad Empresarial–Cómo Evitar que un Pleito de Negocios Resulte en Cargos Criminales (Business Security: How to Prevent a Business Dispute from Resulting in Criminal Charges) - American Chamber of Commerce of México: Reunión del Comité de Seguridad2008 - Surviving and Succeeding Under the Media Spotlight - AEGIS Policyholder Conference Roundtable Program: “Success Through Utilizing AEGIS’ Gas & Electric Litigation Services”2006 - A Mock Arbitration: As Close as You Can Get - Securities Industry Association (SIA)/Wharton Securities Industry Institute 54th Annual Program2006 - A Basic Primer on Hedge Funds - AAJ 2006 Annual Convention
- Publications2012 - Financial Planning Association of New York eNews
Victimized: When to Refer Your Client to an Attorney2011 - Texas Lawyer
Commentary: Help for Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Seeking Class Certification2007 - Trial Magazine
Representing the Hedge Fund Investor2006 - The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Business Torts Section Newsletter
Getting Grandma’s Nest Egg Back2005 - ATLA Business Torts Section Newsletter
A Look at the Securities Arbitration Process - LanguagesSpanish - Native / FluentEnglish - Native / FluentFrench - Native / Fluent
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