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One of the top litigators in the United States, Tom Ajamie, age, is known for his command of complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters. In the past twenty years, he has lititated groundbreaking securities and financial cases, international cross-border litigation, business contract disputes and employment issues.

He has pursued legal matters in China, Thailand, Indonesia, Switzerland, France, England, Mexico, Bolivia, Argentina and Venezuela. Among the high-profile cases, he has represented companies, pension funds and shareholders seeking to recover losses in stock fraud cases as well as corporations and officers and directors being sued in securities matters. Mr. Ajamie has been recognized by numerous legal publications and directories, and was recently 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.”

He has been named one of Houston's Top Lawyers by H Texas magazine and Texas Super Lawyers selected him as one of the top attorneys in Texas for four years running. The Martindale-Hubbell law directory, which ranks the legal ability of lawyers, gave Mr. Ajamie 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 – less than 1% of U.S. attorneys. Mr. Ajamie has appeared on numerous television and radio news programs, including ABC, CNN, CNBC, NPR and BBC World Service. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Financial Times, BusinessWeek, Newsweek and Texas Lawyer, among others. His work on behalf of investors in the Bre-X gold scandal is featured in the book Fools' Gold: The Making of a a Global market draud, by Brian Hutchinson. Mr. Ajamie is frequently invited to address professional and continuing education groups. He has spoken at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and participated in securities and litigation conferences around the nation. The Ajamie Foundation was created by Mr. Ajamie as a way of promoting tolerance and equality among our youth. The foundation offers 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. The foundation currently finances student scholarships at Arizona State University. In addition to his charitable work, Mr. Ajamie is a Patron Council Premier Benefactor of the Sundance Institute, a non-profit organization that supports independent films and theater programs. REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS Won a $36 million jury verdict on behalf of a Fortune 100 company in a commercial lawsuit based on civil RICO violations. Involved in the Chrysler, General Motors, Lehman Brothers and ASARCO bankruptcy proceedings. Won a $14.5 million arbitration award on behalf of a New York family against Prudential Equity Group. The award was obtained following 84 hearing sessions at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Wall Street Journal stated that this award was the third largest award to be handed out by an arbitration panel at the NYSE. Represented the Mexican subsidiary of an international corporation in the illegal arrests of the corporation’s employees in Mexico following a dispute concerning an alleged breach of contract. The representation involved complex cross-border matters in the U.S. and Mexico. Settled a lawsuit against two insurance agents, six insurance companies and a law firm for $7.29 million after four days of trial in Galveston state court. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants negligently advised a 90-year-old widow and her 65-year-old son to sell their Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. stock and use the proceeds to purchase life insurance and annuities as part of an "estate tax plan." Won a $429.5 million arbitration award, the largest in history, against a former PaineWebber broker. The Wall Street Journal noted that the size of the award was "roughly 10 times that of the next largest award." One of the brokers involved in the fraud was convicted and served six and a half years in federal prison. Won an eight-figure settlement on behalf of several investors defrauded of over $100 million by one of the United States' largest national brokerage firms. Successfully represented a pension fund in a lawsuit against a New York hedge fund after the hedge fund lost 30% of the funds with which it was entrusted. In the Enron litigation, represented one of the insurance companies that provided directors and officers insurance coverage. Represented a Hong Kong businessman concerning a dispute over the mishandling of his investments with Goldman Sachs. Represented an Illinois-based utility company in litigation against distressed bondholders seeking recovery following an $80 million bond default for an electric power facility located outside of Chicago. At the time, this was the "eighth largest municipal bond default in the history of the municipal market," according to the Bond Investors Association. Won a dismissal of all claims against a major utility company in connection with the Panhandle interstate gas pipeline system in an antitrust lawsuit alleging conspiracy to monopolize, tying and a group boycott. Litigated an agreement to affiliate a client's television stations with the WB Television Network. Secured a favorable settlement, including the sale of the client's Houston station for $95 million — an "incredibly high" price, according to Variety. Won the dismissal of 21 consolidated class action lawsuits filed in federal court against former officers of a NYSE-listed client alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5. Successfully defended the second largest funeral and cemetery services company against a $4 billion hostile takeover bid by SCI, that industry's largest company. The case involved securities, tort and antitrust litigation. PUBLICATIONS, SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS "Thinking Like a Plaintiff" Corporate Counsel's 7th Annual General Counsel Conference West Coast Conference (2009). "Regulation D, TICs, and Unlisted REITS" Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 18th Annual Meeting (2009). "Doing Ethical Business in Europe: Are You Ready for Multi-Cultural Legal Operations?" Corporate Counsel's 21st Annual General Counsel Conference (2009). "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 Seguridad (2008). "Surviving and Succeeding Under the Media Spotlight," AEGIS Policyholder Conference Roundtable Program: "Success Through Utilizing AEGIS' Gas & Electric Litigation Services" (2008). "Representing the Hedge Fund Investor," Trial Magazine (2007). "Getting Grandma's Nest Egg Back," The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Business Torts Section Newsletter (2006). "Litigating Insurance Product Claims," The American Association for Justice (AAJ) 2006 Annual Convention. "A Basic Primer on Hedge Funds," AAJ 2006 Annual Convention. "A Mock Arbitration: As Close as You Can Get," Securities Industry Association (SIA)/Wharton Securities Industry Institute 54th Annual Program (2006). "Insurance Industry Issues," Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2005). "A Look at the Securities Arbitration Process," ATLA Business Torts Section Newsletter (2005). "Mock Arbitration," SIA/Wharton Securities Industry Institute 53rd Annual Program (2005). "Demonstrative Evidence: Making an Effective Presentation on a Budget," University of Houston Law Foundation, Litigation and Trial Tactics (2004). "Securities Fraud, Market Abuses and Insider Trading," University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Business Litigation (2003). "Securities Fraud and Insider Trading," South Texas College of Law (2003). "Nuevas Responsabilidades Legales de los Fabricantes de Autopartes en el Mercado Norteamericano." Industria Nacional de Autopartes, A.C., XXXIX Reunión de Evaluación del Sector Automotor (2003). "Stock Fraud: Evaluating the Case," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Business Litigation (2002). "Shareholder Litigation and Officer/Director Liability Post-Sarbanes-Oxley," University of Houston Law Foundation, Representing Corporations in a Changed Legal Environment (2002) OTHER EXPERIENCE Ajamie LLP, Houston, Managing Partner (1997-present) Baker Botts, LLP, Houston (1985-1997) MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS College of the State Bar of Texas International, American, Texas & Houston Bar Associations American Association for Justice; Co-Chair, Investment Fraud Committee (2006) Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum - Life Member Premier Benefactor, The Sundance Institute Board of Trustees, Houston Grand Opera Patron, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Boston DISTINCTIONS Texas Super Lawyer (Law & Politics and Texas Monthly, 2006-2009) 500 Leading Lawyers in America (Lawdragon, 2008) Top Lawyers in Business Litigation (H Texas Magazine, 2008) Top 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation (Lawdragon, 2008) Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating – An AV certification is a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank the individual to be at the highest level of professional excellence.