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Litigation: General Commercial
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Provided by Ajamie LLP
Ajamie LLP is a leading international litigation boutique with offices in Houston and New York. We have won over $1 billion in awards and settlements, one of a small number of elite law firms to have done so. Our defense cases and client base span the globe, ranging across the USA to countries as diverse as Argentina, England, Ecuador, Mexico, Indonesia, Switzerland, Thailand, Italy and others. We have begun worldwide movements, scored world record firsts, and have been on the cutting edge of important issues.
Ajamie’s litigators regularly handle a broad range of plaintiff-side and defense-side work. Our areas of excellence include, but are not limited to: Complex Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Financial Services Litigation, Business Contract Litigation, Product Liability Litigation, Civil Antitrust Litigation, ERISA Class Actions, Executive Compensation Disputes, Civil RICO Litigation, Commercial Arbitration and International Arbitration.
Ajamie LLP has a remarkable track record in achieving record-setting payouts on behalf of our clients. Our roll call of successful awards includes some of the most notable successes in United States history:
- Our $112 million civil RICO jury verdict is the largest in US history.
- Our $429 million arbitration award against PaineWebber is the largest securities arbitration award in US history.
- Our $79 million settlement against Wells Fargo in 2020 is the largest executive deferred compensation recovery in US history.
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Work Highlights
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Ajamie LLP represented BCS Consulting in a multijurisdictional dispute with the estate of Chantal Burnison regarding control and exploitation of intellectual property rights related to Ethocyn, a skincare compound.
Strengths
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Ajamie's lawyers are excellent and hard workers. They provide great service and are very responsive.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAAjamie LLP takes a thoughtful approach and is very detail-oriented.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAAjamie LLP is an excellent firm to partner with on litigation matters. The thought process of its lawyers is excellent and they are always responsive.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAAjamie LLP is our go-to firm on complex commercial litigation. The lawyers there are bright, creative and exceptionally good at drafting legal arguments. I have tremendous confidence in the firm to handle all sorts of different cases.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAAjamie LLP brings years of experience, a tenacity to achieve goals and a driving passion to win for its clients. The team listens well to issues and always handles them professionally.
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Notable Practitioners
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Band 4 Thomas Ajamie
Thomas Ajamie's impressive practice runs the full gamut of commercial disputes, from finance to employment. Thomas is very helpful and proactive in contacting me on developments. I would hire him for matters of any level of complexity. He has a good understanding of how businesses work and think, and how the system works. He is spot-on with his insight.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAThomas is a terrific lawyer and a really excellent strategist. He takes the bigger picture into account and is a great guy to collaborate with. He is also extremely easy to get hold of. Thomas is a very good businessman in his own right and immerses himself in the commercial aspects of the case.
Litigation: General Commercial respondentUSAThomas is a very good and experienced attorney.
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Thomas Ajamie
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Members
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Courtney D. Scobie
Wallace A. Showman
Dona Szak
John W. Clay
Theodore M. Davis
Esteban A. Leccese
John S. "Jack" Edwards Jr.
Eric Chenoweth
Andrea Whitley
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