Thomas Ajamie
USA Guide 2023
Band 4 : Litigation: General Commercial
Band 4
About
Provided by Thomas Ajamie
Practice Areas
Tom Ajamie is an internationally-recognized trial lawyer who has successfully represented clients in complex commercial litigation and arbitration. 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 $429.5 million award. He has also won a record $112 million civil RICO jury verdict.
Career
Founder, Ajamie LLP, Houston (1997-present); Baker Botts LLP, Houston (1985-1997).
Professional Memberships
Admitted in Texas and New York; Member, College of the State Bar of Texas; Member, International, American, New York, Texas & Houston Bar Associations; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Member, FINRA National Arbitration and Mediation Committee (2012-2015); Arbitrator, National Futures Association; Member, American Association for Justice; Co-Chair, Investment Fraud Committee (2006); Member, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association.
Publications
Financial Serial Killers: Inside the World of Wall Street Money Hustlers, Swindlers, and Con Men; Co-author, Expert Witnesses, Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fourth Edition; “Representing the Hedge Fund Investor,” Trial Magazine; “A Look at the Securities Arbitration Process,” ATLA Business Torts Section Newsletter.
Personal
University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D.; Arizona State University, B.A., cum laude.