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Biography
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.
Practice Areas
10
Practice Areas
Antitrust and Trade Law
10%
Arbitration
10%
Business
10%
Class Action
10%
Fees and Rates
Awards
Licenses
Licensed in New York for 15 years
State: New York
Acquired: 2011
No misconduct found
Licensed in Texas for 40 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1985
No misconduct found
Location
Ajamie LLP
711 Louisiana St Ste 2150, Pennzoil Place South Tower, Houston, TX, 77002-2720
www.ajamie.com/Gallery
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Experience
Honors
2026
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2022
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2021
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2020
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2019
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2018
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2017
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2016
Listed, Texas and New York, Best Lawyers in America
2016
Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation
2015
Leading Lawyer, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
2015
Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
2015
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2015
Selected, SuperLawyers
2015
Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation
2015
Listed, Texas and New York, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Selected, SuperLawyers
2014
Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
2014
Litigation Trailblazers and Pioneers, National Law Journal
2014
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2014
Listed, Texas and New York, Best Lawyers in America
2014
Leading Lawyer, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
2014
Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation
2013
Selected, SuperLawyers
2013
Listed, Texas and New York, Best Lawyers in America
2013
Leading Lawyer, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
2013
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2013
Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation
2013
Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
2012
Leading Lawyer, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
2012
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2012
Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
2012
Listed, Texas and New York, Best Lawyers in America
2012
Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation
2012
Selected, SuperLawyers
2011
Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
2011
Leading Lawyer, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
2011
Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation
2011
Selected, SuperLawyers
2011
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
2010
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2010
Selected, SuperLawyers
2009
Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
2009
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2009
Selected, SuperLawyers
2008
Listed, 500 Leading Lawyers in America, Lawdragon
2008
Listed, 100 Lawyers You Need to Know in Securities Litigation, Lawdragon
2008
Selected, SuperLawyers
2008
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2007
Selected, SuperLawyers
2007
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2006
Selected, SuperLawyers
2006
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
N/A
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
Work Experience
1997 - Present
Managing Partner, Ajamie LLP
1900 - Present
Managing Partner, Ajamie LLP
1985 - 1997
Associate, Baker Botts, LLP
Associations
2006 - Present
Houston Grand OperaTrustee
2005 - Present
American Bar AssociationMember
2003 - Present
The Sundance InstitutePremier Benefactor
2002 - Present
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates ForumLife Member
2001 - Present
International Bar AssociationMember
2000 - Present
Public Investors Arbitration Bar AssociationMember
1998 - Present
American Association for JusticeMember
1986 - Present
Houston Bar AssociationMember
1985 - Present
State Bar of TexasMember
2012 - 2015
FINRA National Arbitration and Mediation CommitteeMember
Education
1985
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 Engagements
2015
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 24th Annual Meeting
Issues Facing Claimants' Attorneys
2014
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 23rd Annual Meeting
Damages
2014
New York State Bar Association’s Spring CLE Program, New York
Securities Arbitration and Mediation: Telling Your Story
2013
Union Internacionale des Avocats and New York State Bar Association 5th Business Law Forum, New York
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: What’s Your Risk Exposure?
2013
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 22nd Annual Meeting
Overview of Securities Arbitration Matters
2013
ALM’s Cross-Border M&A and Litigation Forum, New York
Looking Across the Globe: How Developments in FCPA Investigations and Regulations are Shaping the Future
2013
AEGIS Insurance Claims Roundtable Program: “Managing Mass Tort Litigation”
Focus Groups and Jury Selection
2012
The Financial Planning Association of New York Annual Forum
Keynote Address: “What Advisors Can Learn from the Financial Crisis & Scams”
2012
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 21st Annual Meeting
Insurance and Collection Issues: The Punch List for Claimants' Attorneys
2012
Corporate Counsel’s Cross-Border Litigation Forum
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act: What’s Your Risk Exposure?
2012
Association of Corporate Counsel’s National Litigation Committee Meeting
The Attorney-Client Privilege for In House Attorneys
2012
Accountants Club of America Meeting
Keynote Address: “Financial Serial Killers,”
2011
W!se MoneyPower Conference for Financial Literacy, The McGraw-Hill Companies
Financial Serial Killers
2011
The Financial Planning Association of New York’s 9th Annual Financial Fitness Workshop
Keynote Address: “How To Detect and Deflect Scams & Schemes”
2011
NALSC 2011 Spring Conference
Keynote Address: “Greed, Ego, Power, Ethics & the Law”
2011
CFA Society of Houston Program
The Financial Serial Killers Among Us
2010
ALM’s Controlling Legal Costs: Valuing, Measuring and Enhancing the Delivery of Legal Services
Turning Commercial Litigation into Commerce–The Corporate Legal Department as a Profit Center
2010
ALM’s 2nd Annual Litigation Summit
Turning Commercial Litigation into Commerce–The Corporate Legal Department as a Profit Center
2009
Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (PIABA) 18th Annual Meeting
Regulation D, TICs, and Unlisted REITS
2009
Corporate Counsel’s 7th Annual General Counsel Conference West Coast Conference
Thinking Like a Plaintiff
2009
Corporate Counsel’s 21st Annual General Counsel Conference
Doing Ethical Business in Europe: Are You Ready for Multi-Cultural Legal Operations?
2008
American Chamber of Commerce of México: Reunión del Comité de Seguridad
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)
2008
AEGIS Policyholder Conference Roundtable Program: “Success Through Utilizing AEGIS’ Gas & Electric Litigation Services”
Surviving and Succeeding Under the Media Spotlight
2006
The American Association for Justice (AAJ) 2006 Annual Convention
Litigating Insurance Product Claims
2006
Securities Industry Association (SIA)/Wharton Securities Industry Institute 54th Annual Program
A Mock Arbitration: As Close as You Can Get
2006
AAJ 2006 Annual Convention
A Basic Primer on Hedge Funds
Publications
2012
Financial Planning Association of New York eNews
Victimized: When to Refer Your Client to an Attorney
2007
Trial Magazine
Representing the Hedge Fund Investor
2006
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Business Torts Section Newsletter
Getting Grandma’s Nest Egg Back
2005
ATLA Business Torts Section Newsletter
A Look at the Securities Arbitration Process
Languages
Spanish
English
French