Law360 (June 20, 2023, 9:53 PM EDT) — Oil and gas company Apache Corp. has argued against certifying a class […]
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NRG Head Can Be Deposed In La. Suit, Texas Appeals Says
May 2023 // Law360Law360 (May 11, 2023, 5:27 PM EDT) — A Texas appeals court ruled Thursday that the top executive for NRG Energy […]
Whitestone REIT Eager To Turn The Page A Year After Firing CEO, But $25M Lawsuit Looms
Mar 2023 // Bisnow HoustonNew leaders of a Houston-based REIT say they are building investor confidence and faring better since firing their previous CEO just over a year ago, despite the $25M […]
Ex-Morgan Stanley Brokers Push to Keep Deferred Comp Claims in Court
Dec 2022 // AdvisorHubEx-Morgan Stanley brokers, who have a pending lawsuit seeking class action status against the wirehouse based on unpaid deferred compensation […]
Apache Corp. Can’t Dodge Investor Suit Over Dud Drilling Plan
Nov 2022 // Law360Apache Corp. failed to show that investors’ consolidated proposed class action over a Permian Basin oil and gas discovery was […]
Ex-Wells Fargo Broker Asks Supreme Court to Toss $1.6M Arbitration Award
Oct 2022 // AdvisorHubAn ex-Wells Fargo Advisor broker filed a 46-page cert petition asking the Supreme Court to to overturn a $1.6 million […]
How a Lebanese-American lawyer helped take down Harvey Weinstein
Oct 2022 // The NationalWhen Houston lawyer Tom Ajamie got a call in 2016 from board members of the Foundation for Aids Research (amfAR) asking him […]
Italian Billionaire Had Share Edge Over Reality TV Star Wife
Aug 2022 // Bloomberg LawItalian billionaire Silvio Scaglia told the whole world his fashion businesses were half-owned by his wife, reality TV star Julia […]
‘My Unorthodox Life’ Star Insists She Owns 50% Of Elite
Apr 2022 // Law360Netflix reality TV star Julia Haart told a Delaware court on Tuesday that her soon-to-be ex-husband Silvio Scaglia repeatedly said he […]
More FAs Jump on Morgan Stanley Deferred Comp Lawsuit
Mar 2022 // Financial Advisor IQA Manhattan federal court judge has approved the addition of several more former Morgan Stanley financial advisors to a lawsuit accusing the […]
‘My Unorthodox Life’ Star Gets Delaware Suit Fast-Tracked
Mar 2022 // Law360Julia Haart, star of the Netflix reality series “My Unorthodox Life” who sued her estranged husband Silvio Scaglia in Delaware’s Court of […]
AT&T Owes $9.3M To Oregon Cell Partners, Chancery Rules
Mar 2022 // Law360AT&T failed to follow a fair process or pay a fair price when it bought an Oregon-based cellphone partnership in […]
AT&T Owes $9.3 Million in Bellwether Case Over Regional Buyouts
Mar 2022 // Bloomberg LawAn AT&T Inc. affiliate owes $9.3 million, plus interest, to the minority partners it “froze out” of an Oregon-based wireless network business […]
Apache Fights Investor Suit Over Failed Drilling Project
Feb 2022 // Law360Apache says a pension group accusing it of lying about the prospects of a massive oil and gas extraction project […]
The Scent of a Scoundrel | Guerlain Family Scandal Stains France’s Oldest Perfume House
Jan 2022 // Air MailTom Ajamie and French co-counsel are pursuing justice in the court of Versailles, France to protect famous perfumer Jean-Paul Guerlain […]
Former LPL adviser’s alleged discrimination highlights company culture issues
Aug 2021 // InvestmentNewsEileen Cure was dropped from LPL Financial after viral videos surfaced of her allegedly telling employees she will not interview […]
Why RIAs who left deferred comp on the table back at the wirehouse may yet make a claim for what might be, rightfully, their money
Mar 2021 // RIABizIn this guest column for RIABiz, Jack Edwards explains that deferred compensation agreements may not be as iron-clad as brokerages […]
Deferred Comp Pits FAs Against Wirehouses
Jan 2021 // Financial Advisor IQFinancial Advisor IQ spoke with Jack Edwards about the latest lawsuits filed by financial advisors against their employers over deferred […]
Schwab-TD Ameritrade merger layoffs leave many ex-staffers shackled with non-compete agreements
Dec 2020 // RIABizRIABiz interviewed Jack Edwards about the strength and enforceability of non-compete agreements that are hindering job prospects for laid-off Schwab […]
Advisors Must Be Wary Of Fine Print In Deferred Compensation Plans
Oct 2020 // Financial Advisor MagazineTom Ajamie spoke with Financial Advisor Magazine about how many companies force FAs to forfeit their deferred compensation when they […]
Lawyers Who Got $79M Deferred Comp Deal for Wells FAs Target Other Firms
Oct 2020 // Financial Advisor IQFollowing their record $79 million deferred compensation settlement with Wells Fargo, Financial Advisor IQ interviews Jack Edwards and David Siegel […]
Ajamie Recovers $79 Million from Wells Fargo
Jul 2020 // Bloomberg LawAfter three years of litigation, we settled for $79 million a federal court class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo & […]
Moving Co. Gets ERISA Suit Over Stock Plan Transferred
May 2020 // Law360Law360 (May 7, 2020, 8:02 PM EDT) — An ERISA suit accusing former RVNB Holdings Inc. officers of using an […]
Attys Seek $20M In Fees After $79M Wells Fargo ERISA Deal
May 2020 // Law360Law360 (May 4, 2020, 4:26 PM EDT) — Attorneys who recently inked a $79 million deal to settle an ERISA […]
Coping With A Pandemic: Trial Lawyer Tom Ajamie
Apr 2020 // Law360Law360 interviews Tom Ajamie to learn how he and his law firm haven’t skipped a beat in adapting to the […]
Force Majeure in a Pandemic
Apr 2020 // Ajamie LLPby Dona Szak and John S. “Jack” Edwards, Jr. Many written contracts include a force majeure clause – a provision […]
Tom Ajamie Named Power Lawyer by The Hollywood Reporter
Mar 2020 // The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter names Tom Ajamie a Hollywood Power Lawyer: for the first time Tom Ajamie opens up about his […]
Reliance Strikes $6M Deal In ERISA Suit Over $85M Stock Buy
Mar 2020 // Law360Law360 (March 16, 2020, 3:22 PM EDT) — Reliance Trust Co. has agreed to pay $6.25 million to resolve an […]
Reliance Trust Inks Deal To End $85M Stock-Buy ERISA Row
Jan 2020 // Law360Law360 (January 14, 2020, 6:27 PM EST) — Reliance Trust Co. has reached a settlement with a proposed class of […]
Fraud and bribery? OK, but that doesn’t win the case for General Motors
Nov 2019 // Detroit Free PressGM filed a lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler in federal court in Detroit on Wednesday alleging FCA labor negotiators conspired with […]
Reliance Trust Can’t Kick Employee Stock Suit To Arbitration
Nov 2019 // Law360Law360 (November 14, 2019, 5:59 PM EST) — Reliance Trust Co. should face a proposed class action accusing the company […]
Ajamie LLP Appointed Liaison Counsel in Venator Class Action
Oct 2019 // Law360Law360 (October 21, 2019, 4:48 PM EDT) — Bernstein Litowitz was appointed lead counsel in a putative class action in Texas federal […]
$173.8M In Deals OK’d To Settle Cobalt Energy Bribery Claims
Feb 2019 // Law360Law360 (February 13, 2019, 7:12 PM EST) — A Texas federal judge approved $173.8 million in settlements of investor class […]
Investors’ Attorneys In Cobalt Bribery case Seek $43.5M in Fees
Jan 2019 // Law360Law360 (January 10, 2019, 5:34 PM EST) — Attorneys asked a Texas federal court on Wednesday to award them $43.45 […]
Stronger laws needed to fight white collar crime
Jan 2019 // Arizona Capitol TimesFor my entire legal career I have fought the financial hucksters, swindlers and Madoffs of the world. They are the […]
Investors Get First OK On $23M Deal With Cobalt Underwriters
Jan 2019 // Law360A Texas federal judge granted preliminary approval on Thursday for a nearly $23 million settlement with Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse […]
David Boies Is a Longtime Liberal Hero. Did He Also Enable Harvey Weinstein?
Oct 2018 // Daily Intelligencer | New York MagazineCourtney Scobie Featured in Best Lawyers
Jul 2018 // Best LawyersBest Lawyers reached out to Courtney Scobie to talk about her recent $12.2 million verdict for our client, a multinational […]
Michael Cohen’s new lawyer has an interesting connection to the Harvey Weinstein scandal
Jun 2018 // QuartzMichael Cohen, the personal lawyer and longtime fixer for US president Donald Trump, reportedly has a new lawyer: Guy Petrillo, […]
“Nothing About This Deal Feels Right To Me”: Inside Harvey Weinstein’s Other Nightmare
Feb 2018 // Vanity FairLeonard Bernstein once observed that the definition of hell is an out-of-town tryout for a troubled musical bound for Broadway. […]
Is Kenneth Cole Shifting Blame for the Harvey Weinstein Charity Controversy?
Jan 2018 // poz.comThey bent the rules for Harvey Weinstein, and now they’re paying the price. AmfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, has […]
Tom Ajamie uncovered Harvey Weinstein’s wrongdoings over a year ago
Nov 2017 // American LawyerFoundation in Weinstein Fundraising Probe Taps Petrillo Klein & Boxer The Foundation for AIDS Research, a New York-based nonprofit known […]
The Spy Who Duped Rose McGowan Unmasked
Nov 2017 // DailyMail.comThe pretty blonde spy who duped Rose McGowan into meeting privately with her while working undercover for Harvey Weinstein is […]
Harvey Weinstein’s Army of Spies
Nov 2017 // newyorker.comIn the fall of 2016, Harvey Weinstein set out to suppress allegations that he had sexually harassed or assaulted numerous […]
AIDS Activists Demand Kenneth Cole Quit amfAR Over Weinstein Deal
Nov 2017 // nbcnews.comSome of the nation’s top AIDS activists are calling for designer Kenneth Cole’s ouster as leader of world-famous AIDS research […]
Harvey Weinstein agreed to pay $1.3 million to ex-Mossad agents
Nov 2017 // DailyMail.comHarvey Weinstein’s original contract with an Israeli intelligence firm, published exclusively here, reveals that the disgraced movie executive agreed to […]
A Behind-the-Scenes Legal Battle at a Nonprofit Foretold Weinstein Sex Saga
Oct 2017 // American LawyerThe Harvey Weinstein sex scandal has created roles for dozens of lawyers, although some of them have quickly withdrawn from the spotlight, while […]
Harvey Weinstein Threatened amfAR Board Over ‘Sex Life’
Oct 2017 // nbcnews.comA raging Harvey Weinstein threatened the board of the world-famous AIDS charity amfAR last year because he believed a lawyer […]
Lisa Bloom Was Aware Of Harvey Weinstein Allegations Last October
Oct 2017 // DailyMail.comA new report reveals that Lisa Bloom was made aware of sexual assault and/or harassment allegations being made against Harvey […]
How Harvey Weinstein And Kenneth Cole Covered Up A Shady Deal
Oct 2017 // HuffPostIt was a surreal encounter, even before Harvey Weinstein mentioned the allegations of rape. Weinstein was meeting with two attorneys. One, he […]
How Lawyers Protect the Harvey Weinstein in Your Workplace
Oct 2017 // BloombergA first-year associate at a Manhattan law firm brought her complaint of sexual harassment to the managing partner. Her male boss, she […]
Tumult After AIDS Fund-Raiser Supports Harvey Weinstein Production
Sep 2017 // The New York TimesIn May 2015, the entertainment producer Harvey Weinstein arranged for two items to be auctioned off at a fund-raiser for […]
Trial Lawyer Thomas Ajamie To Advise On Protecting Personal Savings From Scammers
Aug 2017 // The Chautauquan DailyInternationally recognized trial lawyer Thomas Ajamie has made a career of prying the shield of respectability from trusted bankers and […]
Book Review: Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (4th Ed.)
Apr 2017 // Nassau LawyerThe Nassau Lawyer has published a review of Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fourth Edition, in its April 2017 issue. […]
Bloomberg Law Interviews Tom Ajamie about Super Bowl 51
Feb 2017 // Bloomberg LawTom Ajamie spoke with Bloomberg Law’s Big Law Business about the firm’s work as counsel to the Houston Super Bowl Host […]
Lawdragon Limelight: Tom Ajamie on His Work for the Super Bowl Host Committee
Feb 2017 // LawdragonTom Ajamie spoke with Lawdragon’s John Ryan about the firm’s work for the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee. Read the […]
The Super Bowl of compliance: the attorney behind the big game
Jan 2017 // Compliance WeekJoe Mont | January 31, 2017 On Super Bowl Sunday, the game itself won’t be the only nerve-wracking test of […]
Ajamie LLP Lawyers Quarterback the Super Bowl
Jan 2017 // Texas LawyerTexas Lawyer featured Ajamie LLP’s work for the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee in preparation for the big game in […]
Dawn J. Bennett barred from industry; ordered to pay $4 million in fines, disgorgement
Jul 2016 // InvestmentNewsTom Ajamie spoke with InvestmentNews senior columnist Jeff Benjamin about the SEC’s ruling against Ms. Bennett and her firm Bennett Group.
The SEC’s case against Dawn J. Bennett
Jul 2016 // InvestmentNewsThe adviser boycotted her enforcement hearing, but that may not stop the regulator from throwing her out of the securities […]
Lawyer Limelight: Thomas Ajamie
Nov 2015 // LawdragonThe reason why you may see Thomas Ajamie’s face more than most other Lawdragon 500 members is that he likes […]
Wells Fargo Deferred-Pay Plan Attacked
Oct 2015 // Financial Advisor MagazineAjamie LLP is suing Wells Fargo on behalf of financial advisors who involuntary forfeited their deferred compensation plans.
FIFA: Is world governing body facing ‘doomsday scenario?’
Jun 2015 // CNNTom Ajamie gives his insights to CNN about ongoing criminal investigations into FIFA, the world’s governing body for soccer.
Tom Ajamie, ’85 J.D., One of 500 Leading Lawyers in America
Jun 2015 // University of Notre DameUniversity of Notre Dame’s Alumni News recently featured Tom Ajamie’s selection as one of Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America.
Legal Eagle
May 2015 // ASU MagazineASU Magazine profiled alumnus Tom Ajamie in its May 2015 issue.
AT&T’s Cozy History With the NSA Unlikely to Derail Proposed Merger
Mar 2015 // US News & World ReportAjamie LLP represents over 90 AT&T business partners who were damaged when AT&T breached business contracts with them. Suit is […]
Low oil prices could reveal firms overestimating reserves
Jan 2015 // Houston Business JournalAs oil prices force upstream oil and gas companies to make some hard decisions, investment advisers will be tested on […]
Why you should care who backs your Houston financial adviser
Dec 2014 // Houston Business JournalTom Ajamie discusses the importance of knowing the identity of the broker dealer or investment advisory firm behind your individual […]
How oil prices will reveal financial foul play
Dec 2014 // Houston Business JournalAs oil prices force upstream oil and gas companies to make some hard decisions, investment advisers will be tested on […]
The Company Is Still Tight-Lipped, but Shareholders Aren’t
Dec 2014 // The New York TimesAjamie LLP and its co-counsel have sued Conn’s, Inc. for misstating its financial condition and the activities of its credit […]
Wunderlich Reversal: Won’t Hire ‘Discharged’ LPL Broker
Oct 2014 // FinancialPlanningWunderlich Securities has reversed course on its plans to hire James “Jeb” Bashaw — a former top LPL advisor whose […]
Why Smart People Fall for Investment Scams
Oct 2014 // ForbesForbes’ article, adapted from Tom Ajamie’s book, Financial Serial Killers, explains some of the many reasons why we fall for investment […]
Financial Advisors Who Are Worried About Getting Wrongly Sued Should Keep A Long Paper Trail
Oct 2014 // Business InsiderFinancial Advisors must be honest and meticulous to protect themselves from legal troubles. It’s pretty rare that clients sue their […]
FINRA Proposal Confines, Confounds Plaintiff Lawyers
Oct 2014 // Texas LawyerFor some veteran plaintiff lawyers, opportunities could be rarer to serve on arbitration panels for disputes between investors and brokers. […]
BP Must Face U.S. Suits by Foreign Investors, Judge Rules
Oct 2014 // BloombergAjamie securities plaintiffs are allowed by a federal judge to proceed with their lawsuit against BP for stock losses suffered […]
Attorneys: Prosecutors Have Uphill Battle in Convicting Rick Perry
Aug 2014 // Texas LawyerBy Angela Morris Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Saturday blasted a Travis County grand jury’s indictment of him as a politically […]
Spencer Barasch Poised to Leave Andrews Kurth
Jul 2014 // The American LawyerPosted by Brian Baxter Spencer Barasch, the embattled longtime head of Andrews Kurth’s corporate governance and securities practice in Dallas, is preparing […]
BP Workers Can Sue Over Retirement Losses Tied to Spill
Jul 2014 // BloombergBP plc employees can sue managers of the company’s retirement savings plan over losses related to the 2010 Gulf of […]
Dallas lawyer at center of Houston trial over whether firm owed clients a warning on fraudster Allen Stanford
Jun 2014 // The Dallas Morning NewsA Dallas lawyer is at the center of a legal malpractice dispute unfolding in a Houston courtroom this week. The […]
UBS Brokers in Puerto Rico Create Headache for the Bank
Oct 2013 // The New York TimesTom Ajamie spoke with the New York Times about Swiss giant UBS’ internal investigation into the questionable lending practices of […]
Arsenal of Legal Firepower Masses Around Tourre Trial
Jul 2013 // The New York TimesThe New York Times quotes Tom Ajamie in its article about the fraud trial of ex-Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre.
Playing Santa: Not everyone gets a pizza box signed by Alice Cooper
Feb 2013 // Texas Lawyer - Ex Parte BlogFor the last five years, Ajamie LLP senior associate Jason Braun has worked for weeks, even months, to obtain special […]
Madoff Aside, Financial Fraud Defies Policing
Jan 2013 // The New York TimesBy JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG and SUSANNE CRAIG LOS ANGELES – To Philip Horn, the Braemar Country Club was not just a […]
Branding Hot in Texas: Managing Partner Survey Spots Trends in Lone Star State
Dec 2012 // Texas LawyerWhile a relatively healthy Texas economy, driven by an energy boom, continues to attract firms to the Lone Star State, […]
FINRA Five Years Later
Aug 2012 // Texas LawyerBy: Brenda Sapino Jeffreys At the end of July, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) turned five years old. The dispute […]
Advisors Beware: Con Men Targeting Your Clients
Apr 2012 // AdvisorOne“These financial scams are a quick way to make a lot of money and more profitable than knocking over an […]
BP Seeks Tossing of Spill-Linked Suits Against Managers of Retirement Plan
Jul 2011 // BloombergBP Plc employees shouldn’t be allowed to sue the company’s retirement savings plan managers for investing too heavily in BP […]
Find advice you can trust
Jul 2011 // Money MagazineMoney Magazine responded to its readers’ questions about how to find financial advice you can trust. Money consulted Tom Ajamie, Ajamie […]
Commentary: Help for Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Seeking Class Certification
Jun 2011 // Texas LawyerBy Thomas R. Ajamie and John W. Clay A June 6th U.S. Supreme Court decision eliminated a class certification hurdle […]
GE unlikely to face liability in Japanese nuclear crisis
Apr 2011 // Westlaw News and Insight / Reuters LegalThe Japanese nuclear crisis has created a public-relations headache for General Electric, but the company so far has escaped any […]
BP Misled Investors Before Gulf Spill, Lawyers Say
Feb 2011 // Business WeekBP Plc investors accused the company of lying about its commitment to safety and inflating company shares for three years […]
Smart Woman: Financial Serial Killers
Jan 2011 // WJCL | Fox28 | The Coastal SourceWith financial fraud on the rise, it’s more important than ever to make sure the money you do have is […]
5 ways to avoid financial fraud
Dec 2010 // ReutersAllan Ehrlich, like many successful entrepreneurs, looked to friends for advice on where to invest his disposable and retirement income. […]
How to Avoid Being Taken in by a Ponzi Scheme
Dec 2010 // The New York TimesTom Ajamie is interviewed in an article discussing that the Justice Department has brought criminal and civil cases against more than 500 […]
COMPLIANCE WATCH: No Pity For Advisers Charging Excess Fees
Aug 2010 // The Wall Street JournalThere’s an important if unpalatable message for financial advisers in a new arbitration ruling: A mistake is a mistake, even […]
BP Suits Top 300 on Claims by Workers, Mall, Sheriff
Jul 2010BP Plc faces more than 300 lawsuits seeking billions of dollars in potential claims as damage from the worst oil […]
Houston lawyer’s book to be published in early August
Jul 2010 // Texas Lawyer (Tex Parte Blog)No one wants a crook to make off with his life savings. Tom Ajamie, managing partner of Ajamie LLP in […]
Border Wars
Jun 2010 // The American LawyerAfter ADT executives were incarcerated in Mexico, the security company could have quietly tried to put the matter behind it. […]
Goldman Sachs: Villains or victims?
May 2010 // BBC NewsWhat has Goldman Sachs been doing since 2008? A simple question with a complex answer. More specifically – how has […]
Heads Up… Where Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Are Leading Now
May 2010 // Of CounselThis installment of Of Counsel’s “Heads Up” features an interview with Tom Ajamie on trends in commercial and business-to-business litigation, […]
A D.C. Insider Joins the Team; Goldman Hires Former White House Counsel
Apr 2010 // The Wall Street JournalBy EVAN PEREZ Goldman Sachs Group Inc. retained one of Washington’s most prominent Democratic lawyers as it gears up to […]
Goldman Chief Could Be Out
Apr 2010 // Huffington PostHow the ongoing Goldman Sachs drama plays out after the revelation of a federal investigation is anybody’s guess. But here’s […]
Goldman wages PR fight to clear its name
Apr 2010 // APGoldman Sachs Group Inc. is fighting to clear its name, but not in a court of law. Goldman has hit […]
A D.C. Insider Joins the Team
Apr 2010 // Wall Street JournalGoldman Sachs Group Inc. gears up to defend itself from civil charges of defrauding investors. At the same time, the […]
Limelight Update: Thomas Ajamie
Apr 2010 // LawdragonLawdragon interviews Tom Ajamie about Ajamie LLP’s $112 million jury verdict, as well as other developments in the firm’s practice. […]
Top Verdicts of 2009
Mar 2010 // National Law JournalAjamie LLP’s $112-million RICO verdict for ADT Security Services ranks number 16 among the nation’s top verdicts of 2009 as […]
It’s Like Giving Money to Madoff
Mar 2010 // Huffington PostIn the early 1950s, Dan Rogas played professional football, first for the Detroit Lions and then the Philadelphia Eagles. As […]
A Matter of Time: Law Firms Move Away From the Billable Hour
Mar 2010 // Inside CounselManaging Partner Tom Ajamie joins the InsideCounsel discussion among law firms concerning alternative fee arrangements. Read the full article here.
What’s Next: The Plaintiff’s Perspective – Criminal Groups Land on Corporate Plaintiffs’ Litigation Hit Lists
Dec 2009Tom Ajamie discusses key trends in commercial and business-to-business litigation with Levick’s Larry Smith. Read the full article here.
Some Surprised by DOJ Tech Hiring
Jun 2009 // PC WorldTom Ajamie, managing partner of the Ajamie law firm in Houston, said he was surprised by the reports of the […]
Turf Battle Looms for Receivers in Stanford Case
Apr 2009 // Houston ChronicleHouston lawyer Tom Ajamie, who specializes in financial cases and has conducted receiverships, said it appears that the Antiguan receivers […]
Lawyer Limelight: Thomas Ajamie
Apr 2009 // LawdragonThe Houston litigator was handling complex fraud cases back in the 1990s. Now he’s representing investors caught up the Madoff […]
Stanford: Where Was the SEC?
Mar 2009 // Business WeekRegulators had been looking at Stanford’s firm and its suspiciously high yielding certificates of deposit on and off for the […]
Experts: Nacchio Appeal Not a Certainty
Feb 2009 // Associated PressLegal analysts are divided over whether the Supreme Court would re-examine expert witness rules if former Qwest Communications chief Joe […]
Class Action Latest Suit Counsel Handling Against Stanford Group Co.
Feb 2009 // Texas LawyerThomas Ajamie says his firm has signed up four or five Stanford investors as clients and he has a list […]
Stanford’s Receiver Wants Contributions Returned
Feb 2009 // Associated PressThe court-appointed receiver for R. Allen Stanford’s financial group asked national political committees Monday to return campaign contributions from the […]
$8B Stanford Fraud Case Will Take Years to Clean Up
Feb 2009 // InvestmentNewsBy Charles Paikert February 22, 2009 The $8 billion fraud case involving Texas financier R. Allen Stanford — with its […]
US Authorities Face Questions Over Their Investigation of Allen Stanford
Feb 2009 // Guardian UKBy Andrew Clarke February 19, 2009 The US authorities are facing questions over why they took so long to act […]
Stanford & Fraud: Feds Say Houston Banker Operated $8 Billion Scam
Feb 2009 // New York PostBy KAJA WHITEHOUSE Last updated: 11:17 am February 18, 2009 Wealthy Texas businessman Sir R. Allen Stanford ran a “massive, […]
SEC Charges Stanford, Others with Fraud
Feb 2009 // Houston ChronicleBy KRISTEN HAYS and TOM FOWLER Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle February 17, 2009 The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed […]
Madoff Charged in $50 Billion Fraud at Advisory Firm
Dec 2008 // Bloomberg NewsBy David Glovin and David Scheer Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) — Bernard Madoff, founder and president of a New York firm […]
Fannie Suit Vexes Regulator, May Pay Shareholders
Oct 2008 // The Wall Street JournalBy APARAJITA SAHA-BUBNA NEW YORK — Fannie Mae shareholders, battered by the federal takeover of the mortgage finance giant, may […]
Where The Pros Are Putting Their Own Money
Oct 2008 // BusinessWeekThomas Ajamie, a Houston-based attorney who has won a number of large arbitration awards against Wall Street brokerage firms “I’m […]
Deals Cut On ARS Take Heat Off Brokers, Advisers
Aug 2008 // InvestmentNewsThe credibility of brokerage firms take a heavy hit amid billlions of dollars of auction rate securities buy backs and […]
UBS Joins the Buy-Back Brigade
Aug 2008 // American Public RadioIn the midst of U.S. regulatory claims, UBS agreed to buy back $19 billion worth of auction-rate securities and pay […]
Scammed Plaintiffs Look Beyond B-Ds for Restitution – Attorneys Cast a Wide Net to Win Money for Their Clients
Jan 2008 // InvestmentNewsTwo big blowup in the securities business are making their way through the legal circuits. One being a $250 million […]
Nacchio Guilty of 19 Counts in Stock Scandal
Apr 2007 // MSNBCn one case of several against corporate executives, CEO Joe Nacchio was found guilty of illegally dumping $52 million in […]
Don’t Sue Banks Over Sub-Prime Loans, Attorney Says
Apr 2007 // CNBCThomas Ajamie securities attorney, said there should be restrictions on selling high-yield/high-risk bonds to unsophisticated investors. “If you’re going to […]
Class-Action Suit Against Enron Bankers is Dismissed
Mar 2007 // International Herald TribuneAfter a long journey, a federal appeals panel ruled that a class-action lawsuit on behalf of shareholders against investment banks […]
When Hedge-Fund Selling Bites Wall Street
Aug 2006 // The Wall Street JournalHedge funds are big business on Wall Street. And managing the issues of selling them is becoming a headache for […]
Arbitration Attorney Racks Up Awards
Jul 2006 // Houston Business JournalA Houston lawyer has made a second big score on the New York Stock Exchange arbitration floor. Attorney Tom Ajamie […]
Houston Attorney Sees New Litigation Trend, Discusses Media Appearances
Jul 2006 // Of CounselRenaissance Man. Add the name of Tom Ajamie to the list of stellar litigators based in Houston. Considering the high-profile […]
Arbitration Panel Orders Prudential to Pay $14.5 Million Penalty to Investors
Jun 2006 // The Wall Street JournalAn arbitrator once accused of being in Wall Street’s pocket was part of a panel that unexpectedly returned a $14.5 […]
Ajamie Podcast: The Enron Trial
Mar 2006 // Texas Lawyerhe Texas Lawyer features Tom Ajamie’s continuing analysis of the Enron Trial.
Wall Street Panels for Settling Fights Draw Renewed Fire
Mar 2005 // The Wall Street JournalBy SUSANNE CRAIG Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL When investor Bruce Gimelson thought the brokerage TD Waterhouse had […]
Five Questions With Tom Ajamie: Fighting for investors against financial powers
Jul 2004 // The Houston ChronicleFighting for investors against financial powers It’s been three years since the tech bust and the unraveling of scandals in […]
Lawyer takes on arbitration process
Apr 2004 // InvestmentNewsIn a fit of frustration over a continuing $23 million securities arbitration claim at the New York Stock Exchange, a […]