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Tom Ajamie Speaks at OffshoreAlert Miami 2023
Jun 2023 // OffshoreAlert
OffshoreAlert invited Tom Ajamie to be a featured speaker at its annual conference in Miami this year. Tom’s presentation, “How my […]
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 Houston
New 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 // AdvisorHub
Ex-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 National
When 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 Law
Italian 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 […]
Ajamie Announces New Partner Courtney D. Scobie
Mar 2022 // Ajamie LLP
We are pleased to announce that Courtney D. Scobie has become a Partner in the firm. Courtney’s practice focuses on […]
More FAs Jump on Morgan Stanley Deferred Comp Lawsuit
Mar 2022 // Financial Advisor IQ
A 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 Mail
Tom Ajamie and French co-counsel are pursuing justice in the court of Versailles, France to protect famous perfumer Jean-Paul Guerlain […]
Ajamie lawyers win full eight-figure dollar award from United Nations arbitration forum
Dec 2021 // Ajamie LLPAjamie lawyers, led by partner John Clay and counsel Esteban Leccese, won a complete victory for an eight-figure-dollar amount in […]
Former LPL adviser’s alleged discrimination highlights company culture issues
Aug 2021 // InvestmentNews
Eileen Cure was dropped from LPL Financial after viral videos surfaced of her allegedly telling employees she will not interview […]
Recent Texas Supreme Court Cases on Attorney Immunity
May 2021 // Ajamie LLPby Dona Szak Two recent decisions of the Texas Supreme Court address the scope of a lawyer’s potential liability to […]
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 // RIABiz
In this guest column for RIABiz, Jack Edwards explains that deferred compensation agreements may not be as iron-clad as brokerages […]
The World of Financial Crimes
Feb 2021 // Corporate Counsel Business Journal
Tom Ajamie joined Richard Levick in his podcast “In House Warrior” to discuss the world of financial crimes: how trusted […]
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 […]
Thomas Ajamie Selected to Best Lawyers in America 2021
Dec 2020 // Best Lawyers
Tom Ajamie has been selected by his peers to be included in the 27th edition of Best Lawyers in America® […]
Congratulations to Ajamie LLP’s 2020 Super Lawyers
Nov 2020 // Super Lawyers
Ajamie LLP congratulates our lawyers who have been named to the 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list. Tom Ajamie for his […]
Ajamie Lawyers Contribute to Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, 4th Edition
Nov 2020 // Ajamie LLPBusiness and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, 4th Edition, published by Thompson West, is the preeminent legal treatise on all […]
The Man Who Exposed Harvey Weinstein
Oct 2020 // "Gaining Perspective," hosted by Advisor Perspectives
Tom Ajamie joined Advisor Perspectives’ Bob Huebscher in his podcast “Gaining Perspective,” to discuss recent developments in “top hat” deferred […]
Advisors Must Be Wary Of Fine Print In Deferred Compensation Plans
Oct 2020 // Financial Advisor Magazine
Tom Ajamie spoke with Financial Advisor Magazine about how many companies force FAs to forfeit their deferred compensation when they […]
Tom Ajamie Honored as a Trailblazer by The National Law Journal
Oct 2020 // The National Law Journal
Tom Ajamie has been honored by The National Law Journal as a Trailblazer in Sports & Entertainment Law. This award […]
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 Reporter
The 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 […]
Ajamie LLP Announces New Partner Jack Edwards
Jan 2020 // Ajamie LLPWe are pleased to announce that John S. “Jack” Edwards, Jr. has become a Partner in the firm’s Houston office. […]
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 Press
GM filed a lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler in federal court in Detroit on Wednesday alleging FCA labor negotiators conspired with […]
Ajamie LLP Recognized as a 2020 Best Law Firm by U.S. News and Best Lawyers
Nov 2019 // Best Lawyers
For the 10th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have collaboratively released their Best Law Firms […]
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 […]