Tom Ajamie
American lawyer
Thomas Ajamie (born June 25, 1960) is an American lawyer and the founder of the law firm Ajamie LLP.
Early life and education
Ajamie's paternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from Lebanon.
He grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, where his father started and ran a pizza delivery business.
Ajamie studied political science and foreign languages at Arizona State University and in his junior year was the student body President. For his senior year Ajame then spent the span studying at the University of Louvain in Belgium. He subsequently attended the University of Notre Dame for law school.
Professional history
Ajamie began his legal career as a trial lawyer at the law firm Baker Botts. During his tenure there, he successfully defended the world's second largest funeral and cemetery services company, Loewen Group against a $4 billion hostile takeover bid by that industry's largest company, SCI. In 1997, he left Baker Botts and founded the firm which is now known as Ajamie LLP.
Ajamie LLP
In 2001, a New York Stock Exchange panel levied a $429 million fine, the largest in history at the time, against PaineWebber broker Enrique Perusquia on behalf of Ajamie's clients.
In 2006, a New York Stock Exchange arbitration panel returned a $14.5 million penalty, the third largest ever at the time, against Prudential Equity Group on behalf of his clients.
In 2010, he won the largest civil RICO jury verdict in United States history on behalf of his client ADT Security Services.
Ajamie served as outside counsel for the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee.
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