EDITORIAL REVIEW

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Ajamie is well positioned to help financial fraud victims, having obtained the first- and third-largest securities arbitration awards in history: $429M against a PaineWebber broker and $14.5M against Prudential Securities.





VISITOR RATINGS (on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being best)

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WALLACE SHOWMAN , Principal
relationship: We are colleagues and have worked together on many matters. (Several broker arbitrationsNASD Enforcement matterSecurities litigation matters) rates/fees: n/a comments: Tom is a natural leader. He knows how to marshal the abilities of a variety of people with different talents to achieve successful results. He is also a brilliant litigator and trial lawyer. He exercises impeccable judgment in his litigation strategy and in his dealings with clients and adversaries. His first concern is always doing right by his clients. He is also a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend him.		service 10 expertise 10 quality 10 overall 10 recommend? yes

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JAMES ROTHENBERG , Sole practioner
relationship: Expert Witness in a securities arbitration (NYSE Arbitration, Sahni v. Prudential Group et al) rates/fees: None comments: In a very difficult and time consuming arbitration lasting over 2 years, Mr. Ajamie very skillfully represented the claimants and was successful in obtaining one of the largest awards in the NYSE forum that at conclusion exceeded with interest over fifteen million dollars.		service 10 expertise 10 quality 10 overall 10 recommend? yes

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Managing Partner
Ajamie LLP
Pennzoil Place - South Tower
711 Louisiana, Suite 2150
Houston, Texas 77002
713 860 1600 telephone
713 860 1699 facsimile
tajamie@ajamie.com

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Mr. Ajamie, founder and managing partner of the firm, has experience as a lawyer that extends over a wide range of general corporate litigation, including securities and antitrust cases, contract disputes and employment issues. He has handled a number of high profile cases, including his representation of shareholders seeking to recover losses in stock fraud cases, and corporations and officers and directors who have been sued in securities matters.

His proficiency in learning the business of his clients and talent for gaining intimate information about the facts give Tom's clients a winning edge. Major corporate clients ask his advice and counsel on complex business and legal matters. He is often called upon by the media to give legal commentary and analysis. He has appeared on numerous television and radio news programs including ABC, CNN, CNBC, NPR, BBC World Service, and his work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Forbes, Financial Times, BusinessWeek, Newsweek, and The Texas Lawyer among others. 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.

Tom is frequently invited to address professional and continuing education groups, such as the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania. Wharton and the Securities Industry Institute sponsors an annual development program designed for securities industry professionals. The SII program exists to identify and develop individuals with integrity, competence and high performance potential.

Tom has been awarded an AV® rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which identifies a lawyer with very high to preeminent legal ability. He has also been certified as a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts, awards and settlements. It acknowledges excellence in advocacy and provides a national network of experienced colleagues for professional referral and information exchange in major cases.

Tom established the Ajamie Foundation in 1998. This scholarship fund finances education for promising university students who demonstrate respect and tolerance for human diversity in society, without regard to race, religion, creed, skin color, national or ethnic origin, sex, age, disability or sexual preference or orientation. The Foundation currently finances student scholarships at Arizona State University. Having a passion for the arts, Tom is personally committed to the Sundance Institute as a Patron Council Premier Benefactor. The Sundance Institute is a non-profit organization that ensures the continued vitality of independent films and theater by supporting the diverse voices and fresh ideas of film makers, playwrights, screenwriters, directors, composers and other independent artists.

LEGAL MATTERS

• Currently involved in the Chrysler, General Motors, Lehman Brothers and ASARCO bankruptcy proceedings.
• Won a $14.5 million arbitration award on behalf of a New York family against Prudential Equity Group. The award was obtained following 84 hearing sessions at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The Wall Street Journal stated that this award was the third largest award to be handed out by an arbitration panel at the NYSE.
• Represented the Mexican subsidiary of an international corporation in the illegal arrests of the corporation’s employees in Mexico following a dispute concerning an alleged breach of contract. The representation involved complex cross-border matters in the U.S. and Mexico.
• Settled a lawsuit against two insurance agents, six insurance companies and a law firm for $7.29 million after four days of trial in Galveston state court. The lawsuit alleged that the defendants negligently advised a 90-year-old widow and her 65-year-old son to sell their Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. stock and use the proceeds to purchase life insurance and annuities as part of an "estate tax plan."
• Won a $429.5 million arbitration award, the largest in history, against a former PaineWebber broker. The Wall Street Journal noted that the size of the award was "roughly 10 times that of the next largest award." One of the brokers involved in the fraud was convicted and served six and a half years in federal prison.
• Won an eight-figure settlement on behalf of several investors defrauded of over $100 million by one of the United States' largest national brokerage firms.
• Successfully represented a pension fund in a lawsuit against a New York hedge fund after the hedge fund lost 30% of the funds with which it was entrusted.
• In the Enron litigation, represented one of the insurance companies that provided directors and officers insurance coverage.
• Represented a Hong Kong businessman concerning a dispute over the mishandling of his investments with Goldman Sachs.
• Represented an Illinois-based utility company in litigation against distressed bondholders seeking recovery following an $80 million bond default for an electric power facility located outside of Chicago. At the time, this was the "eighth largest municipal bond default in the history of the municipal market," according to the Bond Investors Association.
• Won a dismissal of all claims against a major utility company in connection with the Panhandle interstate gas pipeline system in an antitrust lawsuit alleging conspiracy to monopolize, tying and a group boycott.
• Litigated an agreement to affiliate a client's television stations with the WB Television Network. Secured a favorable settlement, including the sale of the client's Houston station for $95 million — an "incredibly high" price, according to Variety.
• Won the dismissal of 21 consolidated class action lawsuits filed in federal court against former officers of a NYSE-listed client alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5.
• Successfully defended the second largest funeral and cemetery services company against a $4 billion hostile takeover bid by SCI, that industry's largest company. The case involved securities, tort and antitrust litigation.

PUBLICATIONS, SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS

• “Doing Ethical Business in Europe: Are You Ready for Multi-Cultural Legal Operations?” Corporate Counsel’s 21st Annual General Counsel Conference (2009).
• "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"), American Chamber of Commerce of México: Reunión del Comité de Seguridad (2008).
• "Surviving and Succeeding Under the Media Spotlight," AEGIS Policyholder Conference Roundtable Program: "Success Through Utilizing AEGIS' Gas & Electric Litigation Services" (2008).
• "Representing the Hedge Fund Investor," Trial Magazine (2007).
• "Getting Grandma's Nest Egg Back," ATLA Business Torts Section Newsletter (2006)
• "A Mock Arbitration: As Close as You Can Get," SIA/Wharton Securities Industry Institute 54th Annual Program (2006)
• "Insurance Industry Issues," Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association (2005)
• "A Look at the Securities Arbitration Process," ATLA Business Torts Section Newsletter (2005)
• "Mock Arbitration," SIA/Wharton Securities Industry Institute 53rd Annual Program (2005)
• "Demonstrative Evidence: Making an Effective Presentation on a Budget," University of Houston Law Foundation, Litigation and Trial Tactics (2004)
• "Securities Fraud, Market Abuses and Insider Trading," University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Business Litigation (2003)
• "Securities Fraud and Insider Trading," South Texas College of Law (2003)
• "Nuevas Responsabilidades Legales de los Fabricantes de Autopartes en el Mercado Norteamericano." Industria Nacional de Autopartes, A.C., XXXIX Reunion de Evaluacion del Sector Automotor (2003).
• "Stock Fraud: Evaluating the Case," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Business Litigation (2002)
• "Shareholder Litigation and Officer/Director Liability Post-Sarbanes-Oxley," University of Houston Law Foundation, Representing Corporations in a Changed Legal Environment (2002)

IN THE NEWS

• Some Surprised by DOJ Tech Hiring (PC World, June 2009)
• Turf Battle Looms for Receivers in Stanford Case (Houston Chronicle, April 2009)
• Lawdragon Limelight: Thomas Ajamie (Lawdragon, April 2009)
• Where’s the Rest of the Madoff Money? (Radio Interview, American Public Media, March 2009)
• The SEC Moves Against Stanford (BusinessWeek, March 2009)
• Experts: Nacchio Appeal Not a Certainty (The Associated Press, February 2009)
• Class Action Latest Suit Counsel Handling Against Stanford Group Co. (Texas Lawyer, February 2009)
• Stanford’s Receiver Wants Contributions Returned (The Associated Press, February 2009)
• $8B Stanford Fraud Case Will Take Years to Clean Up (Investment News, February 2009)
• Texas Bank Fraud (Radio Interview, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 2009)
• US Authorities Face Questions Over Their Investigation of Allen Stanford (Guardian UK, February 2009)
• Stanford Fraud Hurts Confidence (Radio Interview, American Public Media, February 2009)
• SEC Charges Stanford, Others with Fraud (Houston Chronicle, February 2009)
• Cuomo Pushes for Merrill to Reject Bonus for Thain (Radio Interview, Bloomberg Radio, January 2009)
• Madoff Charged in $50 Billion Fraud at Advisory Firm (Bloomberg, December 2008
• Fannie Suit Vexes Regulator, May Pay Shareholders (The Wall Street Journal, October 2008)
• Where The Pros Are Putting Their Own Money(BusinessWeek, October 2008)

VIDEOS

• CEO Chilling Effect (CNBC, June 2009)
• Wall Stree Under Pressure (CNBC, June 2009)
• General Motors Bankruptcy Watch (CNBC, May 2009)
• Intel Under Fire (CNBC, May 2009)
• Stanford Financial CIO Indicted (CNBC, May 2009)
• Inside Look: Ken Lewis’s Obligation (Bloomberg, April 2009)
• “Bank of America Bailout Pressure” CNN: Lou Dobbs, April 2009
• “Uptick Rule Revival?” CNBC Interview, April 2009
• "Protecting Yourself From Investment Schemes" CNBC Interview, February 2009
• “Stanford Financial Group Cost Investors Billions” Fox 26 News, February 2009
• Tom Ajamie on Bloomberg TV’s On the Economy, January 2009
• “Abolish the SEC?” CNBC Interview, December 2008
• Appearance on Bloomberg TV’s In Focus, November 2008
• Corporate Bankruptcy, Fox Business News, November 2008
• “Next Step: Subpoena Time” CNBC Interview, October 2008

ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS

• Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
• Member, International, American, Texas & Houston Bar Associations
• Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Co-Chair, ATLA Investment Fraud Committee (2006)
• Member, Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association
• Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
• Premier Benefactor, The Sundance Institute
• Board of Trustees, Houston Grand Opera
• Patron, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Boston

EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• Ajamie LLP, Houston (1997-present)
• Baker Botts, L.L.P., Houston (1985-1997)
• University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D. 1985)
• Arizona State University (B.A., cum laude, 1982);
• Student Body President (1980-1981)
• University of Louvain, Belgium (1981-1982)

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Thomas Ajamie

Biography Title: Managing Partner Firm: Ajamie LLP Law School: University of Notre Dame Graduation: 1985   Notable case(s), past or present (include date if possible): Lerma v. Paine Webber: $429 million award against a Paine Webber broker; confidential settlement against Paine Webber Sahni v. Prudential: $14.5 million award against Prudential Merck v. Transamerica Life Insurance Company et al.: $7.3 million settlement (after 4 days of trial)   Selected clients: Dell Inc., Tyco International, DuPont Areas of Expertise:   Bar Memberships:   Clerkships:   Honors:

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