Tom Jamison represents parties in a wide range of business disputes, including securities and shareholder litigation, business valuations, business break-ups and contract disputes. His clients include national and regional securities broker-dealers, institutional and individual investors, business owners and other corporate and individual clients involved in commercial litigation. His practice includes cases litigated in Minnesota state and federal courts, the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Supreme Court as well as numerous NASD and FINRA securities arbitrations.
Tom's recent litigation experience includes his representation of a closely-held real estate business in a multi-million dollar dispute brought by a minority shareholder. The case was litigated in federal court for nearly two years leading to a settlement in October 2008 on terms favorable to the client. Tom recently defended a limited liability company against claims brought against the company and other LLC members by another member seeking over $3 million in alleged damages. The defense resulted in a favorable arbitration award for the company. Tom also successfully defended a former manager of a large medical device company on claims he had violated a non-compete agreement. The case settled in 2007 after the court denied a motion for a temporary restraining order.
Tom also served as co-counsel for two broker-dealers seeking to recover in excess of $75 million in a series of high-profile complex securities litigation cases stemming from a securities fraud scheme that involved more than $220 million in total losses. These cases were litigated over several years and were settled shortly before trial in 2005. Tom also represented a number of dissenting shareholders in a business valuation case in the Delaware Court of Chancery and the Delaware Supreme Court. In that case, the shareholders dissented from a corporate merger, claiming that the merger consideration was below the fair value of the company. After trial, the Court of Chancery awarded Tom's clients a fifty-percent increase over the merger price received by non-dissenting shareholders. Gholl v. eMachines, Inc., 2004 WL 2847865 (Del. Ch. 2004), aff'd 875 A.2d 632 (Del. 2005). The defendant appealed to the Delaware Supreme Court, which upheld the award in favor of Tom's clients.
In addition to his business litigation experience, Tom spent three years as an investment banker, helping companies raise capital in both the private and public equity markets. Tom has advised business clients on a wide range of legal issues and has been a guest lecturer on business valuation and corporate finance topics at the University of St. Thomas School of Business. Tom currently serves on the board of a publicly-traded medical device company. Tom has received the highest rating (AV) from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, and has been selected repeatedly as a "Super Lawyer" in Business Litigation by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine. He also has been recognized as one of Minnesota’s leading business litigators by Chambers and Partners. Tom is a 1991 magna cum laude graduate of William Mitchell College of Law.
