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| Aimee L. Williams |
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Business Litigation Securities & Financial Fraud Litigation Practice Description and Representative Cases: Aimee Williams is experienced in all phases of litigation, from initial investigation through appeal, and she has broad expertise in Business Litigation and Securities & Financial Fraud Litigation matters. Aimee is an experienced advocate who represents a variety of clients in state and federal courts in cases involving statutory and common law fraud, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation, copyright infringement, and pharmaceutical products liability. Aimee also represents companies, directors, officers, and accountants in securities fraud lawsuits, shareholder derivative lawsuits, corporate governance matters, and investigations initiated both internally by the client and externally by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Texas State Securities Board. She also advises clients on insurance and indemnification issues affecting directors and officers. Following are just a few of Aimee’s representative cases:
Before attending law school, Aimee was an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. During law school, she served as a judicial extern for the Honorable A. Joe Fish of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. After earning her legal degree, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable Henry A. Politz, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Aimee was a trial attorney in the Dallas office of Baker Botts L.L.P. until she joined Sayles Werbner in 2009.
Publications: “The Call to Action: Clients’ Demand for Diversity,” The Woman Advocate, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Spring 2008 “Achieving Diversity in Law Firms: How Several Law Firms Are Addressing the Challenge,” The Woman Advocate, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Spring 2008 "The Road to Lead Plaintiff: The Basics," Securities Litigation Journal, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Spring 2006 Presentations: “Communicating Across the Generation Gap,” American Bar Association, Section of Litigation Leadership Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, June 2007 "Leadership Skills: Developing the Right Stuff," American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, San Antonio, April 12, 2007 "The Federal Securities Laws and Attorney Liability in the New Millennium: What Does the Future Hold?" Dallas Bar Association, Securities Section, Dallas, June 1999 Professional Activities and Honors: Recognized as one of the "Best Lawyers in Dallas" by D Magazine, 2007 – 2009 Recognized by Texas Monthly as a "Texas Rising Star," 2004, 2006 – 2009 American Bar Association Section of Litigation: Co-Chair of Advanced Planning Leadership; Securities Litigation Committee; Business Torts Litigation Committee; Commercial and Business Litigation Committee American Bar Foundation, Fellow Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Vice President 2004-2005 Dallas Bar Association Dallas Bar Foundation, Fellow The Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court, Barrister Dallas Opera, Amici di Opera Education: Southern Methodist University School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 1999 Order of the Coif SMU Law Review Association, Executive Board Hatton W. Sumners Scholar University of Oklahoma, B.Acc., Honors Program, summa cum laude, 1995 Beta Gamma Sigma Bar Admissions: State Bar of Texas United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas |