Courtney Donovan Scobie
Ajamie LLP
Courtney Scobie’s practice focuses on complex commercial litigation in state and federal courts, arbitration, and federal government investigations. Her experience includes a fraud and theft case on behalf of a large technology company, a breach of fiduciary duty and legal malpractice case on behalf of a real estate investment trust, copyright infringement and trade secret misappropriation cases against a leading enterprise software company, an SEC investigation and a securities class action involving alleged accounting improprieties, several CFTC investigations involving the crude oil and natural gas liquids markets, contract and insurance disputes in the energy and petrochemical industries, product liability and toxic tort litigation, and Fair Credit Reporting Act disputes. She has drafted several successful motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment and has significant experience in e-discovery matters.
Courtney has worked on litigation and arbitration matters and government investigations involving a wide variety of industries, including the energy, technology, financial services, and healthcare industries. She also has worked on several pro bono matters with the Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program and the Houston Bar Association, including work with victims of Hurricane Katrina and assisting pro bono clients in family court. Additionally, Courtney participated in the Houston Volunteer Prosecutors Program where she has tried over a dozen cases in Houston’s municipal court.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Securities Law
- Texas
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- Senior Counsel
- Ajamie LLP
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- Associate
- Jones Day
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- Georgetown University Law Center
- J.D. (2004)
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- University of Texas - Austin
- B.A. (1999) | History
- Honors: with highest honors
- Activities: Phi Beta Kappa
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- Texas Rising Star 2014-2017
- Super Lawyers
- State Bar of Texas # 24045796
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- American Bar Association
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- Houston Bar Association
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- Activities: CLE Committee 2014-15, AIDS Outreach Committee Chair 2016-17, President's Award in 2017
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- Houston Young Lawyers Association
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- Activities: Leadership Academy, Adopt-an-Angel Committee
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- "Expert Witnesses," Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts, Fourth Edition
- Thomson Reuters
- An Interview with Courtney D. Scobie
- Best Lawyers
- Benefits of Preventative Legal Counselling
- BUSINESS RESOURCE: Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution
- The Keystone XL Pipeline Faces a New Challenge
- ABA Energy Litigation Website
- Will Rule 10b-5 Go Global? The Status of Private Rights of Action after Morrison v. National Australia Bank
- The Advocate, State Bar Litigation Section Report, Vol. 59
- Website
- Ajamie LLP
