Former NOV Employee Begins Serving Prison Term for Felony Theft
HOUSTON – Former National Oilwell Varco, L.P., (NOV) management employee Royce G. Binnion Jr. recently began serving a five-year prison term for first-degree felony theft, an outgrowth…
Jury Asks to Award More Than Requested in Case AZA Joined on Eve of Trial
HOUSTON – Federal court jurors asked the judge if they could award a larger amount plus attorneys’ fees to a company represented by AZA lawyers in a breach of contract case. That…
AZA Wins Texas Supreme Court Patent Agent Privilege Case That Could Have National Import
HOUSTON – The Texas Supreme Court has become the first state high court to recognize that communications between non-lawyer patent agents and inventor clients are protected by…
AZA Obtains Judgment for Apache Corp. in Fraud Suit
SAN ANTONIO – Houston lawyer Neal Sarkar , of AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, obtained a substantial judgment with punitive damages for Apache Corp. in a fraud suit against an…
AZA Listed Among Top Corporate and Energy Law Firms by Houston Business Journal
HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is again on the Houston Business Journal’s list of leading Houston law firms, included among the 20 firms with the largest corporate…
AZA Patent Agent Privilege Appeal Named ‘Texas Case to Watch’ by Law360
HOUSTON ─ AZA’s case before the Supreme Court of Texas involving confidentiality between patent agents and their inventor clients is the first of its kind in the nation to reach a…
AZA Named to Best Law Firms List for Sixth Year by National Ranking Guide
HOUSTON – For the sixth year in a row, the commercial litigation and intellectual property firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is being recognized among the nation’s Best Law…
US Supreme Court Won’t Overturn NOV Win in $120M Discrimination Suit
HOUSTON – A $120 million discrimination lawsuit against oilfield equipment supplier National Oilwell Varco LP (NOV) has died on appeal as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to consider a…
Second-Year AZA Lawyers Win Complex Federal Lending Jury Verdict
HOUSTON – In a jury verdict that will mean recovery of $1 million for its insurance company clients, two 2015 University of Texas School of Law graduates prevailed in a complex and…
National Oilwell Varco Summary Judgment Win Affirmed by U.S. Circuit Court
HOUSTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit this month affirmed a Houston federal trial court’s summary judgment and dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a…