Texas Lawbook: Jury Bias Against Big Business is a Big Problem
More than ever, there is a strong bias against big corporations coming from the jury box. Lawyers representing any sizeable business, not just the Fortune 500, must plan to…
AZA Appellate Win Negates $18.3 Million Decision in Penile Implant Trade Secret Case
HOUSTON – AZA’s appellate team reversed an $18.3 million judgment in a California case over trade secrets in a cosmetic penile implant case. “There were no secrets here to be kept.…
AZA Makes BTI Super Listener A-Team 2026, Ranked by Clients for Best at Business Development
HOUSTON – AZA was named to a national list of the most effective business developers in BTI Super Listener A-Team 2026: Clients Rank Law Firms Best at Business Development. The list…
AZA Beats Natural Gas Provider’s $200 Million Bid for Damages from Pipeline Co. in New Texas Business Court
HOUSTON– After a full trial on the merits, a judge in the new Texas business court ruled that although Antero Resources Corp., one of the largest U.S. suppliers of natural gas, had won…
John Zavitsanos Named Again to Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know
HOUSTON – John Zavitsanos, a co-founder of AZA, was named to the Lawdragon 100 Managing Partners You Need to Know 2026 honorees list. He also made this list in 2025. Lawdragon editors…
AZA Partner Monica Uddin Honored with Premier Women in the Law Award
HOUSTON – AZA partner Monica Uddin was honored by the Association of Women Attorneys Foundation (AWAF) with a Premier Women in the Law Award at a March 31 celebratory luncheon. The…
Four AZA Lawyers Named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers List
HOUSTON – Four of AZA’s lawyers in the Houston and Dallas offices were named as 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers. John Zavitsanos , an AZA co-founder, is a repeat…
Over Half of the AZA Firm Named on Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2026 Lists
HOUSTON – Thirty-five AZA lawyers were named to the Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2026 lists for excellence, largely in business litigation and intellectual property work. That…
AZA Makes New Missouri Sovereign Immunity Law in Case Over Selling Patient Information
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Making new law, the Missouri Court of Appeals today ruled that a government-run hospital cannot hide behind sovereign immunity to avoid a class action lawsuit over…
Jury Finds for AZA Client Brown & Root in $200 Million-Plus Trade Secret Case
ANAHUAC, Texas – A Chambers County jury found for AZA client Brown & Root Industrial Services in a more than $200 million claim that it improperly obtained Exxon facility…