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AZA Named Among Best-Performing Law Firms in IPR Patent Work Nationally
HOUSTON – AZA has been ranked the 12th best-performing law firm in the nation in a study of more than 900 law firms active in inter partes review (IPR) patent cases over the past five years. The analysis was conducted by Patexia Inc., a global community of intellectual property professionals. Patexia used federal databases to […]
Texas Super Lawyers Again Honors Seven AZA Lawyers; Three Are Top 100
HOUSTON – Seven lawyers with the commercial litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, earned selection to the 2019 Texas Super Lawyers listing. AZA founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos are recognized again among Super Lawyers’ Top 100 attorneys both in Texas and in Houston. Partner Demetrios Anaipakos is again listed among the Top […]
Eleven AZA Lawyers Named Among Nation’s Best for Commercial, Intellectual Property Litigation and Appellate Law
HOUSTON – Eleven lawyers with Houston trial law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, won national recognition in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. That includes 75 percent of AZA partners. AZA partners Joe Ahmad, John Zavitsanos, Demetrios Anaipakos, Amir Alavi, Todd Mensing, and Tim Shelby were all rated for commercial […]
Vault Puts AZA Among Top Five Midsize Firms for Job Satisfaction, Work Quality
HOUSTON – AZA is ranked among the nation’s top five midsize law firms for quality of work and job satisfaction, and among the top 10 for compensation and other key qualities by Vault, based on surveys of law firm associates. Vault, which provides ratings of thousands of employers, just released its 2020 law firm ranking […]
International IP Guide Honors AZA Among Top Texas Patent Trial Firms for Fifth Year in a Row
HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is recommended as one of the top patent litigation firms in Texas by London-based intellectual property publisher IAM for the fifth consecutive year. “AZA is a firm of top-notch patent litigators who excel at trial work – when they get up to handle witnesses and present legal […]
AZA Again Ranked Among Top 10 Houston Intellectual Property Law Firms for 2019
HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is again on the Houston Business Journal’s list of leading Houston intellectual property law firms. The HBJ law guide article, 2019 largest Houston-area intellectual property law firms, reports that AZA ranks seventh. AZA has 16 lawyers in its IP stable, including experienced trial lawyers and lawyers with […]
AZA Hosts 1st Annual Ramadan Iftar Dinner for Friends and Family
HOUSTON – The litigation boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Alavi, & Mensing P.C., held its 1st Annual Ramadan Iftar Dinner May 21 for friends and family at the firm’s downtown Houston offices. Iftar is the evening meal Muslims enjoy as they end their daily Ramadan fast at sunset. Though many law firms celebrate Christian holidays, […]
AZA Co-Founder Joe Ahmad Honored by the South Asian Bar Association
HOUSTON – Joe Ahmad, partner and co-founder of AZA, was honored with a Distinguished Member Award at the South Asian Bar Association of Houston’s 2019 gala. He was honored for his distinguished career at the groups’ annual charity gala May 11 at the St. Regis Hotel. Mr. Ahmad is known for his courtroom prowess, his […]
AZA Associate Neal Sarkar Named 2019 Outstanding Young Lawyer in Houston
HOUSTON – AZA commercial litigator Neal Sarkar has been selected as the 2019 Outstanding Young Lawyer by the Houston Young Lawyers Association, a decades-old organization known for its community involvement and leadership. Each year the Outstanding Young Lawyer award recognizes an attorney in the Greater Houston area who best demonstrates professional proficiency, service to the […]
Former AZA Partner Fletcher Featured on Cover of National Lawyers Magazine
HOUSTON – Former AZA partner Lizzie Fletcher, now a U.S. Congresswoman from Texas’ 7th District, was featured on the cover of the Spring 2019 edition of Best Lawyers’ Business Edition in a story about her path from litigator to legislator. In the article “In-House Counsel,” Ms. Fletcher discussed her career move from Big Law to […]
Houston Bar Magazine Publishes Story on AZA’s John Zavitsanos and Greek Heritage
HOUSTON – With the headline “It’s All Greek To Him,” The Houston Lawyer magazine featured a story on AZA founding partner John Zavitsanos’ Greek heritage in its January/February 2019 issue. The story was written by John’s longtime friend, Houston lawyer Allen Tanner. It chronicles how John was brought to the U.S. from Greece as a […]
AZA Again Named Among Best in Nation for Client Service by BTI Consulting
HOUSTON – Houston-based litigation and intellectual property firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has been rated among the best in the nation for client service, earning a place on the BTI Client Service A-Team 2019. BTI Consulting Group, which researches client service, bases its power rankings on a survey of Fortune 1000 general counsel […]
AZA Names Four New Partners in Commercial and IP Litigation
HOUSTON – Civil trial law boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has announced four new partners for 2019. Scott W. Clark, Ryan Hackney, Michael McBride, and Jane Langdell Robinson, are promoted to partner effective Jan. 28. Mr. Hackney handles primarily complex commercial litigation cases. Messrs. Clark and McBride focus on IP and patent litigation. […]
AZA Wins Rare $2 Million Attorneys’ Fees Award for Defendants
HOUSTON – A Harris County judge has taken the unusual step of awarding AZA client Dr. Steven Hotze and his fellow defendants more than $2 million in attorneys’ fees after a jury decided in their favor and delivered a take-nothing verdict. Attorneys’ fees are often awarded to plaintiffs who prevail in a lawsuit, but the […]
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