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AZA Earns Recognition Among Firms with Best Client Relations in Nation
HOUSTON – The Houston-based litigation and intellectual property firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has been recognized in the BTI Power Rankings for 2017 as one of the country’s top law firms for client relations. BTI Consulting Group, which researches client service, bases its power rankings on a survey of Fortune 1000 general counsel […]
Jane Langdell Robinson to Argue Patent Agent Privilege Before Texas Supreme Court
HOUSTON – Appellate and trial lawyer Jane Langdell Robinson of AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, will argue before the Texas Supreme Court that patent agents advising their inventor-clients should be granted the same confidentiality that lawyers are given with their clients. The case, In Re Andrew Silver, Case No. 16-0682, is the first in […]
AZA Ranked Among Top Texas Commercial Litigation Firms by Chambers USA
HOUSTON – For the fourth year in a row, Houston trial law boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has earned recognition among Texas’ top commercial litigation firms in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. AZA lawyers were described as “robust litigation specialists with a fast-growing reputation as a feared opponent for established national firms.” […]
US Appeals Court Upholds Verdict for National Oilwell Varco in $120 Million Suit
HOUSTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has upheld a Houston federal jury verdict that found National Oilwell Varco LP (NOV) did not racially discriminate against African-American workers, who had sought $120 million in damages. A three-judge panel unanimously rejected the appeal filed on behalf of eight minority employees of the […]
AZA Wins $9M Jury Verdict in Texas Patent Infringement Case Against Motorola
MARSHALL, Texas – Houston patent trial lawyer Demetrios Anaipakos of AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has won a $9 million federal jury verdict for Texas-based patent licensing company Saint Lawrence Communications LLC against technology heavyweight Motorola Mobility LLC for patent infringement. After a week-long trial, jurors in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]
WSJ: Texas Union Fights to Stay in Bankruptcy after Losing Defamation Case
HOUSTON – The Wall Street Journal reported that one of the country’s largest unions is trying to remain in bankruptcy as it confronts a $7.8 million defamation judgment against it won by Professional Janitorial Service of Houston Inc. in a Harris County court. The Texas branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) asked a […]
AZA Lawyer Zavitsanos Tells Newspaper How Social Media Aids in Jury Selection
HOUSTON – AZA founding partner John Zavitsanos was featured in a Texas Lawyer story explaining how social media research can ferret out crucial information about potential jurors that voir dire and jury questionnaires don’t reveal. The Texas Lawyer article, “Jury Consultants Need Not Apply — Winning Litigator Relies on Web Instead” (subscription required), details how […]
Nine AZA Lawyers Named Among Nation’s Best for Commercial, Patent Litigation
HOUSTON – Nine lawyers with the Houston commercial litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, have earned selection to the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for their work in commercial and intellectual property litigation. Best Lawyers, one of the most respected lawyer guides in the country, lists AZA attorneys Joseph Ahmad, […]
Houston Lawyer Todd Mensing of AZA Earns Martindale-Hubbell’s Highest Rating
HOUSTON – Commercial litigation attorney Todd Mensing of the Houston law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has earned Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent peer review rating, the highest possible ranking by the respected guide to the nation’s top lawyers. The annual listing bases its ratings on confidential reviews from attorneys and judges. Mr. Mensing earned […]
Chambers USA Ranks AZA Again Among Top Texas Commercial Litigation Firms
HOUSTON – Houston trial law boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, once again is being recognized as one of Texas’ top commercial litigation firms after earning a spot in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In addition to being ranked as a top Texas firm, AZA partners Joseph Ahmad, […]
Nine from Houston’s AZA Law Firm Earn 2016 Texas Rising Stars Honors
HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is proud to announce that nine attorneys from the Houston-based trial law firm have been named to the 2016 Texas Rising Stars list, which recognizes the state’s leading young lawyers. AZA partner Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher and associates Jamie Alan Aycock, Sammy Ford IV, Benjamin Foster, Tiffany Joudi, […]
AZA Named Among Both Top Energy, Top IP Law Firms in Houston Law Guide
HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has been ranked among both the top energy and top intellectual property (IP) law firms in the 2016 edition of the Houston Business Journal Law Guide, which lists the city’s leading firms in several areas of legal expertise. AZA is ranked alongside some of the city’s largest […]
ZKey Sues Facebook in California
HOUSTON – New York City-based ZKey Investments, LLC, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against Facebook Inc. over the popular networking website’s alleged infringement of a key patent held by ZKey. In the lawsuit, ZKey says Menlo Park, Calif.-based Facebook has willfully and deliberately infringed ZKey’s U.S. Patent No. 6,820,204, which covers technology that […]
Texas Court Upholds $15.7 Million Patent Infringement Verdict for Rembrandt Wireless
MARSHALL, Texas – Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has upheld a $15.7 million jury verdict in favor of Rembrandt Wireless Technologies LP after denying a request for a new trial on damages issues filed by Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Rembrandt is a business […]
Houston’s AZA Law Firm, 3 Name Partners Earn Benchmark Litigation Honors
HOUSTON – Three name partners from the Houston complex commercial litigation boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, are being recognized as Local Litigation Stars in the 2016 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a national peer-review guide to attorneys. AZA also earned a recommended ranking in this year’s edition. Selected for their courtroom trial skills in […]
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