Posts Tagged ‘complex commercial litigation’
AZA Name Partner Todd Mensing Again Named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in Environmental Law
HOUSTON – AZA name partner Todd Mensing was once again named to Lawdragon’s list of The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Environmental Lawyers. Mr. Mensing, who focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, was honored for the fourth year for his work in environmental litigation. He is recognized among the top lawyers in the nation for commercial litigation and construction litigation […]
Six AZA Lawyers Named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2026 List
HOUSTON – Six AZA lawyers were named by Lawdragon to its 500 Leading Lawyers in America 2026 list, doubling the number of AZA lawyers recognized nationally in this category from a year ago. Lawdragon called those listed “the lawyers of now – those advocates who lead the way for clients, their communities, their firms. They are brilliant, […]
AZA Opens Dallas Office in January 2026
DALLAS – AZA in January 2026 will break its 32-year tradition and open a second office. The 64-lawyer Houston trial boutique is branching out to Dallas with offices in the downtown Trammell Crow Center. The plan is to have 10 lawyers in Dallas within 12 months, although the office will launch with 5 lawyers. Intellectual […]
AZA Partner Shahmeer Halepota Awarded Fourth Rising Star Honor in Six Months
HOUSTON – Partner Shahmeer Halepota has once again been honored by a legal group as a rising star in the profession. The National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML), a 30-year-old organization, named Mr. Halepota as its Rising Star Award recipient at the group’s annual conference in Irvine, Calif., this month. The NAML award is […]
AZA Honored by Best Law Firms for 14th Year and in Multiple Categories
HOUSTON – AZA is being recognized for the 14th year among the Best Law Firms in Houston and nationally by The Best Lawyers in America. This year, it is honored as a Tier 1 Houston firm for its appellate work and in five categories of litigation – commercial, intellectual property, employment law for management, construction and personal […]
AZA and Four Lawyers Ranked Highly by Legal 500 City Elite
HOUSTON – The AZA law firm and four of its leading trial lawyers were among those ranked highly for Houston commercial disputes by Legal 500. John Zavitsanos, Todd Mensing, Tim Shelby and Daryl Moore were all ranked in the award platform’s City Elite rankings. Legal500 has been benchmarking excellence in law since 1987, focusing mainly on global law firms with corporate clients. They have recently […]
AZA Raises Starting Salary to Exceed National Big Law Market
HOUSTON – Houston trial boutique AZA announces it will hike its first-year lawyer salary from the market rate followed by the national Big Law firms of $225,000, up to $235,000. Second-year salaries will also climb $10,000. “Our young lawyers aren’t stuck making other people’s outlines. They’re out trying cases, and we’ll pay them more for […]
AZA Co-founder Joe Ahmad Named a Lawdragon Leading Corporate Employment Lawyer 2026
HOUSTON – Name partner Joe Ahmad, co-founder of AZA, was named once again to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers list. The 2026 edition marks the third year Mr. Ahmad has been on this list. He was again cited for his expertise in executive representation. Lawdragon says the Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers list is […]
AZA Partner Shahmeer Halepota Speaks at The United Nations
UNITED NATIONS – AZA partner Shahmeer Halepota served on a five-person panel at the United Nations on Sept. 11, discussing a water crisis in Pakistan and the ramifications and rights created under an international water rights treaty. Mr. Halepota, who has substantial international law experience, was asked to analyze methods that the Indus Waters Treaty […]
AZA Partner Monica Uddin Named One of Top National Lawyers for Client Service
HOUSTON – AZA partner Monica Uddin was one of only 240 lawyers nationwide named to the BTI Client Service All-Stars. The list, compiled through a survey of corporate counsel and those who regularly use top-drawer legal services, is largely composed of lawyers at big law firms. BTI specializes in strategic legal market research and has […]
AZA Partner Shahmeer Halepota Selected as One of Texas Lawyer’s On the Rise Award Winners
HOUSTON – AZA partner Shahmeer Halepota was named to Texas Lawyer’s 2025 Texas Legal Awards list of the best young lawyers in the state. The On the Rise award recognizes Texas’ most promising lawyers under the age of 40, with only 21 attorneys being recognized with the award statewide. The legal news magazine seeks lawyers […]
AZA Favorably Resolves Multi-Million Dollar Litigation for UFC Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov
NEW YORK – Undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) mixed martial arts champion Khabib Nurmagomedov resolved his breach of contract lawsuit against Legionfarm Inc.—a gaming service which specializes in non-fungible tokens (NFTs)— under a confidential settlement agreement that AZA brokered. Mr. Nurmagomedov, a world-famous athlete and entrepreneur with a 29-0 UFC record, sued Legionfarm in 2023 […]
AZA Client Successfully Beats Back High-Stakes Claim in $80 Million Partnership Dispute
HOUSTON – A bet-the-company arbitration resulted in dismissal of claims against AZA’s client, the founder and majority member of a nine-figure business, in a case that totaled $80.8 million in liability. AZA’s client was also awarded attorneys’ fees in the ruling over contract and fraud accusations by a minority member claiming unpaid distributions spanning nearly […]
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