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Eleven AZA Lawyers Named Super Lawyers, Two in Top 100 for Texas
HOUSTON – Eleven AZA lawyers earned 2024 recognition by Texas Super Lawyers for excellence largely in business litigation, general litigation and appellate work. Firm co-founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos were once again listed among the Top 100 lawyers in Texas and in Houston. Mr. Zavitsanos is listed for business litigation expertise. Mr. Ahmad, who […]
AZA Aids U.S. in Reaching $15 Million Baylor Heart Surgery Medicare Fraud Settlement
Whistleblower claim leads to record settlement for concurrent surgery fraud HOUSTON – Working in concert with the federal government for five years, lawyers at AZA saw their whistleblower client receive $3 million of the $15 million settlement of a lawsuit alleging that Houston surgeons were letting unqualified trainees perform parts of heart surgeries while the […]
Ten AZA Lawyers Make 2023 Super Lawyers List; Two are Top in Texas
HOUSTON – Ten AZA lawyers earned 2023 recognition by Texas Super Lawyers for excellence in business litigation, general litigation and appellate work. Firm co-founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos were once again listed among the Top 100 lawyers in Texas and in Houston. Mr. Zavitsanos is listed for business litigation expertise. Mr. Ahmad, who writes […]
Nine AZA Lawyers On the Super Lawyers List; Two in Texas Top 100
HOUSTON – Nine AZA lawyers earned 2022 recognition by Texas Super Lawyers for excellence in business litigation and appellate work. AZA co-founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos were both listed among the Top 100 lawyers in Texas and in Houston. Mr. Zavitsanos, who was highlighted in the article “Going 20 for 20” in Super Lawyers […]
Ten AZA Lawyers Ranked among US Best for Commercial, Intellectual Property, Appellate and Personal Injury Litigation for 2023
HOUSTON – Ten lawyers with AZA are being recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the nation’s oldest peer review guide to leading lawyers. AZA partners Joe Ahmad, John Zavitsanos, Todd Mensing, Tim Shelby, and Sammy Ford IV were all rated for commercial litigation along with Of Counsels Shawn Bates and […]
Ten AZA Lawyers Make Super Lawyers List; Four Rank among Top 100
HOUSTON – Ten AZA lawyers have earned recognition for 2021 by Texas Super Lawyers, and four have made the Top 100 list. AZA co-founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos are once again being honored among the top 100 lawyers in Texas for their noteworthy trial skills. Mr. Zavitsanos was chosen for his business litigation work and Mr. Ahmad was selected for his expertise in labor and employment law. Name partners Amir Alavi and Demetrios Anaipakos made the top 100 […]
AZA Wins Sanctions Order Against Wells Fargo in Securities Fraud Lawsuit
NEW YORK – A federal judge in New York has sanctioned Wells Fargo Securities LLC for failing to comply with an order in March to produce documents and witnesses for depositions in the securities fraud suit brought by European bank LBBW Luxemburg S.A. The sanctions order is the latest win achieved by lawyers with the […]
NY Judge Upholds Fraud Claims Against Wells Fargo, Fortis in $1.5 Billion Subprime Mortgage-Backed Securities Case
NEW YORK – A lawsuit filed by European bank LBBW Luxemburg S.A. over an alleged $1.5 billion subprime mortgage-backed securities fraud scheme cleared a significant hurdle last week when a federal judge denied the defendants’ extensive motions to dismiss. U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken let stand the fraud, breach of contract, negligent misrepresentation and […]



