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Houston Litigation Boutique AZA Again Earns ‘Best Law Firms’ National Ranking

HOUSTON – The commercial litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is being recognized for the fourth year among the nation’s Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America. Houston-based AZA, acclaimed as a boutique that can go head-to-head against much bigger law firms, is listed in […]

AZA Secures Victory for National Oilwell Varco in $120 Million Lawsuit

HOUSTON – A Houston federal jury this week returned a verdict in favor of National Oilwell Varco, L.P., (NYSE: NOV), finding no wrongdoing in an employment discrimination lawsuit filed by eight African Americans who sought $120 million in damages. Houston-based NOV, an oilfield equipment supplier, argued that these employees were not treated differently because of […]

AZA Co-Founder Joseph Ahmad Offers Tips on Courtroom Effectiveness in Interview with Law360

HOUSTON – Joseph Ahmad, founding partner of AZA or AZA, was interviewed extensively about his trial expertise for a story by national legal news service Law360 on how lawyers should handle themselves in the courtroom. In the article “The Art of Effective Body Language at Trial” (subscription required), several leading trial lawyers across the nation […]

Eight Lawyers with Houston Litigation Firm AZA Chosen for Texas Super Lawyers List

HOUSTON –Five name partners and three other lawyers with Houston litigation boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, have earned selection to the 2015 Texas Super Lawyers, a listing of the state’s top lawyers. Three partners, Joseph Ahmad, John Zavitsanos and Todd Mensing, also are being recognized among the top 100 lawyers in Texas, as […]

Former NOV Employee Convicted of Felony Theft by Houston Jury

HOUSTON – A jury has found former National Oilwell Varco, L.P., (NOV) employee Royce G. Binnion Jr. guilty of first-degree felony theft for a long-running scheme in which he submitted fake invoices to his employer to steal more than $1 million he either took in cash or used to buy himself an odd assortment of […]

Nine AZA Lawyers Named Among Nation’s Best for Commercial, Patent Litigation

HOUSTON – Nine lawyers from the nationally acclaimed Houston litigation boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, are being recognized in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America based on their work in commercial litigation and patent litigation. AZA attorneys Joseph Ahmad, John Zavitsanos, Demetrios Anaipakos, Amir Alavi, Todd Mensing, Tim Shelby, Steve […]

AZA Named Among Top US Patent Firms in International IP Guide

HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing is recommended as one of the top seven U.S. plaintiff patent firms by the London-based intellectual property magazine Intellectual Asset Management (IAM). The magazine’s guide to the world’s top patent lawyers in key jurisdictions also named AZA partner Amir Alavi a silver-level recommended Texas patent litigator. Mr. […]

AZA Again Ranked Among Top Commercial Litigation Firms in Chambers USA

HOUSTON – The Houston trial law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, again has earned recognition among the nation’s top commercial litigation firms in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In its Chambers USA profile, AZA is described by one client as a “very results-driven law firm, and the […]

AZA Named 2015 Litigation Department of the Year by Texas Lawyer Newspaper

HOUSTON – In recognition of the firm’s trial successes in 2014, AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has earned selection as a Litigation Department of the Year for 2015  by the publishers of Texas Lawyer newspaper. The annual honor recognizes the Texas-based litigation groups that have excelled during the previous year based on courtroom results. […]

AZA’s $11.4 Million Verdict in False Accusations Case Ranked Top Texas Jury Award of 2014 for Intentional Torts

HOUSTON – The $11.4 million jury verdict won by AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, for Houston technology company Function One Consulting Group LLC has been ranked as Texas’ top verdict of 2014 in the intentional torts category, according to the legal reporting service VerdictSearch. In addition to being ranked No. 1 in the intentional […]

National Oilwell Varco Beats Mud King In Stolen Trade Secrets Case

HOUSTON – Houston-based National Oilwell Varco LP (NYSE:NOV), the worldwide designer and manufacturer of oil and gas drilling and production equipment, has won nearly $400,000 from Mud King Products Inc. after a bankruptcy judge found that Mud King paid an NOV employee to steal hundreds of NOV’s secret mud pump blueprints that Mud King was […]

Eight Attorneys from Houston’s AZA Earn Texas Rising Stars Recognition

HOUSTON – The Houston-based trial firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is proud to announce that eight firm attorneys have been selected to the 2015 Texas Rising Stars list, which recognizes the state’s leading young lawyers. Selected to the 2015 listing in recognition of their business litigation work are AZA partners Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher […]

Rembrandt Technologies Wins $15.7 Million Jury Verdict in Patent Infringement Case Against Samsung

MARSHALL, Texas – A Texas federal jury has awarded $15.7 million to Rembrandt Wireless Technologies LP after finding that Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. infringed on two Rembrandt patents covering Bluetooth technology. Jurors deliberated only one hour before issuing the Feb. 13 verdict. The five-day trial focused on two Rembrandt patents, U.S. Patent […]

AZA Promotes Prominent Litigator Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher to Partner

HOUSTON – Successful litigator Elizabeth “Lizzie” Pannill Fletcher has been promoted to partner at AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing. A fourth-generation Texas trial lawyer and native Houstonian, Ms. Fletcher has a lengthy track record of courtroom wins, including the July 2014 dismissal of a multimillion-dollar breach of contract and fraud lawsuit against a Houston […]

AZA Named Among Houston’s Top Energy, Intellectual Property Law Firms

HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has earned selection to the Houston Business Journal’s 2014-2015 list of leading local law firms, ranking among the largest energy and intellectual property legal practices in Houston. The lists in the just-released Houston Business Journal’s Book of Lists 2014-2015 are based on the number of energy and […]

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