Posts Tagged ‘Jason McManis’
AZA’s Patent Victory Over Samsung Named a National Top 100 Verdict
HOUSTON – AZA’s more than $78 million jury win over Samsung Electronics Co. has made another national top verdict list for 2025. TopVerdict.com found this victory, which grew to more than $92 million by the final judgment, was the 67th highest in the nation. Topverdict.com recognizes U.S. law firms and attorneys who have obtained the […]
Seventeen AZA Lawyers Named 2027 Lawdragon Leading Litigators
HOUSTON – Seventeen of AZA’s experienced trial lawyers were honored on The 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America list, which aspires to name “outstanding advocates who … made their mark representing clients in their most important courtroom, investigative and administrative battles.” Lawdragon uses submissions, research and vetting from firms large and small to create this list. “The U.S. trial bar is without peer throughout the world. And these are its […]
Jury Grants Client Every Cent Requested in Another AZA Business Court Victory
HOUSTON – A jury granted SmartDisk, a Houston-based deposition and video production company, a breach of contract win over the private equity firm that purchased national court reporting service Lexitas. The jury awarded SmartDisk $6.4 million in damages for breach of the agreement and $3.5 million in legal fees, with a provision to pay another $230,000 for an appeal. The jury found that Lexitas, which had been purchased by a series of private equity firms, promised to exclusively use SmartDisk for its […]
AZA Partners Jason McManis and Warren McCarty Earn Benchmark Litigation’s 40 & Under Recognition
HOUSTON – AZA partners Warren McCarty and Jason McManis were selected to Benchmark Litigation’s 2026 40 & Under list, which honors the next generation of trial attorneys shaping the profession. Benchmark Litigation each year publishes the 40 & Under List, which recognizes the “best and brightest litigators across the U.S.” Mr. McManis, head of AZA’s Chambers-recognized IP practice group, has an impressive track record of taking on some of the largest companies […]
22 AZA Lawyers Named 2027 Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch
HOUSTON – Twenty-two AZA lawyers were named to the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch lists. These awards honor the top 5% or less of attorneys in private practice in the U.S. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review. Best Lawyers says its process “is designed […]
Five AZA Lawyers Named to Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers for 2026
HOUSTON – Five of AZA’s top patent litigators were named to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers 2026 list, which Lawdragon describes as “lawyers protecting innovation, defending brand integrity and leveraging the assets at the heart of their clients’ businesses.” Those named are partners Jason McManis, Warren McCarty and Weining Bai and associates Louis Liao and Colin Phillips. This is the second year for Lawdragon’s […]
AZA Appellate Win Negates $18.3 Million Decision in Penile Implant Trade Secret Case
HOUSTON – AZA’s appellate team reversed an $18.3 million judgment in a California case over trade secrets in a cosmetic penile implant case. “There were no secrets here to be kept. Multiple patents had already put all the ideas claimed as “secret” in the public domain so the jury finding was properly overturned,” said AZA partner Kelsi Stayart White, who represented all but one defendant in the case with AZA with […]
Over Half of the AZA Firm Named on Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2026 Lists
HOUSTON – Thirty-five AZA lawyers were named to the Texas Super Lawyers and Rising Stars 2026 lists for excellence, largely in business litigation and intellectual property work. That includes more than half of the trial firm’s roster. AZA cofounders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos were once again listed; both lawyers have been on the Texas Super Lawyers lists since the […]
AZA Files Series of IP Infringement Suits on Behalf of International Tech Company
AZA has filed three patent infringement lawsuits in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on behalf of its client, international technology manufacturer Acer. U.S. telecommunications carriers AT&T Inc., Verizon Communications Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. are named in the individual lawsuits alleging improper use of six U.S. patents held by Acer. The standard […]
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’s $78.5 Million Patent Infringement Win Among 2025’s Top 10 National Patent Verdicts
HOUSTON – AZA’s East Texas jury win over Samsung Electronics Co. made Law360’s The Top Patent Damages in 2025 (subscription required). In September 2025, a federal jury awarded AZA’s client Anonymous Media Research Holdings the full $78,512,999 requested from Samsung for infringing on two patents. The jury in U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap’s Eastern District of Texas court heard […]
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 […]
Jury Awards AZA Client $78.5 Million in Patent Infringement Case Against Samsung
MARSHALL, Texas – After a five-day trial, a federal jury awarded AZA’s client Anonymous Media Research Holdings the full $78,512,999 requested from Samsung Electronics Co. for infringing on two patents. The jury in U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap’s Eastern District of Texas court heard how Samsung improperly used two Anonymous Media patents covering methods for improving automatic […]
Twenty-Five AZA Lawyers Named 2025 Texas Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
HOUSTON – Twenty-five AZA lawyers earned 2025 recognition by Texas Super Lawyers as Super Lawyers or Rising Stars for excellence, largely in business litigation, intellectual property 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 […]
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