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Eleven AZA Lawyers Named Lawdragon Leading Litigators
HOUSTON – Eleven partners at AZA were named by Lawdragon among the 500 top litigators in the nation, who they have called “the advisors you want to send into battle.” Lawyers named in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America were selected based on journalistic research, submissions and vetting. Lawdragon said of these top […]
AZA Wins $25.6 Million Jury Verdict for Healthcare Client
HOUSTON – AZA won a $25.6 million breach of contract jury verdict in Harris County court today in a case pitting AZA client doctors’ group Fondren Orthopedic Ltd. against healthcare giant HCA Healthcare. Fondren and HCA (which took over for Columbia Hospital Corporation) were in a limited partnership that owns and operates Texas Orthopedic Hospital, […]
More than half of AZA’s attorneys honored as Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch
HOUSTON – Twenty-nine AZA lawyers were honored in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, the nation’s oldest lawyer peer review guide. Once again, this represents more than half of the law firm being honored. Fourteen AZA lawyers were named Best Lawyers, and fifteen were named as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, an […]
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 […]
AZA Earns Prestigious Chambers USA Rankings for the 11th Year in a Row
HOUSTON – AZA earned top ratings in Texas for two practice areas and five individual lawyers from Chambers USA, the gold standard of legal ratings. This marks the 11th year AZA was rated in the general commercial litigation category and the fourth year for its intellectual property (IP) practice. “Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing are phenomenal. […]
AZA Co-founders Ahmad and Zavitsanos Named Lawdragon Leading Lawyers in America
HOUSTON – AZA co-founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos were named to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America list. Mr. Ahmad was cited for his work in commercial litigation and for expertise in labor and employment litigation, especially in executive representation. Mr. Zavitsanos was cited for his commercial litigation expertise. Messrs. Ahmad and […]
Jury Refuses to Find Against Odessa Pumps; Awards It $2.4 Million
HOUSTON – A Harris County jury awarded AZA client Odessa Pumps $2.4 million in attorneys’ fees in a breach of contract case against GR Energy and its affiliates over a 2021 asset purchase. GR Energy sought approximately $30 million but took nothing. This is AZA’s 17th trial this year. In winning this case, it has […]
Joe Ahmad Named a Lawdragon Leading Corporate Employment Lawyer
HOUSTON – AZA co-founder Joe Ahmad was named by Lawdragon among the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Corporate Employment Lawyers. He was cited for his expertise in labor and employment litigation, especially in executive representation. Lawdragon previously named Mr. Ahmad, along with eight other AZA lawyers, to the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America for his […]
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 Named 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators
HOUSTON – Nine partners at AZA were named by Lawdragon among the 500 top litigators in the nation who they call “the advisors you want to send into battle.” Lawyers named in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America were selected based on journalistic research, submissions and vetting. This is its second edition “assessing America’s […]
AZA Co-Founders Honored as Best in Texas by Business Today
HOUSTON – Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos, the co-founders of AZA, have been listed by the online news platform Business Today among the 10 best lawyers in Texas and Houston. Just this week, Mr. Zavitsanos was named to a remarkable list of 2023 Top 10 Trailblazing Commercial Litigation Lawyers in Houston, Texas. “Recognized for their […]
Five AZA Partners Named Leading Litigators in America
HOUSTON – Lawdragon named five AZA partners to its list of Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America. Firm co-founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos were named along with partners Todd Mensing, Jane Langdell Robinson, and Monica Uddin. Lawdragon said this list was “dedicated to those attorneys who excel representing principally corporations and other organizations in […]
John Zavitsanos Named Trailblazer by The American Lawyer
HOUSTON – AZA co-founder John Zavitsanos was named by The American Lawyer magazine as one of the 2022 Trailblazers South for his jury wins in trials seeking fair insurance reimbursements for emergency room doctors around the nation. The American Lawyer Trailblazers South is a special supplement spotlighting “a handful of individuals from each practice area […]
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 […]
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