Posts Tagged ‘john zavitzanos’
Jury Awards AZA Client Mid Main $32.5 Million in Midtown Construction Case
HOUSTON – In a complex six-week case involving the construction of Houston Midtown apartments, a Harris County jury awarded Mid Main Properties LLP $32.5 million. The jury found that Patriot Contracting LLC, its owner and bond insurers Travelers must pay Mid Main. The award included about $17.5 million in punitive damages, $8 million in actual […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
John Zavitsanos Named to Lawdragon’s 500 Top Plaintiff Financial Lawyers List
HOUSTON – AZA co-founding partner John Zavitsanos has been named once again to Lawdragon’s list of 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America. He is honored in the 2022 list for his representation of plaintiffs in commercial litigation, intellectual property and securities litigation cases. This year Mr. Zavitsanos has been honored nationally with […]
AZA Earns Prestigious 2022 Chambers USA Rankings in Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property
HOUSTON – Chambers USA, the independent and prestigious legal guide, has ranked AZA among the top Texas law firms for both commercial litigation and intellectual property work yet again. Three of the firm’s lawyers are individually ranked as well. Firm co-founder John Zavitsanos and partner Todd Mensing are ranked for general commercial litigation. Co-founder Joe […]
AZA Earns Texas Super Lawyers Honors; Three Make Top 100 Lists
HOUSTON – Seven lawyers with AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., have earned recognition for 2020 by Texas Super Lawyers, a peer-review guide to the state’s top attorneys. AZA co-founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos are once again being honored among the top 100 lawyers in the state for their exceptional trial skills. Mr. Ahmad was selected for his labor and employment law expertise, and Mr. Zavitsanos was chosen for his […]
9 AZA Lawyers Again Named Among Nation’s Best for Commercial, Patent Litigation
HOUSTON – Nine lawyers with the Houston commercial and intellectual property litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, earned selection to the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. AZA partners Joe Ahmad, John Zavitsanos, Demetrios Anaipakos, Amir Alavi, Todd Mensing, Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher, Steve Mitby and Tim Shelby, and of counsel David Warden are […]
AZA Ranked Among Top Energy Law Firms by Houston Business Journal
HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, once again has earned a spot on the Houston Business Journal’s list of the leading energy law firms in Houston, alongside some of city’s biggest and oldest firms. The Houston Business Journal Book of Lists 2015-2016 includes the largest companies in Houston from a variety of industries, […]
Houston’s AZA Law Firm Defeats Key Motion in Federal Patent Case for Versata
AUSTIN, Texas – Lawyers with the Houston complex commercial litigation boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, have won a significant victory for Austin-based client Versata Software Inc. by defeating a key legal motion filed by accused patent infringer Zoho Corp. The win means Versata’s lawsuit will move forward. The ruling issued by Judge Sam […]
Midland Energy Tech Company Seeks Millions from Late Employee’s Estate
MIDLAND, Texas – Oilfield well-completion company Peak Completion Technologies Inc. has sued the estate of its late co-founder Ray Hofman, arguing he siphoned millions from the company for extravagant personal spending before he died in a plane crash. Midland, Texas-based Peak sued the estate of Mr. Hofman as well as his widow, Janna Fulfer Hofman, […]
Plains Gas Solutions Sues Tennessee Gas Pipeline for at Least $100 Million, Claiming Breach of Contract
HOUSTON – Houston-based Plains Gas Solutions, LLC, sued other Houston companies – Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., LLC, (TGP) and Kinetica Partners, LLC and affiliates – for breach of contract and more for diverting promised gas from a Louisiana gas-processing plant, rendering it unable to function as designed. In a lawsuit filed in Harris County District […]
Amir Alavi, Todd Mensing Elevated to Name Partners at Houston Commercial Litigation Law Firm AZA
HOUSTON – Complex commercial litigation attorneys Amir Alavi and Todd Mensing have been elevated to name partners in Houston’s AZA, a dynamic and growing boutique law firm also known as AZA. “These two lawyers are among the best litigators I know and we’re proud to have our already tough-to-pronounce name become even longer to include […]
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