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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 Partner Tim Shelby Quoted in Texas Lawyer, Law360 on Litigation Amid Low Oil Prices

HOUSTON – The legal publications Texas Lawyer and Law360 recently called on commercial litigator Tim Shelby of AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, for his perspectives on how low oil prices are impacting the Texas legal landscape. Mr. Shelby regularly represents AZA’s clients in significant oil and gas cases. “There will be a serious and […]

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 […]

Houston Litigation Boutique AZA Earns National Best Law Firms Ranking

HOUSTON – The Houston commercial litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is being recognized as one of the country’s Best Law Firms for the third time by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America. AZA, renowned for its courtroom success, earned a place among the top tier of Houston […]

Eight from Houston’s AZA Law Firm Earn Spots on Texas Super Lawyers List

HOUSTON – Eight lawyers from the Houston commercial litigation boutique AZA, or AZA, earned selection to the 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list of the state’s top attorneys. AZA name partners Joseph Ahmad and John Zavitsanos are also listed among the Top 100 lawyers in Texas. They, along with partners Demetrios Anaipakos and Todd Mensing, earned […]

AZA Client Elite Air Freight Wins Trial Without Presenting Evidence

HOUSTON – A state district court judge dramatically ended an ongoing jury trial last week by tossing out a lawsuit filed by a “turnaround specialist” who claimed he was due a success fee that would have yielded more than $3.2 million from Houston-based freight-forwarder Elite Air Freight Inc. Houston litigation boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos […]

Article Lauds AZA’s Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher for Superb Opening Statement

HOUSTON – Attorney Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher of Houston’s AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, delivered an opening statement to a jury in May that a respected Houston judge says is one of the best he’s ever heard, according to a recent article published by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas. Harris County […]

Houston’s AZA Named Texas Powerhouse Law Firm by National Legal Publication

HOUSTON – Houston law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is one of only 13 in the state named a Texas Powerhouse by the legal news service Law360. “AZA now claims 31 of the city’s toughest litigators,” says Law360 in “Texas Powerhouse: Ahmad Zavitsanos.”  “Having developed a reputation over the last 21 years as […]

AZA Spotlighted in News Story “‘Two Greeks and a Sheik’: AZA is Exhibit A for Litigation Boutiques”

HOUSTON – The story of the 20-year-old Houston commercial litigation boutique Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing, or AZA, is told in a recent article from The Texas Lawbook highlighting the law firm’s rise and the trust its attorneys have earned from corporate clients. In the article, “‘Two Greeks and a Sheik’: AZA is Exhibit […]

Houston Law Firm AZA Earns Top Commercial Litigation Rankings from Chambers USA

HOUSTON – The Houston-based law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, and three firm partners are top-rated in commercial litigation in the just-released 2014 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. The Chambers USA profile of AZA describes the firm as a “rapidly growing boutique practice with an impressive reputation in the […]

Houston Law Firm AZA Named Among City’s Largest Energy Practices by Houston Business Journal

HOUSTON – Commercial litigation boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has earned selection to the Houston Business Journal’s 2014 list of local law firms with the largest energy practices. The list, which appears in the April 25 issue, is based on the number of energy lawyers working in Houston-area firms. This marks the first […]

AZA Attorney Featured in National News Coverage of ‘Meritless’ Appeal to Texas Supreme Court

HOUSTON – Following her successful defense of a client in a 2011 non-compete case, AZA attorney Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher characterized the plaintiff’s petition for review by the Texas Supreme Court as “meritless” in a Feb. 19 story in the legal publication Law360, “Oilfield Co. Asks Texas Justices to Nix Ex-Worker’s Fee Award.” The article explores […]

AZA, Firm Attorneys Rated Among Best in Commercial Litigation by Chambers USA

HOUSTON – The Houston-based law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has earned a coveted rating for its work in commercial litigation in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, which also has recognized three firm attorneys as statewide commercial litigation leaders. AZA provides efficient, award-winning client service to Fortune […]

Houston Complex Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property Firm AZA Helps Client Move Patent Case to Home State

HOUSTON – The intellectual property and complex commercial litigation firm of Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing PC, or AZA, recently helped a client secure the removal of a patent infringement lawsuit from a Texas federal court to the client’s home state. AZA partners Amir Alavi and Steven Mitby are defending a Wisconsin company that […]

Houston Litigation Firm AZA Lawyers John Zavitsanos and Todd Mensing named to Who’s Who in Energy

HOUSTON – Houston energy litigators John Zavitsanos and Todd Mensing, partners in AZA, were named to the “Who’s Who in Energy” list of leaders in the industry compiled by a group of business publications. The editors of the Dallas Business Journal, Houston Business Journal and Pittsburgh Business Times selected 300 key players in the energy […]

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