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AZA Names Bai, Poelker and Turkevich as New Partners  

HOUSTON – Weining Bai, Kyle Poelker and Paul Turkevich have been named new partners at AZA.  All three have been named Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch by The Best Lawyers in America, as Texas Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters’ Super Lawyers, or were named to both lists.   “This is a talented trio of new […]

International IP Guide Again Counts AZA Among Top Texas Patent Trial Firms

HOUSTON – The internationally prestigious IAM World’s Leading Patent Professionals once again has named AZA among the top patent trial firms in Texas and highly ranked two of the firm’s partners. The international guide called AZA “a first stop for important IP litigation matters.” It said the firm is distinguished by remarkable trial victories, adding, […]

Jason McManis Recognized for Intellectual Property Litigation Prowess by Benchmark Litigation  

HOUSTON – Benchmark Litigation has named AZA partner Jason McManis to the eighth edition of its 40 & Under, a guide to the nation’s most notable up-and-coming litigation trial attorneys.  Mr. McManis, the head of AZA’s intellectual property group, was cited for his intellectual property litigation skills. He has extensive experience in front of the jury […]

AZA Again Named a Top Texas Patent Trial Firm by Prestigious International IP Guide   

HOUSTON – AZA has again been named a top-level Texas patent litigation firm by London-based intellectual property publisher IAM.  AZA was rated among the top 15 Texas firms for patent work, most of the others being Big Law firms. AZA partners Jason McManis and Todd Mensing were also recommended as among the best by IAM. AZA […]

Three AZA Partners Make Lawdragon’s 500 Top Plaintiff Financial Lawyers List 

HOUSTON – Three AZA partners have earned the distinction of being named to Lawdragon’s list of 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers in America for 2021.    Founding lawyer John Zavitsanos and firm partners Demetrios Anaipakos and Amir Alavi were honored for their representation of plaintiffs in commercial litigation and intellectual property cases. Mr. Zavitsanos and Mr. Alavi were also recognized for their securities litigation work.   In announcing the 2021 list, Lawdragon’s editors […]

AZA Named a Top Texas Patent Trial Firm for Seventh Year in a Row by Prestigious International IP Guide

HOUSTON – AZA, for the seventh consecutive year, has been named a top-level Texas patent litigation firm by London-based intellectual property publisher IAM.    AZA was rated top-tier, or gold level, with only five other Texas firms, three of them international Big Law firms. Three AZA partners were also recommended by IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2021.    The new guide said of […]

AZA Earns Prestigious Chambers USA Rankings for 2021 in Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property  

HOUSTON – Chambers USA, the prestigious independent legal guide, has ranked AZA among the top Texas law firms for both commercial litigation and intellectual property work. This year five of the firm’s lawyers are individually ranked as well, and firm co-founder John Zavitsanos earned a “Spotlight” ranking as one of only 21 top Texas trial lawyers listed.    […]

Prestigious International IP Guide Counts AZA Among Top Texas Patent Trial Firms for Sixth Year in a Row

HOUSTON – AZA, for the sixth consecutive year, has been named in the top Texas patent litigation law firms by London-based intellectual property publisher IAM.  Three AZA partners were also recommended by IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2020. The new guide said of the AZA lawyers: “They keep the whole case in view and get great results. Its lawyers work […]

AZA Ranked Among Top 10 Houston Intellectual Property Law Firms for 2020

HOUSTON – AZA is again on the Houston Business Journal’s list of the top 10 Houston intellectual property law firms.  The HBJ’s 2020 list of the largest Houston-area intellectual property law firms (subscription required) recognizes AZA as the ninth–largest IP firm in Texas’ largest city.   AZA has 14 lawyers in its IP stable, including experienced trial lawyers and lawyers with technical backgrounds in chemistry, electrical engineering, software and biochemistry. […]

AZA Named to Best Law Firms List for Eighth Year by US News – Best Lawyers

HOUSTON – For the eighth year in a row, commercial litigation and intellectual property firm AZA is being recognized among the nation’s Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America. One of the firm’s clients, the general counsel of a global manufacturer, called the AZA team “the very […]

AZA, Three Firm Partners Honored by Benchmark Litigation Fifth Year in a Row

HOUSTON – Houston complex commercial litigation and intellectual property law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, and three firm partners have earned recognition in the 2020 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a peer-review guide to top lawyers and firms. AZA received Benchmark’s “Recommended” rating for the fifth time as a firm. Name partners Joe Ahmad, […]

AZA Named Among Best-Performing Law Firms in IPR Patent Work Nationally

HOUSTON – AZA has been ranked the 12th best-performing law firm in the nation in a study of more than 900 law firms active in inter partes review (IPR) patent cases over the past five years. The analysis was conducted by Patexia Inc., a global community of intellectual property professionals. Patexia used federal databases to […]

Vault Puts AZA Among Top Five Midsize Firms for Job Satisfaction, Work Quality

HOUSTON – AZA is ranked among the nation’s top five midsize law firms for quality of work and job satisfaction, and among the top 10 for compensation and other key qualities by Vault, based on surveys of law firm associates. Vault, which provides ratings of thousands of employers, just released its 2020 law firm ranking […]

International IP Guide Honors AZA Among Top Texas Patent Trial Firms for Fifth Year in a Row

HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is recommended as one of the top patent litigation firms in Texas by London-based intellectual property publisher IAM for the fifth consecutive year. “AZA is a firm of top-notch patent litigators who excel at trial work – when they get up to handle witnesses and present legal […]

AZA Again Ranked Among Top 10 Houston Intellectual Property Law Firms for 2019

HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is again on the Houston Business Journal’s list of leading Houston intellectual property law firms. The HBJ law guide article, 2019 largest Houston-area intellectual property law firms, reports that AZA ranks seventh. AZA has 16 lawyers in its IP stable, including experienced trial lawyers and lawyers with […]

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