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AZA Obtains Judgment for Apache Corp. in Fraud Suit
SAN ANTONIO – Houston lawyer Neal Sarkar, of AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, obtained a substantial judgment with punitive damages for Apache Corp. in a fraud suit against an oilfield services vendor. Apache filed suit in 2014, alleging vendor James Mann submitted fraudulent bills for work in the Permian Basin. The lawsuit further alleged […]
AZA Patent Agent Privilege Appeal Named ‘Texas Case to Watch’ by Law360
HOUSTON ─ AZA’s case before the Supreme Court of Texas involving confidentiality between patent agents and their inventor clients is the first of its kind in the nation to reach a state’s highest court, earning it notice by news service Law360 as one of the “Texas Cases to Watch in 2018.” Of Counsel Jane Langdell […]
AZA Named to Best Law Firms List for Sixth Year by National Ranking Guide
HOUSTON – For the sixth year in a row, the commercial litigation and intellectual property firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is being recognized among the nation’s Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America. “Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing is our go-to firm for any […]
Texas Super Lawyers Honors Nine AZA Lawyers; Two Are Tops in State
HOUSTON – Nine lawyers with commercial litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, have earned selection to the 2017 Texas Super Lawyers listing. Two of those lawyers rank among the top 100 attorneys in Texas. AZA partners and co-founders Joe Ahmad and John Zavitsanos are recognized among Super Lawyers’ Top 100 attorneys, in Texas […]
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 Wins $9M Jury Verdict in Texas Patent Infringement Case Against Motorola
MARSHALL, Texas – Houston patent trial lawyer Demetrios Anaipakos of AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has won a $9 million federal jury verdict for Texas-based patent licensing company Saint Lawrence Communications LLC against technology heavyweight Motorola Mobility LLC for patent infringement. After a week-long trial, jurors in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern […]
Nine Attorneys from Houston’s AZA Named to Texas Super Lawyers List
HOUSTON – Nine attorneys with the Houston-based litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, have been named to the 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list, an annual rating of the state’s most outstanding lawyers. This year, partners Joseph Ahmad, John Zavitsanos, Demetrios Anaipakos and Todd Mensing also received recognition for being among the Top 100 […]
Court OKs Litigation Financing in Delaware Intellectual Property Case
WILMINGTON, Delaware – In a closely watched case involving litigation financing, a Delaware judge refused to dismiss the matter, finding that third-party financing can be used to support a lawsuit. The ruling came in an intellectual property lawsuit filed by Boston-based Charge Injection Technologies Inc. (CIT) against Delaware-based E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. The […]
AZA Named Among Both Top Energy, Top IP Law Firms in Houston Law Guide
HOUSTON – AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has been ranked among both the top energy and top intellectual property (IP) law firms in the 2016 edition of the Houston Business Journal Law Guide, which lists the city’s leading firms in several areas of legal expertise. AZA is ranked alongside some of the city’s largest […]
AZA, Firm Attorneys Again Earn Chambers USA Commercial Litigation Honors
HOUSTON – The Houston trial law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, again has earned recognition among the nation’s top commercial litigation firms in Texas in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In addition to the overall firm’s ranking, AZA partners Joe Ahmad, John Zavitsanos, Demetrios Anaipakos, and Todd […]
Texas Court Upholds $15.7 Million Patent Infringement Verdict for Rembrandt Wireless
MARSHALL, Texas – Judge Rodney Gilstrap of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has upheld a $15.7 million jury verdict in favor of Rembrandt Wireless Technologies LP after denying a request for a new trial on damages issues filed by Korean electronics giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. Rembrandt is a business […]
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 […]
Houston Litigation Boutique AZA Again Earns ‘Best Law Firms’ National Ranking
HOUSTON – The commercial litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is being recognized for the fourth year among the nation’s Best Law Firms by U.S. News & World Report and The Best Lawyers in America. Houston-based AZA, acclaimed as a boutique that can go head-to-head against much bigger law firms, is listed in […]
Eight Lawyers with Houston Litigation Firm AZA Chosen for Texas Super Lawyers List
HOUSTON –Five name partners and three other lawyers with Houston litigation boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, have earned selection to the 2015 Texas Super Lawyers, a listing of the state’s top lawyers. Three partners, Joseph Ahmad, John Zavitsanos and Todd Mensing, also are being recognized among the top 100 lawyers in Texas, as […]
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