Posts Tagged ‘zavitsanos’
Nine AZA Lawyers Named Among Nation’s Best for Commercial, Patent Litigation
HOUSTON – Nine lawyers with the Houston commercial litigation firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, have earned selection to the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for their work in commercial and intellectual property litigation. Best Lawyers, one of the most respected lawyer guides in the country, lists AZA attorneys Joseph Ahmad, […]
AZA Wins Sanctions Order Against Wells Fargo in Securities Fraud Lawsuit
NEW YORK – A federal judge in New York has sanctioned Wells Fargo Securities LLC for failing to comply with an order in March to produce documents and witnesses for depositions in the securities fraud suit brought by European bank LBBW Luxemburg S.A. The sanctions order is the latest win achieved by lawyers with the […]
Houston Lawyer Todd Mensing of AZA Earns Martindale-Hubbell’s Highest Rating
HOUSTON – Commercial litigation attorney Todd Mensing of the Houston law firm AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, has earned Martindale-Hubbell’s AV Preeminent peer review rating, the highest possible ranking by the respected guide to the nation’s top lawyers. The annual listing bases its ratings on confidential reviews from attorneys and judges. Mr. Mensing earned […]
Bankruptcy Trustee Dismisses Case After Expert Fails On Cross Examination
HOUSTON – The trustee for a bankrupt company decided to drop his lawsuit after watching his expert witness cross examined by an attorney from AZA(AZA), clearing AZA’s clients of claims that they received fraudulently transferred company assets. Rodney Tow, trustee for the estate of the Peterson Group Inc., a Houston real estate development company, had […]
Chambers USA Ranks AZA Again Among Top Texas Commercial Litigation Firms
HOUSTON – Houston trial law boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, once again is being recognized as one of Texas’ top commercial litigation firms after earning a spot in the 2016 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In addition to being ranked as a top Texas firm, AZA partners Joseph Ahmad, […]
AZA Partner John Zavitsanos Discusses Trial Techniques in Law360 Article
HOUSTON – From reading the Rules of Evidence before each trial to using pop culture references with jurors, John Zavitsanos, co-founding partner of AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, recently discussed his trial techniques with the national legal news service Law360. In the article, “Trial Pros: Ahmad Zavitsanos’ John Zavitsanos,” the noted Houston lawyer talked […]
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 […]
Texas Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Fort Bend Defamation Case
HOUSTON – The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a defamation lawsuit filed against a Houston-area newspaper and a reporter who wrote a false story attacking the local chief deputy sheriff and his son. The reporter, who previously worked at the sheriff’s department, blamed the chief deputy when she was fired after […]
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 Secures Another Multimillion-Dollar Victory for National Oilwell Varco
HOUSTON – A Houston state court jury this week returned a take-nothing verdict in favor of National Oilwell Varco, L.P., (NYSE: NOV), after finding that a former employee who sought more than $20 million in damages was rightfully fired for a safety violation and not the victim of race discrimination. The jury in Harris County […]
ZKey Sues Facebook in California
HOUSTON – New York City-based ZKey Investments, LLC, has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against Facebook Inc. over the popular networking website’s alleged infringement of a key patent held by ZKey. In the lawsuit, ZKey says Menlo Park, Calif.-based Facebook has willfully and deliberately infringed ZKey’s U.S. Patent No. 6,820,204, which covers technology that […]
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, 3 Name Partners Earn Benchmark Litigation Honors
HOUSTON – Three name partners from the Houston complex commercial litigation boutique AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, are being recognized as Local Litigation Stars in the 2016 edition of Benchmark Litigation, a national peer-review guide to attorneys. AZA also earned a recommended ranking in this year’s edition. Selected for their courtroom trial skills in […]
AZA are our go-to firm for high-stakes litigations
