Archive for 2013
Tim Shelby Promoted to Partner at Houston Litigation Boutique AZA
Trial lawyer focuses on energy, securities, professional liability, real estate litigation HOUSTON – Accomplished trial lawyer Tim Shelby has been named a partner in the Houston complex commercial litigation firm AZA “Tim is a person who can connect with jurors, witnesses and clients alike. But he also possesses a superior intellect and amazing legal acumen […]
AZA’s Sean Gorman Named Among Best Trial Lawyers in Texas in 2013 Chambers USA Rankings
HOUSTON – Houston trial lawyer Sean Gorman, a partner at AZA or AZA, is being recognized as a leader in Texas general commercial litigation in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business published by London-based Chambers and Partners. Mr. Gorman is an acclaimed litigator and former managing partner of a national […]
Federal Circuit Court Upholds $391 Million Patent Judgment for Versata Software
Believed to be largest software judgment ever affirmed by Federal Circuit HOUSTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., has affirmed a $391 million patent infringement judgment for Versata Software Inc., which was successfully represented by the Houston complex commercial litigation law firm AZA (or AZA) and co-counsel McKool […]
Houston’s AZA Adds Big Law Attorneys from Washington, D.C., Dallas, Houston
HOUSTON – The complex commercial litigation and intellectual property boutique AZA (or AZA) has hired three more highly qualified young lawyers from Big Law firms in Texas and Washington, D.C. Attorney Adam Milasincic, who earned the highest score on the Texas bar in July 2011, joins AZA from one of the nation’s largest firms. Paloma […]
Plains Pipeline Prevails in Houston Indemnity Lawsuit, Awarded $450,000 in Legal Fees
HOUSTON – Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., (NYSE: PAA) recently won a victory against BP Oil Pipeline Company (NYSE: BP) when a Houston judge tossed a BP lawsuit and ordered the company to pay all of Plains Pipeline’s legal fees. Last week, the judge in Harris County’s 80th District Court awarded $453,400 in attorneys’ fees […]
Six from Houston’s AZA Named among Best Young Lawyers in Texas
HOUSTON – Houston attorneys Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher, Chris Lacy, Alisa Lipski, Steven Mitby, Tim Shelby and Monica Uddin from the complex commercial litigation law firm AZA, or AZA, have earned selection to the 2013 Texas Rising Stars list, which honors the best Texas lawyers under age 40 and those who have practiced less than 10 […]
Seasoned Intellectual Property Attorney Alisa Lipski Joins IP Practice at Houston Complex Commercial Litigation Boutique AZA
HOUSTON – Accomplished attorney Alisa Lipski brings a decade of patent practice and a science background to the burgeoning intellectual property practice at Houston-based commercial litigation boutique AZA, or AZA. Ms. Lipski is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and has handled numerous Markman hearings in District Courts around the country […]
Attorney John Zavitsanos from Houston’s AZA Recognized among Nation’s Best for Client Service
HOUSTON – Accomplished attorney John Zavitsanos, a founding partner of the Houston complex commercial litigation and intellectual property firm Ahmad, Zavitsanos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing P.C., or AZA, is being recognized for providing superior client service based on a recent survey of top corporate counsel at U.S. companies. BTI Consulting Group, a 20-year-old Massachusetts-based polling […]
Houston Boutique Law Firm AZA Bucks Trend, Ups First-Year Pay to $170,000
New law school graduates earn more at AZA than those at many international firms HOUSTON – The Houston litigation boutique AZA, or AZA, has raised the salaries and guaranteed bonuses for the firm’s first-year associates to $170,000, significantly higher than what first-year lawyers are paid at most of the biggest law firms in the U.S. […]
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