Sufi Ahmad
Joseph Y. Ahmad, a founding partner in the Houston law firm of AZA, is a lawyer for executives and has been recognized nationally as one of the best lawyers in his field. He represents executives in a variety of matters, including breach of contract, trade secrets, covenants not to compete, breach of fiduciary duty and other matters.
Biography
Joseph Y. Ahmad, a founding partner in the Houston law firm of AZA, is a lawyer for executives and has been recognized nationally as one of the best lawyers in his field. He represents executives in a variety of matters, including breach of contract, trade secrets, covenants not to compete, breach of fiduciary duty and other matters.
- University of Michigan, J.D., 1987.
- Lawrence University, B.A. with honors, 1984.
Trophy Case
in the press
“Two Greeks and a Sheik:” AZA is Exhibit A for Litigation Boutiques
Much has changed in two decades. The firm – officially named Ahmad, Zavitsansos, Anaipakos, Alavi & Mensing or AZA for branding purposes – now has 31 lawyers plus more than a dozen staffers. They occupy the entire 34th floor of One Houston Center and are eyeing additional space to expand to about 50 lawyers within the next couple years.
Blog
Mr. Ahmad also maintains a blog, Legal Issues in the Executive Suite, where he explores issues involving trade secrets, covenants not to compete, executive compensation and other matters of importance to executives. Click here to read Legal Issues in the Executive Suite.
Paxton and Succession – What if you are the coup target?
Though politics, in the more formal political party sense of the word, had a leading role in the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, there were definite similarities between that attempted takeover and what happens in the hit HBO show Succession and in boardrooms across America.
FTC Non-Compete Rule Change Could Boost Wages and Innovation
In April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed comments on a proposed rule change that would drastically limit employers’ uses and abuses of non-compete agreements in employee contracts.
Can CEO’s learn something from Dolphins owner Stephen Ross’s problems with the NFL?
Earlier this week, multibillionaire and longtime Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross was found to have violated the league’s tampering rules in a scheme described as “unprecedented in scope and severity” by commissioner Roger Goodell.