Joseph Ahmad

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Joseph Ahmad, a founding partner in the Houston law firm AZA, is a lawyer for executives and has been recognized nationally as one of the best in his field. He represents executives in matters including breach of contract, trade secrets and covenants not to compete. He was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates, a group of the country’s leading judges and civil trial lawyers. He has been selected by his peers to “Best Lawyers in America” since 2003 and he was named a “2015 Lawyer of the Year” for Houston. Having tried more than 50 cases to a verdict, and argued more than a dozen cases on appeal, he is a nationally recognized expert and frequent lecturer on a variety of topics for organizations such as the American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and The University of Texas School of Law. He has been a frequent commentator on legal issues for various media entities, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and the Houston Chronicle. He also maintains a blog called Legal Issues in the Executive Suite, where he explores issues like trade secrets, covenants not to compete, and executive compensation. www.azalaw.com