HOUSTON – Four members of AZA’s intellectual property team were named to the Lawdragon 500 Global IP Lawyers 2025.
Those named are partners Jason McManis and Weining Bai and associates Lois Liao and Colin Phillips.
This is the first Lawdragon list honoring global IP lawyers who are key to companies’ IP strategies and trade. It is an interdisciplinary group that leads the way on matters like patent drafting and prosecution, post-grant proceedings, strategic IP portfolio development, technology transactions, transfer, licensing, litigation and due diligence.
Mr. McManis, head of AZA’s intellectual property group, was named for his expertise in IP litigation and for patent and trade secret work. He has also been named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators in America and Lawdragon's 500 X – The Next Generation. He has been rated in intellectual property by Chambers USA, been named one of the best by international group IAM IP and been honored by The Best Lawyers in America and Texas Rising Stars.
Mr. Bai was honored for his prowess in IP litigation, and for patent and trade secret work. He has previously been honored by Lawdragon's 500 X – The Next Generation. He has also been named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and Texas Rising Stars.
Mr. Liao was honored for his work in IP litigation, and for patent and licensing. He has also been honored by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and Texas Rising Stars.
Mr. Phillips was named for his prowess in IP litigation, and for patent and trade secret work. Aside from litigation, his practice includes patent office proceedings, patent licensing and transactions, intellectual property advising, and financial restructuring.
AZA, or Ahmad, Zavitsanos & Mensing, is a Houston-based law firm that is home to true courtroom lawyers with a formidable track record in complex commercial litigation, including energy, healthcare, intellectual property and business dispute cases. AZA is recognized by Chambers USA 2024 as among the best in Texas in commercial law and intellectual property; has been listed by Best Lawyers’ Best Law Firms as one of the country’s best commercial litigation firms for 13 years; has been named Litigation Department of the Year by Texas Lawyer three times; and was previously dubbed a Texas Powerhouse law firm by Law360.