HOUSTON – AZA partners Todd Mensing, Tim Shelby and John Zavitsanos were named for the first time to Lawdragon’s 2025 list of the nation’s 500 Leading Energy Lawyers.
This is the fourth year Lawdragon has chosen a top 500 in the energy sphere. “The Energy 500 reflects the historic strength of a handful of firms in this area, as well as the incursions the global powerhouses have made establishing Energy as a mainstay of their practices,” Lawdragon states on its website.
“It’s thrilling to watch the energy market for lawyers as it transforms from a regional practice anchored in Texas and Washington, D.C., to one extending globally as the definition and focus on energy transforms.”
Mr. Mensing has also been named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators in America and 500 Leading Lawyers in Environmental Law lists.
Mr. Shelby has also been named to Lawdragon’s 500 Leading Litigators in America.
Mr. Zavitsanos has been named to Lawdragon’s most prestigious 500 Leading Lawyers in America list as well as 500 Leading Litigators in America and 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers lists.
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.