James Z. Zhu | People | Thompson & Knight LLP

Experience

James Zhu focuses his practice on regulatory and administrative law, with an emphasis on state and federal energy regulation. As part of that practice, he has represented clients in contested cases before state agencies such as the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Railroad Commission and in appeals before state and federal courts.

Ranked among the top firms in Texas for Energy: State Regulatory & Litigation in Chambers USA 2019 by Chambers and Partners

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More than 60 years of Firm experience representing clients before federal, state, and local entities

Ranked among the top firms in the nation for Energy Regulatory: Conventional Power in The Legal 500 US 2018 by Legalease

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Honors & Affiliations

Distinctions/Honors

One to Watch, The Best Lawyers in America^® by Woodward/White Inc. (Administrative/Regulatory Law), 2021

Education & Admissions

Education

J.D., 2016, cum laude, Harvard Law School; Harvard Law Review
B.B.A., 2013, with high honors, The University of Texas at Austin
B.A., 2013, with high honors, The University of Texas at Austin

Admissions

Texas
U.S. Ct. of App., Fifth Circuit