Tom Borman

Tom Borman is a regular LawFuel contributor writing on the top law firms and best law firm lists in American law. He has written recently about law firm pay rates, major law firms like Kirkland & Ellis, law firm SEO and related legal matters. He can be contacted through news@lawfuel.com

The Public Want Blood: Class Action Awareness Hits Five-Year Peak

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The British public have developed rather a taste for watching corporations squirm in court. Portland’s latest Reputation and Accountability report reveals that awareness of class actions has reached its highest level since 2020. The citizenry are increasingly keen to see litigation deployed as a cudgel against corporate misbehaviour.

Based on a poll of nearly 2,000 UK adults, the study shows 27 percent now report high awareness of class actions, up from 24 percent last year. This is despite the Competition Appeal Tribunal experiencing a slight dip in filings during 2024. The public, as Portland drily observes, is starting to notice. Log in to read more . . .

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Reddit Ranks Law Firms by How Cool They Sound (Spoiler: Most Don’t)

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BigLaw’s Sonic Boom And The Definitive Ranking of Law Firm Names That Actually Slap Tom Borman, LawFuel writer Let’s be honest: when you’re picking a law firm, the first thing you care about is whether the name sounds like it could crush your enemies in court… or whether it sounds like the accountant your mum

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Boutique Torpedoes BigLaw Bonus Scale With US$172K Payou

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The bonus wars were starting to look boring with the announced payouts we just reported, then a boutique firm waltzed in and lit a match under the whole market.

According to Above the Law, Wilkinson Stekloff (the litigation boutique that basically runs on caffeine, confidence and extraordinary trial results) has thrown down year-end associate bonuses ranging from US$22,500 to US$172,500. – Read more on LawFuel . .

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Ashurst and Perkins Coie Ink Mega-Merger Deal

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Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Anglo-Australian biglaw’s Ashurst and US player Perkins Coie have decided to tie the knot, crafting a new transatlantic megalaw entity – to be Ashurst Perkins Coie – pending the perfunctory partner vote and regulatory nods. The new firm will straddle 52 offices in 23 countries, weaving a legal web from

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Luxury Expenses Claims Dog Pogust Goodhead

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Private jets, yachts and lavish spending are some of the claims against Thomas Goodhead, co-founder of Pogust Goodhead who is now at the center of one of the most significant governance crises in modern UK law firm litigation, according to a Times report.

Pogust Goodhead (former SPG Law) secured a £450 million debt facility and is now seeing its co-founder CEO ousted before its headline case reaches judgment.

Thomas Goodhead co-founded Pogust Goodhead with U.S. class action veteran Harris Pogust, propelling the firm into the big league in 2023 when it secured a reported £450 million investment . . . log in to read more

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Legora Becomes LawTech Darling With $1.8 Billion Valuation

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Legora Raises $150M Series C to Fuel Explosive Growth in Legal AI Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor AI legal platform Legora has closed a $150 million Series C round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, lifting the company to a $1.8 billion valuation and cementing its position as one of the most watched players in the

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How to Find the Best Accident Lawyer Near You (Without Getting Ripped Off)

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Best Accident Lawyer Near Me: How to Choose Without Getting Fleeced | LawFuel Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor The question of how to choose the best accident lawyer is easy to ask but not necessariy as easy to answer. There is a strategy to work through to get the best lawyer for your case and

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Why Is The World’s Richest Law Firm So Quiet About Its New Partners?

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The Silence of the Partners Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Kirkland & Ellis, the world’s top-grossing law firm, is playing it close to the vest again, this time with its new partner class. Being loud does not pay like discretion, apparently. As reported by AboveTheLaw, the firm has yet to formally announce or publicly list

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The Tough Judgment Against Britain’s Lingerie Queen . . And The Tough Lawyer She Retained

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Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor A High Court judge has ruled that PPE Medpro, the supplier linked to former lingerie queen Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman, breached its 2020 contract to deliver 25 million sterile surgical gowns to the Department of Health and Social Care. Mone, who grew up in Glasgow and

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