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

Latest BigLaw Merger To Hit The Law Market on 1 August

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Here Comes McDermott Will & Schulte Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor In a deal that underscores Big Law’s relentless consolidation, McDermott Will & Emery (approximately 1,400 lawyers, ~$2.2 b 2024 revenue) and Schulte Roth & Zabel (~350 lawyers, ~$618 m) voted last month to merge effective August 1, 2025, creating a combined firm of around 1,750 attorneys and global […]

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From Courtrooms to Code: How Sarah Johansson Is Leading the AI Revolution in Legal Decision-Making

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The Legal AI Lawyer Re-Shaping The Way Lawyers Act Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Before Sarah Johansson helped build one of the legal industry’s most promising AI products, she was deep in the trenches of litigation: reading thousands of case documents, drafting letters, researching precedents, and wondering why so many parts of the legal process

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Beyond the Claims Conveyor – How The Winn Group Model and Its Lessons for Modern Law Firms

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The Millionaire Former ‘Ambulance Chaser’ Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Lawyer Jeff Winn is a business success story who is now one of northern England’s richest men – with a tale about building a law firm that carries some key lessons for others. There persists a certain myth that Winn Group is little more than

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Vault’s Top 150 Under 150: Small Firms, Big Pay, No Regrets

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Vault Boutique Law Firm Rankings Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Forget the old rulebook — leaving Biglaw no longer means leaving big money behind as Vault’s Top 150 small firm list shows. There was a time when jumping from a megafirm to a smaller outfit meant kissing goodbye to a chunk of your paycheck. Maybe

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Big Law Pay Packets Disclosed In Trump Nominee Filings

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Big Law Pay Days Are How Big Exactly? Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor A revealing snapshot popped up in ethics disclosures filed by President Trump’s latest legal nominees, spotlighting partner draws at several major Big Law firms—WilmerHale, Skadden, and Jones Day. Such disclosures matter because they give the public valuable insight into potential conflicts of

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Why Elon Musk’s Favourite Lawyer Alex Spiro is Done Just Lawyering

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What Next For The Star Lawyer? Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Alex Spiro—the courtroom maestro who’s played legal defense for heavy hitters like Tom Brady, Elon Musk, Jay‑Z (yeah, that Jay‑Z), Alec Baldwin, and even WeWork’s Adam Neumann—is telling Emily Chang on The Circuit that he’s officially bored. He wants to jump into something bigger than law.

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The AI Law List – 10 Law Firms Leading The Legal AI Revolution

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The AI Law Firms Making AI Work For Them Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor The truth is, if your firm isn’t at least playing with AI, you’re falling behind. This isn’t about robot lawyers replacing bar exams. It’s about smarter workflows, sharper insights, and letting tech handle the grunt work so humans can do what

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Stanford Tops 2025 Times Law School Rankings: What Law Firms Need to Know

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What Times Law School Rankings Mean For Lawyers Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor The Times Law School rankings may have come out last October, but what should lawyers and recruiters know about what they mean. What do the rankings really matter to lawyers, recruiters, and law firms scanning the 2025 Times Higher Education? Stanford leads

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Seven-Strong Legal Exodus: Why Willkie Farr’s Trump Deal Cost Them Top Talent

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In early April 2025, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher struck a high-stakes deal with the Trump administration: a commitment to provide $100 million in pro bono services—and a controversial pledge to limit diversity initiatives—to dodge punitive executive orders.

That deal has now triggered a legal talent landslide. Seven well-established litigation partners, mainly from the San Francisco office, have abandoned ship for Cooley LLP, who have actively challenged those Trump orders in court.

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