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

Mueller Investigation Attorney Michael Bowe Co-Founds Litigation Boutique Law Firm

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Piper Rudnick Pair Launch Law Boutique Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Two profile trial attorneys, including the Trump lawyer who was involved in working for Trump during the Mueller investigation, have officially launched Brithem LLP, marking a significant entry into New York’s competitive boutique law firm market. Michael Bowe and Lauren Tabaksblat, former co-chairs of

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Washington Tests Non-Lawyer Legal Services. Arizona Smirks. Utah Says Welcome To The Club

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Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Washington is moving from tut-tutting to testing. The state’s high court approved a time-limited pilot so entities can apply to deliver legal services under non-traditional models. Think regulated programs for firms, nonprofits and legal techs that want to use different ownership structures and more automation. The point is not to

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Why Clifford Chance’s Brand Refresh Is More Than Just a Logo

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Clifford Chance Is Reaffirming Its Global Brand Without Losing Its Edge Tom Borman, Lawfuel contributing editor In a move that signals both confidence and clarity, Clifford Chance has launched a refreshed brand identity, an update designed to reflect its evolving role as not just a legal advisor, but a strategic partner to its clients. The

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Why Data Scientists Are Key to the Future of Law Firms

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How Data Science Is Rewriting Big Law Playbooks Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor When Cleary Gottlieb snapped up Springbok AI earlier this year it signalled something big: law firms are no longer just buying technology, they’re building it too. AI in law is big business. That transaction brought ten data scientists into Cleary’s fold and

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Bill Less, Win More – How Clients Now Demand GenAI From BigLaw

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Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor The days of “AI curiosity” in law firms are over. According to Bloomberg Law, general counsel are now pressuring outside counsel to prove they’re using generative AI to cut costs and improve turnaround — or risk losing the mandate altogether. Corporate legal departments are no longer satisfied with glossy innovation

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Orrick Snatches Cadwalader’s Eight-Partner Finance Team

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Orrick has staged a raid worthy of Wall Street, swiping an eight-partner finance team from Cadwalader—four in London, four in the US—just as CLOs and private credit are reshaping global markets, Global Legal Post reports. The London Line-Up Leading the London contingent is David Quirolo, (pictured) flanked by Claire Puddicombe, Daniel Tobias and Alexander Collins.

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The Best John Grisham Screen Adaptations: A Top-10 Countdown (with the New Rainmaker TV Series)

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The Top 10 John Grisham Screen Adaptations Tom Borman, Lawfuel contributing editor The 90s films still set the bar, but USA Network’s new Rainmaker series shows there’s life in Grisham’s case files yet. That doesn’t surprise me with Grisham’s trademark tight plotting and David vs. Goliath themes that deal with major issues from environmental scandal

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Google’s $425 Million Trial Loss And Cooley’s Surprise Starring Role

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The Lawyers Who Took Google’s Billing Bonanza Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Google has been whacked with a $425 million jury verdict in a class-action privacy trial in a case that centres on the company’s habit of harvesting user data even after people switched off supposedly protective settings. It’s the corporate version of saying “don’t

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Who Is Abbe Lowell – The Tough Washington Litigator Handling Trump Targets?

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The Abbe Lowell Effect Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing writer Abbe Lowell has always thrived on crisis. A Columbia Law grad and former DOJ lawyer, he was the Democrats’ legal field marshal during the Clinton impeachment. Since then, he’s defended a rogue’s gallery of Washington names: Senator Bob Menendez (twice), John Edwards, Jared Kushner and Hunter

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Lawyers Built This AI to Read Judges’ Minds — And BigLaw Is Already Hooked

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And Now Legal AI That Sees Into the Judge’s Mind . . Almost Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor Every litigator wants the edge. Some want it ethical. Others want it engineered and now a trio of brains — one BigLaw, two tech — have raised $5.3 million to deliver a crystal ball for courtrooms. It’s

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