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

Kirkland & Ellis Crushes It Again, Hitting Mind-Blowing $8.8B Revenue

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Kirkland & Ellis PEP Approaches $10m MarkTom Borman, LawFuel Contributing WriterIf you’re keeping score at home (and who isn’t in this profession?), Kirkland & Ellis just dropped some financial numbers that would make even the most jaded BigLaw partner spit out their single malt. The Chicago-based legal juggernaut posted a staggering $8.8 billion in revenue

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Website Marketing for Law Firms in 2025 – The Digital Lawyer’s Playbook

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Website Marketing for Law Firms in 2025Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing writerLaw firm marketing is changing with the changes to Google, the arrival-in-force of AI tools and the increased use of mobile, video, social media and other digital assets.Keeping up with the changes is vital for anyone seriously interested in ensuring their legal marketing efforts are

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Perkins Coie Appoint Top Litigation Firm To Fight Executive Order

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Perkins Coie v. Trump FightTom BormanReacting to the Trump administration executive order removing their security clearances, Perkins Coie has enlisted the help of Williams & Connolly to challenge the order. This strategic partnership demonstrates the seriousness with which Perkins Coie is approaching the case, as they seek to leverage Williams & Connolly’s expertise in high-stakes

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From Magic Circle To Magic LegalAI

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Former Clifford Chance Lawyer Scores AI FundingTom Borman, LawFuel contributing writerWilsonAI, a groundbreaking legal tech startup founded by former Clifford Chance lawyer Gus Neate and D.E. Shaw alumnus Alex Wang, (pictured), is a frontrunner for in-house legal operations through artificial intelligence. The London-based company recently secured £1.3 million in pre-seed funding led by Nomad Ventures,

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The Cravath Effect And Why Every Law Firm Wants to Be Them (But Few Can)

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The Cravath model—characterized by selective hiring, intensive associate training, lockstep compensation, and extraordinary attention to detail—has created an elite club with membership requirements few can meet. The model thrives on focus. The firm maintains a relatively small footprint with offices only in New York, Washington DC, and London.

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The Ardern Online Abuse Controversy Saw Tech Agencies Lawyer Up

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Ardern Abuse and Online LawTom Borman, Contributing editorNew Zealand’s internet safety agencies came out fighting after getting called out for failing to protect Jacinda Ardern from the dark underbelly of social media.Back in October 2023, Paul Hunt, the now dearly departed (from the Human Rights Commission) and politically correct Chief Human Rights Commissioner, decided to

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The New Zealand Lawyer’s Rag-to-Riches Legal App

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Ivo: AI-Powered Contract Review Revolutionizing Legal WorkIvo, a legaltech startup founded by a New Zealand lawyer and engineer, recently secured $16 million in Series A funding, signaling the investor confidence in its potential to transform legal work.Ivo’s AI technology tackles one of the most time-consuming tasks for in-house legal teams: contract review and negotiation. And

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Musk Lawyers’ Law Firm Promises to Shake Up Washington’s Power Game

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A new conservative law firm involving Musk-related lawyers, Lex Politica, has emerged on the Washington scene, combining lawyers with ties to prominent Republican figures and causes. The firm’s founding partners include Chris Gober, (above, middle and below pictured with Karen Oaks (left) and Anna Mackin (right). Gober was a lawyer for Elon Musk’s America PAC,

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New Year, New Firms As 2025 Kicks Off with Lawyer Love Affairs

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Law Firms Go Big or Go HomeTom Borman, LawFuel contributing editorThe legal scene in 2025 has commenced with a wave of law firm mergers involving at least six combinations of Am Law 100 law firms that became effective in January 2025 and which promise further changes ahead for the new year.The most-searched story involving law

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David Sherborne, Prince Harry’s Headline-Making Barrister

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The Prince Harry FilesTom Borman, LawFuel contributing editorIn media law, where celebrities clash with tabloids and royals battle publishers, one name stands out like a perfectly coiffed beacon: David Sherborne, the barrister who has just won a major victory for Prince Harry against Mirror Group Newspapers.This “barrister to the stars” has become as much a

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