LawFuel Power List 2025 No. 18 Phil Newland originated and grew litigation funding in New Zealand with the establishment of his LPF Group in 2009, most recently co-funding the landmark ASB/ANZ banking class action, in which more than 150,000 customers alleged disclosure breaches nder the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act. The ASB settled for […]
Why Russell McVeagh Partner Brian Clayton Ditched the Timesheet (Temporarily) and What It Did to His Lawyer Brain Most construction partners spend their careers praying the pipeline never dries up. Brian Clayton, on the other hand, actually walked away from it, swapping the office for a paddock, co-founded a fully integrated hops export business with
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Leaving Big Law for as Big Law AI Adventure Logan Brown is a 30-year-old Harvard Law whiz kid who’s decided to flip the script with Soxton, her self-proclaimed “AI-native” law firm with a backstory that reads like a millennial fever dream crossed with a legal thriller. Because why slog through Big Law’s soul-crushing grind when
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Superyacht Boutique Plants Flags in London and Hong Kong Teji | Cowie has launched a specialist superyacht firm with offices in London and Hong Kong. The partners, London-based Alex Teji and Hong Kong-based Antony Cowie, (pictured) say they bring about four decades of combined maritime, corporate and finance experience. The firm’s reach runs from Monaco
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Corrs’ $7 Million Man and the Side Hustle That Has Canberra Talking If you were pulling in $7 million a year running a mid-tier Australian law firm, you might think that was enough to keep you busy. But Corrs Chambers Westgarth CEO Gavin MacLaren clearly believes otherwise by operating a new consultancy business. The highest-paid
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LawFuel Power Brief: Kuzky Law, Injury and Car Accident Lawyers Image generated by Gemini The rise of Uber and Lyft didn’t just revolutionize transportation—it ignited a multi-billion-dollar legal battleground. Every rideshare collision represents a high-stakes opportunity for a new wave of specialized personal injury (PI) firms. This isn’t just a trend—it’s a legal gold rush, with
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JustFund Expands to NZ After $1B+ in Aussie Settlements In the world of family law, financial pressure often compounds emotional trauma. That’s precisely the issue Australian fintech JustFund was built to solve and which has just crossed the Tasman with the aim of doing the same for Kiwis. Launched in Sydney in 2022, JustFund offers
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
Sports Law Stars Score $515 Million Fee Award Ben Thomson, LawFuel contributing editor The lawyers who took on the NCAA just hit the jackpot with an award that may be the legal equivalent of hitting a grand slam in the World Series. A federal judge approved $515 million in legal fees for the attorneys who
Divorce Funding Startup JustFund Expands Into NZ With Backing From Top Family Law Firms A legal lifeline for the “missing middle” hits New Zealand shores as Australian legal finance startup JustFund launches in New Zealand, offering flexible funding for clients navigating divorce or separation — and it’s doing so with the support of several New
