Tatum Sornborger

Tatum Sornborger is an associate in the firm’s Business Law department.

Prior to joining Goodwin, Tatum interned at the Securities and Exchange Commission through the Student Summer Honors Program in the Enforcement Division at the Los Angeles office. The following year, Tatum worked as a summer law clerk for the Department of Commerce, Office of Chief Counsel for Trade Enforcement & Compliance.

During law school, Tatum gained experience by interning at the Community Economic Development Clinic where the Clinic served as counsel to nonprofit organizations pursuing racial, economic, and social justice. Tatum was also a member of Fordham’s Corporate and Financial Law Journal where she published a Note focusing on the decline of IPOs and the rise of Direct Listings by unicorn companies. She also wrote numerous blog posts featured on the journal’s website. Additionally, Tatum was a competitor on the Vis International Commercial Arbitration team. She also went on to coach the team in 2021 when her team became the Willem C. Vis East International Commercial Arbitration Moot World Champions.

Paul Fuller Scholar;

Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award, summa cum laude

Tatum’s recent publications include:

• Author, "Move Over IPOs: UNICORN DIRECT LISTINGS MAY BE THE NEW MYTHICAL BEASTS IN TOWN," 26 FORDHAM J. CORP. & FIN. L. 215, 2021
• Author, "The Big Short (Squeeze) A Look at the Reddit Rebellion through A LEGAL LENS," FORDHAM J. CORP. & FIN. L. BLOG, February 22, 2021
• Author, "Strong Corporate Governance: A Corporation’s Own COVID-19 Vaccine," FORDHAM J. CORP. & FIN. L. BLOG, November 21, 2020
• Author, "The Broker-Dealer Profession is Trending Down. No, the Answer to “Why” is Not COVID.," FORDHAM J. CORP. & FIN. L. BLOG, September 26, 2020