All posts by George Beaton

George Beaton is Founder of Beaton Capital and a senior advisor to the professions on strategy, governance, client service, innovation, and value.

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Report on NewLaw from the ReInvent Law Conference

Two significant and unrelated legal industry events and legal innovation in Asia made news among the 800+ delegates at the ReInvent Law conference in New York on February 7. The collapse on February 5 of Heenan Blaikie, an establishment Canadian BigLaw firm, and the announcement on February 7 […]

When Will NewLaw Firms Be Relevant In Asia?

With the NewLaw business model gathering pace in many developed economies it’s time to ask ‘When will NewLaw firms be relevant in Asia? To date the spread of the many types of NewLaw firms has been mainly confined to north America, the UK and Australia. When will […]

It’s Time for Large Firms to Look Over the Horizon

A recent London-based publication carried a range of opinions about the shape and destiny of large law firms in 2018. For partners in these firms articles such as these can’t make it comfortable to read. But I think they miss the real point by not looking […]

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Pointers to change and Opportunities for law firms in Hong Kong

This post is based on recent research that provides pointers to change and opportunities for law firms in Hong Kong. Much is changing in the Hong Kong legal profession. Our research amongst law firms and their clients reveals several insightful trends. This post is the first […]