Seven Years Later: Time for a new consultancy
Seven years ago, I launched Passmore Consulting. I talked about how three drivers were changing the legal market: regulatory reform, technology, and pressure from clients. Back then, I was focused predominantly on the UK – and made the point that while we were in the middle of a revolution, such industrial revolutions usually take decades. Seven years on, everything has changed, and nothing has changed.
Hear more from us
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Upcoming speaking event TLTF Summit - Austin, Texas
November 12-14 2025
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Burford Webcast - Outside investment in US law firms: The future is now
Burford's Jonathan Molot and Travis Lenkner with Crispin Passmore
Published July 23, 2025
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"Legal(tech) Briefs" Podcast (with Zach Posner and Tom Greenaway)
Season 2: Structuring the Shift: How ABS and MSO are Rewriting Legal Services
Published April 3, 2025
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"The Future Is Bright" Podcast (with Howard Rosenberg and Chris Batz)
EP #50: Private Equity Dry Powder & Corporate Law Firms with Crispin Passmore
Published March 25, 2025.
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Careers and the Business of Law: Live from The Legal Tech Fund
Crispin Passmore – Redefining Legal Markets with the Arizona Model
Published 6 December 2024
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Webinar: Leveraging AI in the law – Finding the right implementation journey
With Legl, featuring Crispin Passmore, Matt Jared, and Julia Salasky
Published January 3, 2024
In the press
“Heavyweight Investors Line Up for Law Firm Ownership Ventures”
— Bloomberg Law
“Letter: Some reasons law firms are attracting outside investors”
— Financial Times
“Fortress Law Firm Deal Is First For Major US Asset Manager”
— Bloomberg Law
“The rule change that could blow open US law”
“…Arizona’s initiative follows liberalisation of law firm ownership in the UK and other countries, and is turbocharging innovation in the business of law across the US, with entrepreneurs and investors already testing the limits of existing state bar rules. For some, such changes are long overdue. “If you want a legal market that innovates and delivers low-cost products for ordinary people, or you think the biggest businesses in the world should have choice about how they buy the legal services, you get to the same place,” says Crispin Passmore, a former executive director of the UK’s legal regulator and a fierce advocate of liberalisation on both sides of the Atlantic. “Which is, that monopolies are good for producers and competition is good for consumers.”
— Financial Times
“The Insider” - commentary on the Mazur case