Legal(tech) Briefs: Zach Posner ft Tom Greenaway and Crispin Passmore

Welcome to Legal(tech) Briefs Season 2! In this episode, Zach Posner sits down with Tom Greenaway, Designated Principal of KPMG Law U.S., and Crispin Passmore, global legal reform strategist and advisor to The LegalTech Fund.

Together, they unpack one of the most important structural shifts in legal services today: ABS vs. MSO  and what happens when non-lawyers are allowed to own, operate, and invest in law firms.

Tom shares how KPMG launched a U.S. law firm inside a global network that spans 85 jurisdictions, and why client expectations around speed, scale, and tech-enabled delivery are forcing the profession to evolve. Crispin brings lessons from the UK, where ABSs have transformed legal delivery over the past decade, and explains how U.S. states like Arizona and Utah are paving the way with early success stories.

Zach, Tom, and Crispin explore what’s driving outside capital into law, the business case for multidisciplinary service models, and how legal could follow the same path as accounting and healthcare, expanding access, lowering costs, and accelerating innovation.

Whether you're building in legaltech, advising clients, or navigating regulatory change, this episode breaks down where the market is heading and what’s at stake if the industry doesn’t adapt.

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