Speaker details

IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023

29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023

Palais de Congres de Paris, Paris, France

Speaker information

Robert Van Beemen

Biography

Robert is a partner at DRB Group in The Hague (the Netherlands). He advises and guides law firms on (international) trends and developments, and their impact on market positioning, strategy and governance model. He has extensive experience in formulating and developing growth strategies, international (referral) strategies and ESG strategies. Moreover, he very regularly accompanies boards and partnerships on their (semi-)annual retreats. Robert chairs the Law Firm Management Committee - ESG Subcommittee. He regularly speaks and publishes on developments in the (international) legal sector, including Governance & ESG. In June 2022, Globe Law and Business published his third publication: Building the Sustainable Law Firm: Developing and Implementing an ESG Strategy. His previous publications include Legal Tech and Digital Transformation: Competitive Positioning and Business Models of Law Firms (2018) and Strategies for Growth in Law Firms (2021).

Session

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Avoiding the Meatloaf paradox: I will do anything for my client, but I won't do …

Wednesday 1 November (1115 - 1230)

Room 252 A&B, Level 2

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ESG - are law firms taking it as seriously as clients and talent want?

Wednesday 1 November (1615 - 1730)

Room 352 A&B, Level 3

Session Co-Chair