Henry Beck has spent much of his legal career advising small to mid-sized businesses on issues ranging from startup venture capital to mergers and acquisitions. For many of his Connecticut clients, Beck is adding a new piece of advice these days: consider China. It’s a message he’s more committed to than ever having spent 18 days in several Chinese provinces in May, where he chaired an international law conference. “The size of the population and the construction projects underway were impressive,” said Beck, an attorney with Hartford-based Halloran & Sage, who specializes in international transactions. “There’s more infrastructure development now [in China] than there has been in the U.S. in the past 50 years.” That investment has helped fuel a growing and consumer-hungry middle class in China, which Beck says provides a great opportunity for Connecticut companies, both large and small. Click here to read full article.