ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media) is a media company headquartered in the Socony–Mobil Building in New York City, and is a provider of specialized business

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and information, focused primarily on the

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, insurance, and

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sectors. The company was started in 1979 by Steven Brill to publish ''The American Lawyer''.

Organization

ALM owns and publishes 33 national, regional, and international

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s and

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s, including ''Credit Union Times'', ''The American Lawyer'', the ''New York Law Journal'', ''Corporate Counsel'', ''The National Law Journal'', ''The Legal Intelligencer'', ''Legal Times'', ''GlobeSt.com'', and ''Real Estate Forum'', as well as the ''Law.com'' and ''Law.com International'' brands. The company also produces conferences and

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s for business leaders and the legal profession. Law Journal Press, ALM's professional book imprint, publishes over 130 treatises on a broad range of legal topics. Other ALM businesses include newsletter publishing, court verdict and settlement reporting, production of professional educational seminars, market research, and content distribution.

History

In 1997, Brill sold ALM to

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, mainly for its CourtTV stake. ALM's legal publications were acquired from Time Warner by U.S. Equity Partners, L.P., a private equity fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., L.P., in 1998. Shortly afterward, it acquired National Law Publishing Company (parent of ''The National Law Journal'' and ''New York Law Journal'') from Boston Ventures and the legal publications of Legal Communications (including ''The Legal Intelligencer'') from Meridian Venture Partners. In 1999, U.S. Equity bought real estate publisher Schein Publications. In 2007, ALM was purchased by Incisive Media for million. Two years later, Incisive had to restructure the loan used to purchase ALM, and ALM once again became an independent company, owned by the lenders and

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. Wasserstein & Co. repurchased ALM in 2014. In 2015, ALM acquired Summit Professional Networks. In January 2016, the company acquired British legal magazine '' Legal Week''.

Publications

* ''

The American Lawyer ''The American Lawyer'' is a monthly legal magazine and website published by ALM Media. The periodical and its parent company, ALM (then American Lawyer Media), were founded in 1979 by Steven Brill.The Legal Intelligencer ''The Legal Intelligencer'' is the oldest daily law journal published in the United States, and serves the legal community of Philadelphia and surrounding areas. The paper was founded in 1843 by Philadelphia attorney Henry E. Wallace. The newsp ...

'' * ''The

National Law Journal ''The National Law Journal'' (NLJ) is an American legal periodical founded in 1978. The NLJ was created by Jerry Finkelstein, who envisioned it as a "sibling newspaper" of the ''New York Law Journal''. Originally a tabloid-sized weekly newspap ...

'' * '' New York Law Journal'' * ''ThinkAdvisor'' * ''

Law Journal Press ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media) is a media company headquartered in the Socony–Mobil Building in New York City, and is a provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal, insurance, and commercial real ...

'' * ''Litigation Daily'' * ''Legaltech News'' * ''The Supreme Court Brief'' * ''The Recorder'' * ''

Connecticut Law Tribune ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media) is a media company headquartered in the Socony–Mobil Building in New York City, and is a provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal, insurance, and commercial real ...

'' * ''Delaware Law Weekly'' * ''Texas Lawyer'' * ''New Jersey Law Journal''

References

External links

American Lawyer Media Holdings
in the ''International Directory of Company Histories'', 2000. {{American Lawyer Media 1979 establishments in New York City American companies established in 1979 Publishing companies established in 1979 1997 mergers and acquisitions 1998 mergers and acquisitions 2007 mergers and acquisitions 2009 mergers and acquisitions 2014 mergers and acquisitions Legal publishers Publishing companies based in New York City Former Time Warner subsidiaries