ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media) is a

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company headquartered in the Socony–Mobil Building in

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, and is a provider of specialized business

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and information, focused primarily on the

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, insurance, and commercial real estate 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 trade shows 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

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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 Apax Partners. 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'' * ''Credit Union Times'' * '' The Legal Intelligencer'' * ''The National Law Journal'' * '' New York Law Journal'' * ''ThinkAdvisor'' * '' Law Journal Press'' * ''Litigation Daily'' * ''Legaltech News'' * ''The Supreme Court Brief'' * ''The Recorder'' * '' Connecticut Law Tribune'' * ''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 Apax Partners companies