ALM, formerly known as American Lawyer Media, is an integrated media

Integrated media

Integrated media is a new form of media content creation that cohesively integrates content and context across multiple platforms, such as web, film, print, audio, live event, etc. It includes traditional content, branding, branded content, storytelling, advertising, product packaging, and more...

 company located in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, and is a leading provider of specialized business news

News

News is the communication of selected information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.- Etymology :...

 and information, focused primarily on the legal

Law

Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...

 and commercial real estate sectors. ALM owns and publishes 33 national and regional magazine

Magazine

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s and newspaper

Newspaper

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s, including The American Lawyer

The American Lawyer

The American Lawyer is a monthly law magazine published by ALM. It was founded in 1979 by Steven Brill. Features include the annual AmLaw 100 Survey and AmLaw 200 Survey , "The View From the Top", their annual poll of law firm chairpersons, and their "Corporate Scorecard"...

, the New York Law Journal

New York Law Journal

The New York Law Journal, founded in 1888, is a legal periodical covering the legal profession in New York, United States. The newspaper covers legal news, decisions, court calendars, and legislation, and provides analysis and insight in columns written by leading professionals...

, Corporate Counsel, The National Law Journal

The National Law Journal

The National Law Journal, a U.S. periodical founded in 1978, reports legal information of national importance to attorneys, including federal circuit court decisions, verdicts, practitioners' columns, coverage of legislative issues and legal news for the business and private sectors.The...

, The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal Intelligencer

The Legal Intelligencer is the oldest daily law journal published in the United States, and serves the legal community of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and surrounding areas. The paper was founded in 1843 by Philadelphia attorney Henry E...

, Legal Times

Legal Times

Legal Times is a weekly legal newspaper based in Washington, D.C. It is owned by ALM....

and Real Estate Forum. 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.

ALM was formed by U.S. Equity Partners, L.P., a private equity fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., L.P.

Bruce Wasserstein

Bruce Jay Wasserstein was an American investment banker and businessman. He was a graduate of the McBurney School, University of Michigan, Harvard Business School, and Harvard Law School, and spent a year at Cambridge University...

In 2007, ALM was purchased by Incisive Media

Incisive Media

Incisive Media is a publisher of business media. It is based in London, United Kingdom, with offices in New York, Hong Kong, Singapore and Beijing.-History and management:...

 for million. In 2009, 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

Apax Partners

Apax Partners LLP is a global private equity and venture capital firm, headquartered in London. The company also operates out of eight other offices in New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel-Aviv, Madrid, Stockholm, Milan and Munich. The firm, including its various predecessors, have raised...

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External links

• Official website
• Law.com - legal site
• GlobeSt.com - real estate site