ALM

ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media) is a media company headquartered in the Socony-Mobil Building in Manhattan, New York City. It is a provider of specialized business news and information, focused on law. The company owns and publishes national, regional, and international magazines and newspapers, including The American Lawyer, the New York Law Journal, Corporate Counsel, The National Law Journal, The Legal Intelligencer, Legal Times, Law.com, and Law.com International. Beyond publishing, ALM produces conferences and trade shows for business leaders and the legal profession. Its professional book imprint, Law Journal Press, 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. Founded in 1979 by Steven Brill to publish The American Lawyer, ALM has grown through a series of acquisitions and ownership changes. It was sold to Time Warner in 1997, then acquired by U.S. Equity Partners, L.P. (a private equity fund sponsored by Bruce Wasserstein) later that year. In 2007, ALM was purchased by Incisive Media for US$630 million. After a loan restructuring in 2009, ALM became an independent company owned by lenders and Apax Partners. Wasserstein & Co. repurchased ALM in 2014. In 2015, ALM acquired Summit Professional Networks, and in January 2016 it acquired British legal magazine Legal Week. In March 2025, ALM merged with Law Business Research (LBR). In May 2025, ALM completed the corporate spin-off of Touchpoint Markets, which owns ThinkAdvisor, BenefitsPRO, PropertyCasualty360, GlobeSt, and Credit Union Times. In July 2025, Arc Networks, owned by EagleTree Capital, acquired TouchPoint Markets. Today, ALM remains a prominent source of legal news and analysis, serving lawyers, law firms, corporate counsel, and other legal professionals through its publications, digital platforms like Law.com, and industry events.

ALM was founded in 1979 by Steven Brill to publish The American Lawyer, a magazine that quickly gained influence in the legal community. In February 1997, Brill sold ALM to Time Warner, primarily for its CourtTV stake. In July 1997, ALM's legal publications were acquired from Time Warner by U.S. Equity Partners, L.P., a private equity fund sponsored by Bruce Wasserstein. In October 1997, ALM 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. These acquisitions significantly expanded ALM's portfolio of legal publications. In 2007, ALM was purchased by Incisive Media for US$630 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. In 2014, Wasserstein & Co. repurchased ALM. In 2015, ALM acquired Summit Professional Networks. In January 2016, ALM acquired British legal magazine Legal Week. In March 2025, ALM merged with Law Business Research (LBR). In May 2025, ALM completed the corporate spin-off of Touchpoint Markets, which owns ThinkAdvisor, BenefitsPRO, PropertyCasualty360, GlobeSt, and Credit Union Times. In July 2025, Arc Networks, owned by EagleTree Capital, acquired TouchPoint Markets.

• 2025

  Merged with Law Business Research (LBR) in March; spun off Touchpoint Markets in May; TouchPoint Markets acquired by Arc Networks in July.

• 2016

  Acquired British legal magazine Legal Week in January.

• 2015

  Acquired Summit Professional Networks.

• 2014

  Repurchased by Wasserstein & Co.

• 2009

  Became independent again after loan restructuring, owned by lenders and Apax Partners.

• 2007

  Purchased by Incisive Media for US$630 million.

• 1997

  Sold to Time Warner in February; legal publications acquired by U.S. Equity Partners in July; acquired National Law Publishing Company and Legal Communications publications in October.

• 1979

  Founded by Steven Brill to publish The American Lawyer.

A premier provider of legal news, analysis, and professional information, serving the legal industry with authoritative publications and events.

• The American Lawyer

  A flagship magazine covering the legal industry.

• New York Law Journal

  A daily legal newspaper serving New York's legal community.

• The National Law Journal

  A national legal newspaper covering legal news and analysis.

• Law.com

  A digital platform providing legal news and information.

• Law Journal Press

  Professional book imprint publishing over 130 legal treatises.

• Corporate Counsel

  A publication for in-house counsel.

• The Legal Intelligencer

  A legal newspaper serving Pennsylvania.

• Legal Times

  A legal publication covering Washington, D.C.

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