NEW YORK (January 14, 2011)-ALM, an integrated media company, today announced the appointment of Jeffrey K. Whittle as the new chief technology and digital products officer reporting to William Pollak, president and chief executive of ALM. Whittle will lead ALM’s Information Technology and Digital Media Groups, and will be based in ALM’s New York office.

“I am delighted to welcome Jeff Whittle to ALM as our new chief technology and digital products officer - a crucial role for ALM as the publishing industry evolves, and channels to content multiply,” commented Pollak. “Jeff has spent his career managing change in highly complex technical environments and I look to him to guide our transformation to a digitally-focused media company.”

Most recently Whittle served as chief technology officer at ShopperTrak RCT.  Prior to this he was the senior vice president/global product development & global product officer at LexisNexis where he managed the global restructuring required to enable the creation of global products, and the technology and market realignment to support them.  Whittle has held many senior leadership roles including: senior vice president/production & development, Americas and Asia Pacific, IMS Health, Inc.; and chief information officer, The Boston Consulting Group.

Jeff Whittle can be reached at jwhittle@alm.com

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NEW YORK (January 10, 2011)-ALM, an integrated media company, announced that Scott Pierce will be the new vice president/group publisher for the ALM Magazines Division. Pierce was previously vice president/digital product development for ALM. He will be based in New York City, reporting to senior vice president Kevin Vermeulen. ALM Magazines publishes several market leading legal magazines including The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel and Law Technology News.

Pierce joined ALM from his own consulting firm, Virtual Events Media. He has also served as the CEO of Pacific Paintball LLC and senior vice president at The Nielsen Company’s Travel Network.  Pierce has held senior management positions at The American Hotel & Lodging Association, Advanstar, Reed Elsevier, Hearst and Miller Freeman.

“Scott Pierce has proved himself to be extraordinarily effective managing digital product development,” according to Kevin Vermeulen, senior vice president, ALM.  “I believe that he will be an outstanding next leader for our important magazine brands.”

Pierce can be reached at spierce@alm.com.

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NEW YORK (January 6, 2011)-ALM, the legal publishing and information company and CalendarRules.com, the first and only cloud based court rules content provider for the legal market, today announced a new step in their strategic relationship.

ALM will release a rules enabled version of its docketing and calendaring application, MA3000®, by integrating national court rules updated and delivered by CalendarRules.com.  The new system will be available in early 2011.  For over two decades, MA3000 has been the docketing and calendaring solution preferred by the nation’s leading law firms.

“MA3000 is a mature and widely used docket and calendar system and adding court rules generated events is a natural extension for us,” said Edith Reinhardt, director of the MA3000 division.  “The CalendarRules.com cloud computing solution is exactly what we need to effectively rules enable MA3000 and enhance our robust list of features for law firms.”  ALM will bring significant subject matter expertise and resources to the relationship, facilitating the building of court rule sets where they have relevant expertise.

“When I looked at the content ALM provides, from the newspapers and books, to Law.com, and MA3000 for docketing and alerting, I knew right away we had to get together,” said Scott Davis, founder of CalendarRules.com.  “ALM publishes some of the court rules books and materials we use when building rules, but MA3000 was not rules enabled.  CalendarRules benefits from ALM’s domain and subject matter expertise, and ALM benefits from the technology and experience we have converting that knowledge into calendar events.  Together we can offer a very compelling solution,” said Davis.

The new MA3000 rules based service will include State, Federal, Appellate, and Bankruptcy rules, currently available in approximately 25 key states with high litigation rates. More jurisdictions will be rolled out in the months ahead. Rules are regularly and automatically updated leveraging CalendarRules.com advanced cloud computing functionality.

For more information about MA3000 or ALM, please visit www.ma3000.com and www.calendarrules.com for more information about CalendarRules.com.

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NEW YORK (January 5, 2011)-ALM, an integrated media company, today announced the appointment of Stephen Lincoln to the position of publisher of the New York Law Journal replacing senior vice president George Dillehay. Lincoln will be reporting to Mr Dillehay and based in New York City. In his new position, Lincoln will focus on the Law Journal’s continued transition from print-first to digital, and the development of new products for the evolving needs of the newspaper’s audience.

Founded in 1888, the New York Law Journal is the largest daily circulation legal newspaper in the nation. Each business day, thousands of New York lawyers turn to the New York Law Journal and its Web site, www.nylj.com, for the latest legal news, court information, decisional law, advance word on new statues and regulation, and coverage of the profession.

Lincoln moves to the new position from vice president/group publisher of ALM’s national Magazines with previous experience as the New York Law Journal’s associate publisher, as well as several years with The National Law Journal where he will continue as publisher.  Beyond his advertising and marketing experience, he has partnered with all of ALM’s newspapers and magazines on their redesigns and relaunches, and has had direct involvement with the development of ALM websites and events. Lincoln started his publishing career with Connecticut Newspapers, Inc. followed by Crain Communications’ Advertising Age.

According to William Pollak, “I am delighted to announce Stephen Lincoln’s move to publisher of the New York Law Journal.  Steve will bring an enormous amount of experience and strong relationships within the New York legal community to the position.”
Steve Lincoln can be reached at slincoln@alm.com

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NEW YORK (January 4, 2011)-The American Lawyer’s first issue of 2011 celebrates the success of 45 women lawyers under 45 who have broken into the partnership ranks at AmLaw 200 firms and have already built stellar reputations in their practice areas. See full coverage at The American Lawyer: 45 Under 45.

“Time and again we come across remarkable women lawyers, who fall outside our deals-and-suits coverage.  To give them their due we decided to bring some of them together in a single issue,” says Robin Sparkman, editor-in-chief of The American Lawyer.  “They may not be household names yet but this is not a watch list of future stars - these women have arrived and are thriving.”

“45 Under 45,” introduces this latest segment of top young lawyers. The final list is packed with the women who are leading billion-dollar deals, managing high-stakes litigation and developing successful original practices.  Nominations were whittled down to 45 finalists after interviewing the nominees, their clients and opposing counsel.

Reporter Amy Kolz takes a look at the high performing women in the ranks of M&A and PE lawyers in “Let’s Make a Deal”.   In the table pounding and testosterone charged world of M&A, successful female lawyers are a rarity.  Unpredictable hours, the train wreck of a work/life balance, and the networking hurdles in male dominated boardrooms all make this a particularly hostile environment for women lawyers.

The successful few have adopted a variety of strategies to make it, from developing a reputation for good listening skills and lack of ego, to building client lists early in their careers and networking with other successful women.

“Patently Successful,” by Irene Plagianos, examines the reasons that intellectual property law seems to be an area in which women can excel.   A spike in the numbers of women with technology and science degrees and the increased concentration on IP in law schools have combined to boost the numbers of women in the field.

“If you can understand the technology or science, and break it down for a jury, no one cares if you’re a man or a woman,” according to Ann Cathcart Chaplin of Fish & Richardson.

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NEW YORK (December 22, 2010)-Michael Rogers, author and futurist for The New York Times and MSNBC, will be the day three keynote speaker at the LegalTech New York 2011 conference on February 2nd. LegalTech New York, the world’s largest and most prestigious legal technology conference and trade show, will take place January 31-February 2, 2011 at the Hilton New York Hotel. Complete conference details can be found at www.legaltechshow.com.

Michael Rogers helps businesses and organizations to think about and prepare for the future, and has worked with companies ranging from FedEx, Boeing and NBC Universal to Microsoft and American Express.  He recently completed two years as futurist-in-residence for The New York Times and is a columnist for MSNBC.com. Roger’s presentation will look at what the practice of law will look like in 2020 and bring practical tips for bringing innovation into a traditional organization today, ready to adapt for tomorrow.

According to Rogers, “It’s remarkable how quickly technology is impacting lawyers. But as William Gibson said, “The future is already here. It’s just not evenly distributed yet.’  So it is with the practice of law, and I look forward to traveling out toward the end of the decade to suggest just how big the changes might be.”

The opening keynote presentation will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, February 2nd in the West Grand Ballroom. This session has been approved for one complimentary CLE credit.

LegalTech New York 2010 attracted over 12,000 attendees and featured  337 exhibiting companies. The 2011 conference will offer more than 55 educational sessions for attendees on topics ranging from electronic discovery and knowledge management to emerging technologies. For a conference agenda, exhibitor list and other details, visit www.legaltechshow.com.

About LegalTech
LegalTech is presented by ALM Events, a leading producer of educational and networking events for business leaders and professionals.  Other ALM events include ALM Legal Conferences, Insight Information Conferences and the RealShare Conference series for commercial real estate professionals.

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NEW YORK (December 9, 2010)-ALM’s Virtual LegalTech, an online complement to the world’s largest and most prestigious legal technology conference and trade shows, on December 14th will feature a full day of free live Webcasts and CLE*-accredited seminars featuring legal industry experts. For a complete conference agenda and to register, visit www.virtuallegaltechshow.com.

Virtual LegalTech is presented in a fully interactive virtual environment which enables participants to attend presentations and panel discussions, view product demonstrations and network with colleagues.

The educational program for December 14th includes nine webinars taking place in the virtual auditorium.
Program topics include:
•    “Information Governance: Managing your Information to Reduce the Costs of Discovery”
•    “Ethical and Privilege Issues for Pharmaceutical Whistleblowers Counsel”
•    “Facing the Legal Dangers of Social Media”
•    “Advanced Technologies Changing the Legal Industry”
•    “Frontiers of E-Discovery:  What you Need to Know about Predictive Coding”
•    “Addressing and Assessing the Risks of Moving to the Cloud
•    “The Crossroads of Technology and Technique: New Approaches for Driving Revenue from Your Most Important Clients”
•    “Ethical Considerations in the New Era of Whistleblower Claims Under Dodd-Frank and Other Statutes”
•    “Back to the Future: The Most Important 2010 E-Discovery Cases, and a Look Ahead to 2011”

For a conference agenda, exhibitor list and other details, visit www.virtuallegaltechshow.com. Show information is also available through LinkedIn and Twitter.
* Complimentary CLE will only be offered for credits in NY, CA, FL and IL by attending the Virtual LegalTech show on December 14, 2010.

About Virtual LegalTech
Virtual LegalTech is presented by ALM Conferences and Trade Shows, a leading producer of educational and networking events for business leaders and professionals. Other ALM events include LegalTech and LegalTech West Coast, ALM Legal Conferences, Insight Information Conferences and the RealShare Conference series.

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NEW YORK (December 1, 2010)-ALM’s Law Technology News and ALM Legal Intelligence today announced the vendor winners in their eighth annual Law Technology News Awards program. The awards recognize a combination of widespread use and satisfaction with the products and services across several attributes. The data for the results this year were collected from the Law Technology News Vendor Satisfaction survey published in June.

According to Kevin Iredell, vice president, ALM Legal Intelligence, “This year’s contest was based on a rich collection of survey data from over 600 industry users and professionals at law firms across the US.  The companies and products honored here reflect best-in-class product offerings, service and value.  These winners can feel proud that their products and services have gained the respect and recognition of the industry.”

This year’s Law Technology News Awards winners:

Gold Award
•    Digital Dictation Workflow (Verdatum)
•    Tabs3 & PracticeMaster Software (Software Technology, Inc)
•    TrialDirector (inData Corp.)
•    WORLDOX (World Software Corp.)

Silver Award
•    CaseMap (LexisNexis)
•    CompuLaw Vision (CompuLaw)
•    LAW Prediscovery (LexisNexis)
•    Sanction (Sanction Solutions)
•    West km4.0 (West, a Thomson Reuters Business)

Bronze Award
•    CaseVault (Summation)
•    DTE Axiom (Advanced Productivity Software)
•    iBlaze (Summation)
•    iManage WorkSite (Autonomy)
•    LexisNexis (LexisNexis)
•    Time Matters (LexisNexis)
•    Westlaw (Thomson Reuters)

The 2011 Vendor Satisfaction Survey will kick-off on January 31st, 2011 at LegalTech® New York.  The results will be available in June, and the vendor awards will again be chosen from the results. To purchase the full results of the 2010 LTN Vendor Satisfaction Survey go to www.almlegalintelligence.com.

About LTN
Law Technology News provides timely information and insight into the latest technologies, products and services available for the legal marketplace. Each month, LTN features new product announcements, as well as monthly articles and columns written by industry experts and senior law firm decision makers. LTN is distributed to more than 40,000 selected subscribers and is available on at www.lawtechnologynews.com. The magazine is published by ALM.

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NEW YORK (December 1, 2010)-The December issue of The American Lawyer reports on this year’s Law Firm Leaders survey, gauging the opinions of leaders at the Am Law 200 firms. Partner reductions and deequitizations are both in the cards for next year, along with reduced class sizes and late start dates. The American Lawyer December issue also explores the seven year Bratz case, reviews the spate of litigation related to shale drilling, and takes a look at which firms took lead roles in the blockbuster bankruptcy cases of the recession. To access these stories go to www.americanlawyer.com.

“Law firms are settling into the new normal—at least until they see a sustained uptick,” stated Robin Sparkman, editor-in-chief of The American Lawyer. “Firms will continue to find ways to adjust their overhead as long as their clients can shop around for their choice of law firm.”

In “The New Normal,” Claire Zillman reviews the findings from the Law Firm Leaders survey.  The leaders of the 200 top-grossing U.S law firms were asked their opinions on a broad range of topics including associate class sizes, postponed start dates, deequitizations, partner reductions, billing rates and alternative fees.

Although over 70 percent of firm leaders are at least somewhat optimistic about 2011, there are signs that changes implemented during the recession are here to stay for a while.   Almost 70 percent of respondents said that they planned to ask partners to leave their firms in 2011 and nearly a third planned deequitizations. Eighty-seven percent of respondents said that next year’s class sizes would be the same as or smaller than their 2010 class.

“Bratty Behavior,” by senior writer Susan Beck, illustrates how civil litigation between relentless, well-funded litigants can spin out of control.  Now in its seventh year, the Bratz case between MGA Entertainment and Mattel Inc. has preoccupied three federal district court judges, 100 lawyers and has generated 9,000 docket entries. Initially a simple employment dispute with an ex-employee, the Bratz case has warped into a RICO fight with allegations from both sides.

In this month’s Bar Talk, “Drilling for Trouble?,” assistant editor Irene Plagianos looks at the rush to Marcellus Shale drilling and the contentious hydraulic fracturing process which extracts natural gas from the shale.  When household water supplies turned brown, and local residents set their sinks alight with the gas coming out of their faucet, litigation was bound to follow.

“Two Years of Rain,” by senior reporter Drew Combs, reports on the companies associated with the major bankruptcy filings during the recent recession. Half of the top ten largest U.S bankruptcies occurred in those two years of downturn; 160 bankruptcies valued at over $100 million and numerous multi-billion dollar behemoths representing big-ticket work for law firms on both sides.

The American Lawyer
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NEW YORK (November 30, 2010)-ALM’s Law Journal Press, a leading publisher of books for legal professionals, today announced the publication of “Litigation Management” by Rachel Giesber Clingman and contributing authors. This compilation presents the views of leading members of the profession on managing their practice areas. Its scope includes in-house practice; strategies for plaintiff’s and defense lawyers; discovery; complex litigation; jury selection; and arbitration. A detailed table of contents, as well as ordering information on this and other Law Journal Press books, is available at www.lawcatalog.com.

Clingman is a nationally recognized advisor to energy and transportation companies, known for her experience in complex litigation, crisis mitigation and related institutional issues.  As co-partner-in-charge of the Houston office of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, she has been honored regionally and nationally for legal excellence and civic contributions, and was named as one of 25 “Extraordinary Women in the Law” by Texas Lawyer.

”Litigation Management” offers the experienced guidance of practitioners with different perspectives and substantive knowledge areas.  Topics covered include: in-house counsel perspective on costs, litigation risk, litigation manager standards and the changing legal economy; plaintiff’s attorney’s strategies for case assessment, discovery and trial; e-discovery; multidistrict litigation; management of class actions; litigating against the federal government; jury selection and juror perspectives; and arbitration.

The book deals directly with the practical implications of substantive law and procedure for lawyers working on the front lines.  It is designed to provide a complete framework for managing a case to a successful conclusion.

Law Journal Press, a division of ALM, publishes more than 130 books on a broad range of legal and business topics. Written by leading lawyers and experts and updated regularly, Law Journal Press treatises offer definitive and timely information, insightful analysis and practitioner-oriented guidance for the legal profession.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate sectors. ALM’s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

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