The American Lawyer

{{Short description|American legal magazine}} {{about|the law magazine|the book by attorney Johnnie Cochran|Johnnie Cochran}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2012}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox magazine | title = The American Lawyer | logo = | logo_size = | image_file =  | image_size =  | image_alt = | image_caption = | editor = David Gialanella | editor_title = [[Editor-in-chief]] | previous_editor = Gina Passarella | editor2 = | editor_title2 = | staff_writer = | photographer = | category = [[Legal periodical|Legal magazine]] | frequency = Monthly | circulation = | publisher = | founder = [[Steven Brill (journalist)|Steven Brill]] | founded = 1979 | firstdate =  | company = [[ALM (company)|ALM]] | country = [[United States]] | based = [[New York City]], U.S. | language = English | website = {{URL|http://www.law.com/americanlawyer|Law.com}} | issn = 0162-3397 | oclc = }}

'''''The American Lawyer''''' is a monthly legal [[magazine]] and website published by [[ALM (company)|ALM]] Media. The periodical and its parent company, ALM (then American Lawyer Media), were founded in 1979 by [[Steven Brill (journalist)|Steven Brill]].<ref name=Alexander>[https://books.google.com/books?id=7Stx8ydEGvUC&pg=PA82 ''Media and American Courts''] by S. L. Alexander, ABC-CLIO, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref>

== Activity == In 1983, journalist and lawyer Tom Goldstein wrote an in-depth review of ''The American Lawyer'' that was published by the ''[[Columbia Law Review]]'', observing that, following "a series of court decisions since 1977" that allowed self-promotion by lawyers; the magazine was the first to treat law as a business, rather than solely as a profession.<ref>[https://ur.booksc.eu/book/50056585/3cf25b "The American Lawyer Review by: Tom Goldstein"] ''Columbia Law Review'', vol. 83, no. 5, Columbia Law Review Association, Inc., 1983, page 1354. Retrieved November 18, 2021.</ref>

In 1986, American Lawyer Media purchased Review Business Publications of Miami, which included four southern Florida newspapers: ''Broward Review'', ''Palm Beach Review'', ''Miami Review'', and ''South Florida Medical Review''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1986-01-10-8601020860-story.html |title=4 area journals sold to N.Y. firm |last=Altaner |first=David |date=January 10, 1986 |website=[[South Florida Sun-Sentinel]] |access-date=February 6, 2019}}</ref>

[[Warner Media]], (later [[TimeWarner]]), a minority shareholder in the company, acquired Brill's stake in 1997.<ref name=Alexander/> That July, TimeWarner Inc. sold American Lawyer Media's print holdings to [[Wasserstein Perella & Co.]]<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/19/business/investment-firm-adding-american-lawyer.html "INVESTMENT FIRM ADDING AMERICAN LAWYER"] July 19, 1997. Retrieved November 18, 2021.</ref>

The company was acquired, in 2001, by Dresdner Bank, then renamed [[Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein]] (DrKW). Dresdner subsequently merged with [[Allianz]].<ref>[https://www.ft.com/content/0d15b3ea-94f2-11d9-8dd3-00000e2511c8 "Corporate finance head leaves DrKW"] by Patrick Jenkins, ''Financial Times'', March 14, 2005. Retrieved November 28, 2021.</ref> In 2007, ALM was purchased by [[Incisive Media]] for {{US$|630}} million.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/jul/05/pressandpublishing.citynews "Incisive Media purchases US publisher"] by Chris Tryhorn, ''The Guardian'', July 5, 2007. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> In 2014, Wasserstein & Co. led a group of investors that acquired ALM Media from Incisive parent [[Apax Partners]] and its creditor [[Royal Bank of Scotland]].<ref>[https://www.abajournal.com/news/article/prior_owner_acquires_alm_media_reportedly_at_a_discount "ALM Media is sold to prior owner, reportedly at a discount"] by Debra Cassens Weiss, ''ABA Journal'', June 4, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2021.</ref>

The publication also sponsors annually The American Lawyer Industry Awards.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tampabaynewswire.com/2020/01/09/greenberg-traurig-named-florida-regional-litigation-department-of-the-year-by-the-american-lawyer-83290|title=Greenberg Traurig Named Florida Regional Litigation Department of the Year by The American Lawyer|website=www.tampabaynewswire.com|access-date=2020-02-13}}</ref>

==Publications== The website of ''The American Lawyer'', Law.com, publishes daily headline news pertinent to the business of law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.americanlawyer.com|title=The American Lawyer|work=americanlawyer.com}}</ref> Publications include:

* The "Am Law 100" and "Am Law 200" surveys rank United States [[law firm]]s by revenue per lawyer, compensation, profits per lawyer, profitability index, value per lawyer, profits per equity [[Partner (business rank)|partner]], and overall [[revenue]]<ref name=blumenthal2012PBJ>{{Citation |last=Blumenthal |first=Jeff |publication-date=May 4, 2012 |title=Per-lawyer revenue up |periodical=[[Philadelphia Business Journal]] |at=bizjournals.com |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/print-edition/2012/05/04/per-lawyer-revenue-up.html |access-date=May 16, 2012 }}</ref> *The Global 100 — annual ranking of the world's 100 largest law firms across the globe by overall revenue, by number of lawyers per firm, and by profits per equity partner *The A-List — annual ranking of the most well-rounded, elite law firms in the United States. The A-List has recognized firms based on a combination of factors, both financial and cultural: revenue per lawyer, pro bono commitment, associate satisfaction and racial diversity, with RPL and pro bono given double weight. Also included since 2017 are scores for gender diversity — specifically, the percentage of women equity partners{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} *Diversity Scorecard — an annual record of the average number of full-time-equivalent minority attorneys * "The View From the Top" — annual poll of law firm [[chairperson]]s * "Corporate Scorecard" — performance reports of U.S. law firms with the most active corporate finance and capital markets practices<ref>[https://www.law.com/rankings/corporate-scorecard/ "Corporate Scorecard"] law.com. Retrieved November 28, 2021.</ref>

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==External links== * {{official website|http://www.law.com/americanlawyer}}

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