The American Lawyer

{{Short description|American legal magazine}}

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| editor = David Gialanella

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| previous_editor = Gina Passarella

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| category = Legal magazine

| frequency = Monthly

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| founder = Steven Brill

| founded = 1979

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| company = ALM

| country = United States

| based = New York City, U.S.

| language = English

| website = {{URL|http://www.law.com/americanlawyer|Law.com}}

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

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.[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.

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.{{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}}

Warner Media, (later TimeWarner), a minority shareholder in the company, acquired Brill's stake in 1997. That July, TimeWarner Inc. sold American Lawyer Media's print holdings to Wasserstein Perella & Co.[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.

The company was acquired, in 2001, by Dresdner Bank, then renamed Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW). Dresdner subsequently merged with Allianz.[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. In 2007, ALM was purchased by Incisive Media for {{US$|630}} million.[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. 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.[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.

The publication also sponsors annually The American Lawyer Industry Awards.{{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}}