Nonlawyer ownership of law firms has finally hit the US and could offer huge long-term opportunities for the legal solutions providers that correctly position themselves now.
In a move that represents a test for other governments, Australia is the first country to introduce legislation forcing large search and social platforms to pay publishers for news content on their platforms. It’s a major step but not a magic bullet that will solve all publishers’ revenue problems.
The European Commission has determined that UK data-sharing rules provide adequate privacy protection, enabling businesses to continue the transfer of personal data between the UK and the EU and EEA. However, long-term uncertainty remains because the data flow tap can be turned off in an instant.
Automating professional services is a huge growth opportunity that professional information and software providers are perfectly positioned to serve, but only if they unburden themselves from their narrow definitions of who their customers are.
The combined company will serve around two-thirds of all US attorneys, providing the necessary scale to grow the business and undercut the big four legal research providers.
The Brexit negotiations saga has finally concluded as the UK and the EU completed a last-minute agreement on Christmas Eve. We take a comprehensive look at the implications for the data, information, and analytics industry in various key areas.
An innovative legal research startup is blaming a Thomson Reuters copyright infringement lawsuit for its demise, but its high valuation and burn rate did not help.
The race to the bottom of the market creates a hidden commoditization current that can pull down unprepared providers when someone eventually figures out how to offer the product for free.
As the world goes through unprecedented turmoil in 2020, trademark applications are at a record high. The Trademark Research & Analytics segment is now attracting interest from investors and market players, driving new M&A activity and product development. This report explores the market landscape.
New money is still flowing into the legal solutions market, providing investment for follow-on acquisitions and enabling the birth of potential new market disruptors.
Thomson Reuters takes a big leap forward with its legal platform strategy, which could potentially result in bringing its competitors into its own platform.
Differentiation is critical for news providers looking to avoid commoditization. Automated journalism enables ALM to stand out by being first with its news alerts and creating niche content specific to lawyers’ practice areas.
Now that election day has passed in the US, researchers will be eager to scrutinize social media political advertising spend. Facebook is taking steps to block one effort, and the outcome could impact the broader media industry.