ALM's Legal Times Names Alison Bethel as Executive Editor.

WASHINGTON -- Legal Times(R), Washington's leading source of legal news, today named Alison Bethel as the newspaper's executive editor. In her new position, Bethel will oversee coverage of the legal business, lobbying, and Capitol Hill. She will also play a key role in expanding daily news content delivery on the paper's Web site, www.legaltimes.com. Bethel will report to James Oliphant, editor in chief.

She joins Legal Times from The Detroit News where she had been Washington bureau chief since 2001, after serving as the paper's features editor. Previously, Bethel held a variety of positions at The Boston Globe, including assistant business editor, deputy business editor and senior assistant city editor in charge of city hall, urban affairs and transportation. Her journalism career also includes work at the States-Times in Baton Rouge, La.; the Times Herald-Record in Middletown, N.Y; and The Poughkeepsie Journal.

She is a member and past Boston president of Women in Communications, and a member of National Association of Black Journalists and DIVA Inc. - A Society for Women in the Arts. She sits on the boards of the Washington Shakespeare Company, the National Press Club and the Arts Club of Washington.

"Alison is a proven quantity, an experienced career journalist who has worked as a reporter and an editor for some of the most prestigious newspapers in the country," said Oliphant. "She is an exciting hire for us, and we look forward to the addition of her talent, energy, and enthusiasm to our newsroom and our publication."

For more than 25 years, Legal Times has been breaking news on Washington's law and lobbying firms, interest groups, courthouses, and federal government. Legal Times provides award-winning coverage of Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, the Justice Department, and key regulatory agencies, as well as news and advice on the business of law practice and opinion, and analysis from leading practitioners on the major issues of the day. Legal Times is published by ALM.

Headquartered in New York City, ALM is a leading integrated media company, focused on the legal and business communities. ALM currently owns and publishes 39 national and regional magazines and newspapers, including The American Lawyer(R), Corporate Counsel(R), The National Law Journal(R) and Real Estate Forum(R). ALM's Law.com(R) is the Web's leading legal news and information network, while ALM's GlobeSt.com(R) is the Web's leading information source for commercial real estate professionals. Other ALM businesses include book and newsletter publishing, court verdict and settlement reporting, production of professional trade shows, conferences and educational seminars, market research and content distribution. ALM was formed by U.S. Equity Partners, L.P., a private equity fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP. More information on ALM's businesses and services is available on the Web at www.alm.com.