American Lawyer Media Launches D&O Advisor, New Quarterly Magazine for Corporate Directors.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2003 American Lawyer Media ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media), is a leading integrated media company, focused on the legal and real estate communities. ALM owns and publishes 33 national and regional magazines and newspapers focused on the legal and real estate communities, including , Inc. (ALM), the nation's leading legal journalism and information company, will introduce a new quarterly legal magazine for corporate directors and officers in May. D&O Advisor(TM) will focus on corporate governance Corporate Governance The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law. and legal risk management issues and be distributed to an audience of more than 15,000, including board members, CEO's and corporate secretaries of the largest U.S. public and privately held companies privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. . The four-color magazine is designed to provide clear, practical advice and analysis on director-level legal issues and assist directors and officers in identifying and meeting their expanding corporate oversight responsibilities. The journal will feature analysis articles contributed by the nation's leading law practitioners, professors and leading experts in the areas of corporate governance, legal risk management, liability and related fields. The magazine will also include news and feature articles written by editors and reporters from ALM's award-winning publications. The first issue of D&O Advisor will be published in late May. The editorial direction of D&O Advisor will be guided by an advisory board whose members include Richard Beattie, chairman of the executive committee of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett; Robert Clark There are several people by the name of Robert Clark:
"Expanding compliance requirements Compliance requirements are a series of directives established by United States Federal government agencies that summarize hundreds of Federal laws and regulations applicable to Federal assistance (also known as Federal aid or Federal funds). , regulatory oversight and scrutiny from shareholders and the media have created unprecedented demands - and liability - for directors and officers, " said William Pollak, president and CEO of ALM. "It's clear that no publication was available that delivered sophisticated legal information, in plain English Plain English (sometimes known, more broadly, as plain language) is a communication style that focuses on considering the audience's needs when writing. It recommends avoiding unnecessary words and avoiding jargon, technical terms, and long and ambiguous sentences. , to help this high-level business audience understand and respond to developing issues in these fast-changing areas. D&O Advisor will bring the thinking of the best legal minds in the country to bear on these topics, in a no-nonsense, journal format." Each issue's cover story will focus on real-world governance practice, including in-depth case studies of initiatives that have been undertaken in emerging areas. Analysis pieces will provide clear, practical discussion of a variety of current topics, from structuring audit oversight groups and drafting ethics statements to evaluating liability insurance alternatives. The magazine will include news articles reporting on legal risk management and governance developments, as well as regulatory and legislative changes that impact directors. D&O Advisor's audience of 15,000 will consist of non-executive directors at U.S. corporations, including all Fortune 1000 companies, and Canadian and European corporations with U.S.-listed securities or significant U.S. operations, as well as the general counsel and chairmen/CEOs of these corporations. The magazine's secondary audience will include corporate and other senior partners at major law firms. All issues will be delivered to primary office locations or home addresses. The reservation deadline for charter advertisers is May 2. Additional advertising and circulation information is available by contacting Jeffrey Morgan, publisher, at 1-888.733.6699 or jmorgan@amlaw.com. Headquartered in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , ALM is a leading integrated media company, focused on the legal industry. ALM currently owns and publishes 24 national and regional legal magazines and newspapers, including The American Lawyer(R) and The National Law Journal(R). ALM's law.com is the Web's leading legal news and information network. ALM's other businesses include book, custom and newsletter publishing, court verdict and settlement reporting, production of legal trade shows and conferences, educational seminars and distribution of content related to the legal industry. ALM was formed by U.S. Equity Partners, L.P., a private equity fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP. More information on ALM, its business and services is available on the Web at www.americanlawyermedia.com. |
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