ALM Names Scott Pierce as Vice President, Digital Product Development

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
ALM, an integrated media company, today announced the appointment of Scott
Pierce to the new position of vice president, digital product development.
Pierce, who has served as a consultant to the company on projects including
ALM`s new Virtual LegalTech show, will be responsible for development of new
revenues through online products and markets, including virtual events,
webcasts, and e-learning initiatives. He will also oversee ALM`s legal
conference business. Pierce will be based in New York City and will report to
senior vice president Kevin Vermeulen.

Pierce joins ALM from his own consulting firm, Virtual Events Media. Prior this,
he served as CEO of Pacific Paintball LLC and as senior vice president at The
Nielsen Company`s Travel Network. He has held a variety of senior management
positions in the media, sports and association industries, for organizations
including The American Hotel & Lodging Association, Advanstar, Reed Elsevier,
Hearst and Miller-Freeman. Pierce is a graduate of C.W. Post/Long Island
University.

Pierce can be reached at spierce@alm.com.

ALM, an integrated media company, is a leading provider of specialized business
news and information, focused primarily on the legal and commercial real estate
sectors. ALM`s market-leading brands include The American Lawyer, Corporate
Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences, Law.com, Law Journal Press,
LegalTech, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. Headquartered in New
York City, ALM was formed in 1997. For more information, visit www.alm.com.

ALM, The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, GlobeSt.com, Insight Conferences,
Law.com, Law Journal Press, LegalTech, Texas Lawyer, The National Law Journal
and Real Estate Forum.are trademarks or registered trademarks of ALM Media
Properties, LLC..

Peters & Feldman for ALM
Lee Feldman, 203-341-8922
lfeldman@alm.com

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