Category Archives: Legal & Compliance

Next-Generation Lexis Advance Arrives on the Market

LexisNexis has finally released its next-generation legal research platform, Lexis Advance. This release, based on an entirely new and different platform from the legacy lexis.com platform, includes a number of interesting innovations that help researchers visualize the progress of their … Continue reading

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Thomson Reuters Announces New Organizational Structure and Leadership

Tom Glocer’s departure as chief executive of Thomson Reuters marks “the beginning of the end of a turbulent period of executive change” for the information group, Jim Smith, his successor, has told staff.  It is the third sudden upheaval in … Continue reading

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Thomson Reuters Enters Strategic Agreement with Thompson Hine

Alliance provides the most comprehensive and experienced plan document services to the retirement industry The Tax & Accounting business of Thomson Reuters has recently entered into an agreement with Thompson Hine LLP to provide companies with a full spectrum of custom retirement plans that … Continue reading

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Reed Elsevier States its Case for Avoiding a Break-up

When results stagnate investors get restless Speculation has mounted that the owner of New Scientist and the Lancet could break itself up, but with no plans for a carve-up the company is understood to have been stressing the logic of … Continue reading

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Reed Elsevier Reports Growth in all Business Sectors

Reed Elsevier reported revenue growth of 1% in the nine months 2011. Science & Technology grew by 4% with solid subscription revenues in Research and continued good growth in databases and tools.  Health Sciences remained flat.  LexisNexis Risk Solutions:  Underlying … Continue reading

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Bloomberg Completes Acquisition of BNA

Bloomberg has completed its acquisition of The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc (BNA) which is now a stand-alone wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg. The acquisition was overwhelmingly accepted by the BNA owner/employees, who tendered approximately 95% of their stock within the … Continue reading

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Reed Elsevier in the Spotlight as Analyst Suggests Break-up

Following the announcement of the McGraw-Hill breakup, Alex DeGroote, an analyst at Panmure Gordon, said the move suggested Reed should look at “material restructuring opportunities”. Citing claims that some shareholders are dissatisfied with Reed management, he said: “This is unsurprising. … Continue reading

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THOMSON REUTERS GROWS LEGAL ENTITY DATA SOLUTION TO ADDRESS RISK MANAGEMENT AND REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

London and New York — Thomson Reuters announced the launch of an expanded legal entity data solution, which will be available for retrieval via Thomson Reuters DataScope Select and Thomson Reuters DataScope Onsite. This offering significantly expands the firm’s legal entity … Continue reading

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LexisNexis Canada Launches Innovative Dockets Service for Easier Access to Court Information

Cross-court searching, filters and enhanced search functionality provide a cost-effective way for legal and business professionals to stay on top of emerging case issues LexisNexis Canada (www.lexisnexis.ca), a leading provider of content-enabled workflow solutions, today announced the launch of the … Continue reading

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Bloomberg Enters Agreement to Acquire BNA

Combination Propels Bloomberg’s Expansion into Legal Information Market and Enhances BNA through Bloomberg’s Data and Technology Expertise Bloomberg and BNA today announced that they have entered into an agreement for Bloomberg to acquire all of the outstanding shares of BNA … Continue reading

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LexisNexis to Set Up Customer Service Facility in the Philippines

LexisNexis is planning to move services to a facility in the Philippines.  It’s not clear what impact that may have, if any, on the company’s Miami Twp. campus.  The company told local employees Thursday that it will start to “build … Continue reading

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Legal, Tax, Accounting Products Lift Thomson Reuters Q2 Profits

Thomson Reuters Corp. (TRI), the financial news and information provider, said second-quarter profit almost doubled, bolstered by rising revenue from the legal-data and tax and accounting divisions. Net income advanced 93 percent to $572 million, or 67 cents a share, … Continue reading

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Thomson Reuters buys Aussie Online Legal Documents Company

Although it shed the legal consultancy Hildebrandt Baker Robbins, Thomson Reuters acquired the Australian online legal document company Cleardocs this week—a move that may signify the information giant’s confidence in the growing market for cost-effective commoditized legal goods. Cleardocs will … Continue reading

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