Law360 Updates

Law360 Launches Life Sciences Section

Law360 has launched Life Sciences Law360, a section focused on the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical device industries, and is revamping Health Law360 to focus on the health services industry.

With this change, Law360 will be able to tailor each section’s coverage to the issues and events that affect lawyers, corporations, and others associated with these two unique sectors of the health care industry.

"This new approach will allow us to really zero in on the litigation, legislation, and regulation affecting each industry, and make it much easier for our readers get the most relevant news and updates quickly,” Law360 assistant managing editor Jackie Bell said.

The new Health Law360 focuses on health services-oriented companies such as hospitals, health care providers, and health insurers. It will cover litigation and deals involving those organizations, as well as regulation and legislation that affects them.

Life Sciences Law360, meanwhile, includes major litigation, transactions, and policy issues involving companies in the pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and medical device industries.

You can already see the changes at law360.com, and the Life Sciences Law360 newsletter will launch Monday, March 26.

LexisNexis Acquires Law360

LexisNexis Legal & Professional on March 20 announced the acquisition of Law360, the newswire for business lawyers.

The combination of Law360 and LexisNexis will deliver powerful improvements to Law360’s news coverage and will allow Law360 to continue to expand its coverage into new practice areas and jurisdictions.

In the intermediate term, the acquisition will not result in any changes for Law360 clients:

• Law360 will operate as a stand-alone company
• Law360 content and newsletters will remain the same
• Law360 account executives will continue to manage client relationships

Over time, Law360 will leverage the depth and breadth of LexisNexis resources to continue to expand its coverage of litigation and public policy. Clients will notice gradual improvements in Law360 content as our newsroom gets access to the rich tools and data resources available on the LexisNexis platform.

For LexisNexis, the addition of trusted, daily legal news and analysis from Law360 to the LexisNexis portfolio is part of the ongoing investment in critical legal and business content to help its customers work more effectively, efficiently, and confidently — enabling them to achieve better outcomes for their businesses and clients.

LexisNexis understands and values the importance of the Law360 brand, and will preserve the culture and working environment that has driven the growth and success of Law360. Together, we are confident that the combination of Law360 and LexisNexis will lead to great success for both companies.

Law360 Names 2012 Rising Stars

Law360 has launched its 2012 Rising Stars series, spotlighting 100 attorneys under the age of 40 who are making a name for themselves in their practice areas.

Law360 Rising Stars counsel blue-chip clients and play leadership roles in major litigation and deals. The honorees include a 34-year-old patent litigator with a stable of clients including Intel, Cisco and Broadcom; U.S. Steel’s go-to employment litigator; and lead counsel to Galleon Group executives in its historic insider trading litigation.

More than 1,000 lawyers across the legal spectrum were nominated for the series.

"We were astounded by the number and quality of submissions we received this year,” Law360 managing editor Cat Fredenburgh said. “It's exciting to see how many young stars are moving up the ranks and to know that older partners are mentoring and making room for these talented attorneys to grow and succeed.”

The 2012 Rising Stars series includes an introduction to the honorees, individual profiles of all 100 Rising Stars, and a feature discussing mentorship among an aging partner demographic.

The profiles — which began running Monday — focus on five standout attorneys under 40 in the following practice areas: appellate, bankruptcy, class action, competition, energy, environmental, employment, government contracts, health, insurance, intellectual property, international trade, media and entertainment, mergers and acquisitions, privacy and consumer protection, private equity, product liability, project finance, real estate, securities, and white collar.

Law360 Data Now Tracks Private Cos.

Law360 has expanded Law360 Data to include major private U.S. companies in addition to public U.S. companies, allowing subscribers to keep tabs on the latest litigation and other major events involving these organizations.

Law360 Data now tracks the 200 largest privately held companies in the U.S., including such heavyweights as Cargill Inc., Koch Industries, Mars Inc., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and Bechtel Corp. For Law360 Data subscribers, this means being able to follow news and analysis, federal cases, and outside counsel hires involving these companies, all in one place.


Law360 Data subscribers can also now set up alerts for these companies, ensuring up-to-the-minute notification of new cases, major case developments, and other news.

Law360 Expands Regulatory Coverage

Law360 is building a team of regulatory and legislative reporters to significantly expand its government affairs coverage, with plans to launch a public policy-focused section for lawyers who serve as liaisons between businesses and the government.

“We’ve committed 12 of our most experienced reporters to regulatory coverage, and we’re planning to continue to add more reporters to the team,” Law360 CEO Marius Meland said. “Our readers depend on us to cover the changes to business law and regulation at every level, whether in Congress, at the regulatory agencies, or in the courtroom. They look to Law360 to report those developments first.”

In addition to reporters, Law360 is dedicating some of its most seasoned editors to lead its regulatory coverage. Assistant managing editor Jackie Bell oversees public policy coverage of regulated industries such as banking, health care, and energy.

“We've tasked reporters to follow specific agencies and congressional committees on a day-to-day basis in order to develop a deeper understanding of their inner workings, and a better grasp of how emerging rules, regulations, and legislation affect particular industries,” Bell said.

The new team follows legislative initiatives as they make their way through Congress and state legislatures, and also keeps a sharp eye on rulemaking at state and federal agencies. In particular, it is on the lookout for emerging legislation and regulation that could have a significant impact on businesses.