American Lawyer Media Names Robert Teitelman Editor in Chief for 1999 Startup

Posted on December 1, 1998

American Lawyer Media, Inc. (ALM) announced that it has named Robert Teitelman, former editor of Institutional Investor, to serve as editor in chief of a new ALM professional publication to be launched in 1999. The startup will leverage ALM's current extensive legal reporting on business, from SEC proceedings to Delaware court decisions, by publications such as The National Law Journal, New York Law Journal and Legal Times, and will focus specifically on news and personalities related to a wide range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and corporate restructurings. The as-yet-unnamed daily will target corporate lawyers, senior executives and financial professionals.

Teitelman joined Institutional Investor (II) in 1989 and served as assistant managing editor and managing editor of the magazine before becoming editor in 1997. In addition to editing, he also authored a number of articles for II including features on American Express Corporation, Lazard Freres and Banc One. His II pieces have won awards from both the American Society of Business Press Editors and the Deadline Club. Previously, Teitelman served as a writer and editor at Forbes and Financial World. He is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and Columbia University.

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