ALM, a leading media company serving legal and business professionals, today announced the appointment of Robin Sparkman as executive editor of The American Lawyer, the country’s leading legal monthly magazine. Sparkman, formerly editor in chief of ALM’s Corporate Counsel magazine, will report to editor in chief Aric Press and replaces David Brown who was appointed editor in chief of ALM’s Legal Times in Washington, D.C. in 2007.
Sparkman, 38, has headed Corporate Counsel, the leading business magazine for chief legal officers, since 2001. The magazine is a three-time Neal Award finalist and the winner of multiple American Society of Business Publishers and Editors awards. In 2007, Sparkman added the title of deputy editorial director for the company’s national magazines.
Sparkman is a noted speaker on legal and journalism issues, and serves as a judge for the National Magazine Awards. Before joining ALM, she spent five years as an editor for the business and opinion sections of MSNBC.com. Sparkman was one of the founding members of the site, one of the world’s top Web news sources. She is also a former reporter for Newsweek and covered terrorism, the United Nations and politics for the newsweekly. Sparkman is a magna cum laude graduate of Wellesley College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
“Robin has done a terrific job as editor in chief of Corporate Counsel. I expect that she will bring the same energy and skill to her new role,” said Press.
The American Lawyer is the legal industry’s leading monthly magazine. Read by partners at corporate law firms, in-house counsel, government lawyers, and litigators at firms of all sizes, its features about attorneys and the work they do has led to 23 National Magazine Award nominations and five coveted awards for general excellence, essays and criticism, and single-topic issues. The magazine is published in print and online by ALM.
About ALM
ALM is a leading integrated media company, focused on the legal and business communities. ALM currently owns and publishes 33 national and regional magazines and newspapers, including The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, The National Law Journal and Real Estate Forum. The company is one of North America's largest producers of conferences and trade shows for business leaders and the legal profession. ALM's Law.com is the Web's leading legal news and information network, while ALM's GlobeSt.com is the Web's leading information source for commercial real estate professionals. Other ALM businesses include book and newsletter publishing, court verdict and settlement reporting, production of professional educational seminars, market research and content distribution. For more information, visit www.alm.com. ALM is an Incisive Media company.
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