Press Releases

New York and Washington, DC, February 21, 2013 – Bloomberg Law, the legal and business intelligence research system from the world leader in data and information services, and SCOTUSblog, the highly regarded online resource dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the United States Supreme Court, have announced the 2013 Supreme Court Challenge. Law students will have the opportunity to compete against the experts at SCOTUSblog and other law students in predicting how the Court will rule on merits cases and petitions for certiorari.

New York, N.Y. and Arlington, Va. — Bloomberg BNA and Bloomberg Law announced Law Reports apps for the iPhone® and iPad®. Bloomberg BNA and Bloomberg Law subscribers can now get the authoritative BNA news they have come to depend on, whenever and wherever they need it. The apps are available at no charge from the App StoreSM.

New York, January 15, 2013 – Bloomberg Law, the legal and business intelligence research system from the world leader in data and information services, today announced the launch of its Tax Practice Center. The Tax Practice Center integrates in-depth analysis, commentary, practice tools, news, case law and other primary sources, to give attorneys a comprehensive, nuanced understanding of the critical issues in tax law.

New York, November 29, 2012 – Bloomberg Law, the legal research system from the world leader in data and information services, today introduced the Business Development Center, a powerful suite of tools that draws on Bloomberg’s renowned news and financial data, integrated with legal resources, to provide lawyers with targeted information to help them better understand and engage their clients.

New York – The American Business AwardsSM presented Bloomberg Law with the 2012 Gold Stevie Award for Best New Product, Business-to-Business, at its 10th annual awards program, held in San Francisco. Bloomberg Law is the innovative new legal research system from the world leader in data and information services.

NEW YORK, September 24, 2012 — Bloomberg today announced that Dmitri Mehlhorn has been named Chief Operating Officer of Bloomberg Law, the innovative real-time legal research system from the world leader in data and information services. Mehlhorn will join Bloomberg effective October 8, and report directly to Bloomberg Law CEO Greg McCaffery.

NEW YORK, September 4, 2012 — Bloomberg today announced that Greg McCaffery has been named Chief Executive Officer of Bloomberg Law, the innovative real-time legal research system from the world leader in data and information services. McCaffery most recently served as CEO and President of Bloomberg BNA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg. Bloomberg acquired BNA, the legal and regulatory publishing company, on September 30, 2011.

New York, May 17, 2012 — Bloomberg Law, the legal research system from the world leader in data, information and news services, today announced a firm-wide agreement with Jones Day, the global law firm, to provide high quality legal research, news and market information. Jones Day is ranked among the world’s most respected law firms and perennially rated among the best in client service. The firm represents approximately half of the Fortune Global 500.

New York and Arlington, VA, April 2, 2012 – Bloomberg Law today announced the expansion of its legal research platform with the integration of content from Bloomberg BNA’s trusted law reports, portfolios and treatises. Bloomberg acquired BNA in September 2011.

New York, March 22, 2012 – The American Association of Law Libraries, the nation’s oldest organization for law librarians, has selected Bloomberg Law to be the recipient of the 2012 New Product Award. Bloomberg Law is the innovative new legal research system from the world leader in data and information services.

New York, February 9, 2012 – Bloomberg Law, the legal research system from the world leader in data and information services, today announced an agreement with DLA Piper, the world’s largest global business law firm, to provide high quality, cost-effective legal research for all its lawyers throughout the United States. Bloomberg Law’s integration of legal research with the Bloomberg industry and financial information relied upon by corporations and investment institutions throughout the world, provides lawyers with a competitive edge in understanding their clients’ businesses.

NEW YORK, NY/ARLINGTON, VA, September 30, 2011– Bloomberg today announced that it has completed its acquisition of The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc (BNA) which is now a stand-alone wholly-owned subsidiary of Bloomberg.

NEW YORK, NY, September 29, 2011– Bloomberg announced today the acquisition of a majority interest in The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (BNA) as a result of the completion of the cash tender offer by Bloomberg’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Brass Acquisition Corp., for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of BNA for $39.50 per share.

NEW YORK, Monday, September 26, 2011– Bloomberg Law, the legal research system from the world leader in data and information services, and SCOTUSblog, the highly regarded online resource dedicated to comprehensive coverage of the United States Supreme Court, today announced that they have entered into an exclusive sponsorship agreement.

NEW YORK and ARLINGTON, Va. August 25, 2011 – Bloomberg and BNA today announced that they have entered into an agreement for Bloomberg to acquire all of the outstanding shares of BNA for $39.50 per share in a cash tender offer followed by a merger for a total purchase price of approximately $990 million. The transaction is expected to close in 2011.

New York, July 20, 2011 –Bloomberg Law announces the first electronic database of petitions filed in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, Financial Services Division. Bloomberg Law and Bloomberg Professional service subscribers now have unlimited access to a database of those court filings, which are otherwise only accessible through manual retrieval at the courthouse on Grand Cayman Island.

New York, July 5, 2011 – Bloomberg Law, the legal research system from the world leader in data and information services, today released the next evolution of its innovative platform.

New York, December 28, 2010 — Bloomberg Law Dockets – Ten Most Read Dockets of 2010, the court filings most retrieved from the Bloomberg Law database, reflect the ongoing legal fallout from the economic crisis. Bankruptcies, shareholder litigation and SEC litigation feature prominently on this year’s list with Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the largest bankruptcy filing in history, topping the list for another year. Bloomberg Law Dockets provide comprehensive coverage and powerful search capabilities across federal courts as well as many state and international courts.