The Tax Cut and Jobs Act that took effect Jan. 1 made major changes to U.S. tax laws, including with regard to estate and gift taxes. Needless to say, attorneys who practice in this area need to be well versed in the changes and their implications. A new tool launching this week from Wolters…
Fastcase to Offer Access to Expert Treatises from Wolters Kluwer
I have said before and I continue to believe that for a legal research company to compete against the longstanding dominance of Westlaw and LexisNexis, having secondary content such as treatises and practice guides is the Holy Grail.
Fastcase clearly sees it the same way. It has steadily been building its libraries of secondary…
Wolters Kluwer’s New RegReview Expedites SEC Filings By Identifying Changes in the Law
In a post here in July, I provided a preview of RegReview, a new component of its Transactional Law Suite for Securities that Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. planned to showcase at the annual convention of…
Wolters Kluwer to Unveil Two Tools to Bolster Securities Law Work
At the annual convention next week of the American Association of Law Libraries, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory will unveil two new features of its Transactional Law Suite for Securities. One, M&A Clause Analytics, uses analytics to help streamline the process of drafting…
New Wolters Kluwer Product Tracks Federal Developments — And Is Free For Now
It’s a maelstrom of activity in our nation’s capital these days, making it all the harder for lawyers to keep up with federal developments and separate truth from rumor. Cognizant of that, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory has launched a new product, the Federal Developments Knowledge Center, designed to help legal professionals…
Just In Time For INTA, Alt Legal And Wolters Kluwer Announce Integration
Just ahead of the annual meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA), where an expected 10,000 trademark lawyers will gather starting Saturday in Barcelona, Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. and Alt Legal are announcing an integration that will provide one-click access to WK Trademark Navigator from within Alt Legal.
Through…
Shake-Up In Legal Research: Fastcase Acquires Loislaw From Wolters-Kluwer
[Updated at 10:55 a.m. with statement from Wolters Kluwer.]
The legal research company Fastcase has acquired one of its prime competitors among middle-market legal research providers, Loislaw. Fastcase has purchased Loislaw from Wolters Kluwer, which had acquired it in 2000 for $95 million.
LoisLaw subscribers…