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Law360

U.S. legal-industry trade press (no clear partisan lean)

Owned byOwned by LexisNexis, a division of RELX PLC (London-listed information and analytics company). It is published through Portfolio Media, Inc., which LexisNexis acquired in 2012.

FundingMostly paid subscriptions, sold to law firms, corporate legal departments and other institutions. It also earns some revenue from advertising, events and data products. It is backed by RELX's corporate parent.

On the administrationmostly neutral

Background

Law360 grew out of Portfolio Media, which Marius Meland founded in 2003 as a daily online newsletter on intellectual property law. Meland partnered with Magnus Hoglund in 2004, expanded into other practice areas, and launched Law360 in 2006. LexisNexis, part of RELX, acquired Portfolio Media in 2012. The founders initially ran it as a stand-alone business that drew on LexisNexis content and distribution. Its coverage centers on litigation, deals, regulation and law-firm business, written mainly for lawyers and legal executives. It is known for speed and volume rather than opinion or political advocacy. In 2016, about 92% of the editorial staff voted to join the NewsGuild of New York, after disputes over pay, story quotas and noncompete agreements. Later contract disputes and layoffs led to a 24-hour strike by unionized staff. Its paywalled, trade-oriented model gives it a business-legal perspective rather than a partisan one. I found no source specifically assessing its tone toward the second Trump administration, so the 'mostly neutral' label reflects its news-driven format and the lack of evidence of a lean.

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Profile compiled 2026-10-25; refreshed when ownership, funding, or the administration changes.

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