NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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.
"Greg McCaffery is a strong, innovative chief executive who has done a stellar job leading BNA," said Dan Doctoroff, CEO and President of Bloomberg. "He will now play a major role in driving Bloomberg Law."
As CEO, McCaffery will be responsible for development and execution of strategy and management of day-to-day operations as Bloomberg Law expands its role as a leader in the field of online legal research. He succeeds Larry Thompson, who is retiring. McCaffery will continue to report to Beth Mazzeo, Bloomberg’s Global Head of Data Products and the leader of the company’s vertical businesses.
"We are very excited to have Greg leading Bloomberg Law as we focus on the next phase of expansion. Greg brings a 26-year track record of success in building BNA, including the development of a top national sales team,” said Mazzeo. “We thank Larry Thompson for his hard work and dedication over the past two years and for establishing a strong foundation on which Greg can build."
Bloomberg Law has revolutionized the legal research industry with a truly integrated platform. Subscribers have unlimited access to any of the information in the Bloomberg Law system - from Bloomberg BNA’s legal coverage to Bloomberg’s proprietary news to dockets to primary legal research – as often as they want and whenever they want. Bloomberg Law’s all-inclusive, transparent and predictable pricing means that every user has the same unrestricted, unlimited access to the information in its databases.
"This is a unique opportunity to play a leadership role in the future of the legal research industry,” said McCaffery. “With the integration of Bloomberg BNA content, we have created a legal information powerhouse in Bloomberg Law that we will continue to grow and expand. I am incredibly proud to lead Bloomberg Law and its talented professionals into the next phase of its success."
"I have every confidence that Greg, with the extraordinary experience he has developed in over 25 years at BNA, will provide Bloomberg Law with the dynamic leadership to continue on its successful path," said Bloomberg Law Chairman Lou Andreozzi. "Already, over the past year, Greg has contributed significantly to that success with the smooth integration of BNA’s content into the Bloomberg Law platform. We are lucky to have Greg at the helm as we execute the next phase of Bloomberg Law."
McCaffery began his career at BNA in 1986 and held reporting and editing positions on several BNA publications until 1990, when he was appointed to management. He was elected President and Chief Operating Officer in April 2007. McCaffery was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Bloomberg BNA in January 2012. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from American University, and has completed course work at the University of London, the California Institute of Technology, and The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
About Bloomberg Law
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