ALM, publisher of Corporate Counsel, The American Lawyer and several other legal and real estate news titles, has named Bill Carter its president and chief executive officer.

Carter, 44, is a veteran of the legal information services industry. He was most recently a senior vice president at Thomson Reuters, where for two years he led the Small Law Business Unit. In that role, Carter oversaw services for law firms of 1 to 29 attorneys, including publications, software and legal research products.