Reed Elsevier owns companies such as Lexis-Nexis, Michie, Matthew Bender and Shepard's. Some former West Publishing Co. major works were divested and became part of Lexis Law Publishing. A new reorganization of several of these companies was announced last week to be called Lexis Publishing. It is too early to know which direction this reorganization is taking. Each of these giants owns many more companies than I can name here.
Some smaller companies remain but even they are changing in response to competition.
Co. Sometimes publishers will sell specific products while continuing to otherwise publish. These publisher actions are behind the changes that can be so bewildering. You, as a consumer of legal information, are left with fewer publishers of sources of information and evaluation,higher prices, and frequent changes in publications. Publications may keep the same title but change as new editors go to work on them. You have to learn new ways to keep up with your interests.