What Altalex Consulting does

Altalex Consulting, doing business as Altalex, is an Italian online legal information platform founded in 2000 and headquartered in Milan. It is operated by Wolters Kluwer Italia (WKI), the Italian subsidiary of Dutch-listed professional information group Wolters Kluwer N.V., and all content on the site is exclusively owned by WKI. The platform functions as a "Quotidiano di informazione giuridica" — a daily online legal newspaper serving Italian lawyers (avvocati), notaries (notai), and legal scholars — and is organized across 12 core practice areas including administrative, contract, labor, criminal, civil procedure, IP/IT/data protection, family, real estate, corporate/banking, and tax law.

The product is a web-based content publishing platform that supports multimedia delivery: text articles and jurisprudence commentary, podcasts ("Secondo Giorgio," "Diritto e digitale"), video interviews, an annotated legal code library (Codici Altalex — Civile, Procedura Civile, Penale, Procedura Penale, Strada), the Altalexpedia legal encyclopedia, Mappe giuridiche visual mind maps, interactive calculators, practical guides, Gazzetta Ufficiale access, and bar-exam preparation (Esame Avvocato Più). Thematic editorial hubs cover AI in law ("Avvocato 4.0" and the "Speciali - Intelligenza Artificiale" section), ESG, and Italian civil and criminal justice reform. Distribution leverages SEO-driven editorial, a weekly newsletter (Altalex Settimanale), social presence on Facebook, and — most importantly — the Wolters Kluwer Italia enterprise ecosystem (One LEGALE, One FISCALE, One LAVORO, One PA, One HSE) plus shop.wki.it e-commerce and formazione.ipsoa.it training.

The business model combines free registration for basic access with subscription-based premium content and tools, plus paid online training courses and Master programs distributed through formazione.ipsoa.it, and referral traffic into Wolters Kluwer's enterprise legal, tax, and HR software suite. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The addressable market is almost entirely domestic (Italy), with operating_geographies limited to Europe and no global footprint claim. The company has no public listing, no disclosed funding rounds, and reported headcount of 1,001–5,000 reflects the broader Wolters Kluwer Italia entity rather than the Altalex brand alone.

Name

Altalex Consulting

Legal name

Altalex (WKI - Wolters Kluwer Italia)

Website

https://altalex.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Altalex is an Italian online legal-information platform, owned by Wolters Kluwer Italia, that publishes daily legal news, jurisprudence and doctrinal commentary, annotated codes, multimedia content and professional training for Italian lawyers, notaries and legal scholars.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Information Services

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal & Regulatory Publishing (Case Law, Statutes, Treatises) (MPAJACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Reference (Statutes, Case Law, Practice Guides) (EDAGAGAB), Law & Legal Studies (EDAGABAH)

Keywords

• Legal information services
• Legal publishing
• Jurisprudence databases
• Professional legal training
• Annotated legal codes

Headquarters

HQ city

Milan

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Altalex operates an online legal information portal (Quotidiano di informazione giuridica) providing daily legal news, jurisprudence commentary, doctrinal analysis, and tax information for Italian legal professionals. The platform aggregates expert-authored content across 12 practice areas, supplemented by annotated digital legal codes, a legal encyclopedia, interactive calculation tools, multimedia podcasts/videos, professional training courses, and bar exam preparation resources, all delivered through subscription-based access integrated with Wolters Kluwer Italia's broader professional publishing ecosystem.

Product overview

Altalex is an online legal information portal (Quotidiano di informazione giuridica) owned by Wolters Kluwer Italia, providing comprehensive legal news and resources for Italian legal professionals. The platform operates as a unified legal information ecosystem combining editorial content with specialized tools. Core offerings include the daily legal newspaper, supported by supplementary modules such as Altalexpedia (legal encyclopedia), Mappe giuridiche (visual mind maps), Codici Altalex (annotated legal codes), professional training through Master e corsi Altalex, practical Guides, calculation tools, multimedia content (Podcast and Video), Gazzetta Ufficiale access, and bar exam preparation. Thematic special sections cover AI in law, ESG, and civil/criminal justice reform. The platform also connects to broader Wolters Kluwer solutions including One LEGALE, One FISCALE, One LAVORO, One PA, and One HSE for integrated professional workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Altalex - Quotidiano di informazione giuridica Online legal newspaper providing daily news, articles, case law commentary, doctrine, and tax information for Italian legal professionals across 12 practice areas, delivered via subscription-based access.
• Altalexpedia Comprehensive legal encyclopedia providing definitions and explanations of legal terms and concepts for Italian legal practitioners and scholars.
• Mappe giuridiche (Legal Maps) Visual mind maps and conceptual diagrams that summarize complex Italian legal topics, supporting study and quick reference for legal professionals.
• Codici Altalex (Annotated Legal Codes) Digital annotated Italian legal codes including Codice Civile, Codice di Procedura Civile, Codice Penale, Codice di Procedura Penale, Codice della Strada, and other specialized codes, with editorial annotations for legal practitioners.
• Master e corsi Altalex (Training and Master Programs) Online professional legal training programs, Master degrees, and continuing education courses for Italian lawyers and legal practitioners, delivered via the dedicated IPSOA Formazione platform (formazione.ipsoa.it).
• Guide (Practical Legal Guides) Practical legal guides covering procedural and substantive topics including hereditary shares, wage garnishment, degrees of kinship, unified contribution, and other legal procedures for Italian practitioners.
• Strumenti di calcolo legale (Legal Calculation Tools) Interactive online calculation tools for legal professionals including mortgage amortization, attorney invoice calculation, legal interest calculation, minor biological damage calculator, and monetary revaluation.
• Podcast Audio podcast content featuring legal commentary, expert analysis, and interviews with Italian legal professionals, including series such as 'Secondo Giorgio' and 'Diritto e digitale'.
• Video Video content including legal analysis, expert interviews, and educational material covering AI in law, forensic engineering, and financial services regulation for Italian legal professionals.
• Gazzetta Ufficiale Access to the Italian Official Gazette (Gazzetta Ufficiale) for tracking official legislation, regulatory updates, and statutory publications.
• Esame Avvocato Più (Bar Exam Preparation) Bar exam preparation resources, practice materials, and study aids for candidates preparing for the Italian bar examination (Esame di Avvocato).

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Wolters Kluwer: Global legal, tax, regulatory and health information incumbent and Altalex's ultimate parent. Directly comparable as a publisher of professional legal content, codes, and jurisprudence; Altalex effectively sits inside this broader Wolters Kluwer legal and regulatory division.
• IPSOA (Wolters Kluwer Italia): Sister Wolters Kluwer Italia brand covering tax, labor and accounting professionals. Overlaps with Altalex's Tributario, Lavoro and Società/Banca/Impresa practice areas and shares the same Wolters Kluwer Italia ecosystem, including formazione.ipsoa.it training platform.
• RCS MediaGroup (Sole 24 Ore Group): Italian media group publishing Il Sole 24 Ore and professional information titles including Norme e Tributi. Broader incumbent in the same Italian professional information market where Altalex competes with daily legal news, codes and commentary.

Direct peers

• Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre: Italy's leading legal and tax publisher (Giuffrè, Giappichelli-adjacent titles, Francis Lefebvre), publishing treatises, codes and professional information for the same Italian avvocato and commercialista audience that Altalex serves.
• CEDAM: Italian legal publisher of treatises, codes and professional reference works, now part of Wolters Kluwer but historically an independent brand. Direct overlap with Altalex in codes, doctrine and reference content for Italian legal professionals.
• Il Sole 24 Ore – Norme e Tributi: Italian daily professional news and analysis platform covering legal, tax and labor topics for practitioners, the same core audience as Altalex. Directly competing in daily legal journalism, case law commentary and tax/giuridica updates.
• Leggi d'Italia (De Agostini Professional): Italian online database of legislation, jurisprudence and doctrine from De Agostini/UTET. Direct competitor to Altalexpedia, Codici Altalex and the daily jurisprudence/news offering, sharing the same Italian avvocato target customer.
• DeJure: Italian legal information database offering jurisprudence, legislation and doctrine search. Closely comparable to Altalex's online codes and jurisprudence offering for Italian legal professionals.
• UTET Giuridica: Italian legal publisher of treatises, codes and professional reference works, now linked to De Agostini Professional. Direct overlap with Altalex in publishing legal codes, doctrine and reference content.

Emerging players

• Cassazione.net: Italian legal information site focused on Cassazione case law and recent jurisprudence. Direct but narrower competitor to Altalex's jurisprudence, Orientamenti della giurisprudenza and Contrasti giurisprudenziali content.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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