Law & Management

What Law & Management does

Law & Management is a global academic research network founded around 2000 and operated out of Luxembourg, dedicated to analyzing how companies can use legal resources strategically as a source of competitive advantage. The network serves academics, business school educators, and corporate legal practitioners by curating scholarship, publishing original research, and maintaining a community of researchers in the interdisciplinary "Law & Management" field. Its core offerings include a researcher directory, a curated Key Articles repository, the "Law, Management and Strategy" monograph and edited-volume book series published through Larcier-Intersentia, ongoing French-language columns published in the AFJE's Juriste d'Entreprise Magazine (JEM) in partnership with ESSEC Business School, and a forthcoming comprehensive Oxford Handbook of Law and Management scheduled for release by Oxford University Press in 2025.

The underlying technology is minimal: the network operates a WordPress-based content site (lawandmanagement.com), a free self-serve membership registration flow, and a LinkedIn presence for community engagement. There is no proprietary technology stack, no software product, no API, and no AI or data platform disclosed. The network's value is generated through human-authored scholarship, editorial curation, and partnerships with established academic institutions (ESSEC Business School, Grenoble Ecole de Management, Toulouse Capitole University) and professional associations (AFJE with 7,000+ in-house lawyer members, AFD&M).

The business model is non-commercial: membership is free and open to any interested researcher, pricing is not publicly disclosed, and no revenue figure is available. Distribution runs through Larcier-Intersentia book channels for academic sales, free downloads of JEM columns from the website, and global academic conferences and journal placements. The entity functions more as a scholarly association or open research community than a commercial enterprise, with its director (Antoine Masson) and executive committee holding parallel appointments at major European business schools and universities.

Name

Law & Management

Legal name

Law and Management

Website

https://lawandmanagement.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Law & Management is a Luxembourg-based global academic research network, founded around 2000, that curates scholarship and publishes books, journal columns, and handbooks analyzing how companies use legal resources as a competitive advantage, serving academics and corporate legal practitioners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Research and Academic Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (51313), Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGAFAG

Law & Legal Studies Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

SECONDARYMPAJACAA

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

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Professional & Legal Publishing (Standards, Compliance, Reference)

SECONDARYEDAGAFAF

Business, Economics & Management Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

Keywords

• Legal strategy research
• Academic research network
• Law management studies
• Corporate legal performance
• Proactive law scholarship

Headquarters

HQ city

Luxembourg

HQ country

Luxembourg

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Law & Management runs a global academic research network focused on analyzing firm legal performance and on how companies can use legal resources as a source of competitive advantage. Its day-to-day deliverables include curating and publishing scholarly output (the "Law, Management and Strategy" book series with Larcier-Intersentia, an Oxford Handbook of Law and Management forthcoming with Oxford University Press, and a key-articles repository) and producing French-language columns in AFJE's Juriste d'Entreprise Magazine (JEM) in partnership with ESSEC Business School. It also maintains a researcher directory and welcomes free membership from any researcher working on this interdisciplinary approach.

Product overview

Law & Management is a global research network focused on analyzing firm legal performance through academic publications and community building. The core offering consists of the research network itself, complemented by the Law, Management and Strategy Book Series published by Larcier-Intersentia, JEM (Juriste d'Entreprise Magazine) columns published in partnership with AFJE and ESSEC Business School, the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Law and Management from Oxford University Press (2025), a Key Articles repository of academic literature, and a Researcher Directory. The network serves academics and practitioners in law, management, business, and strategy through publications, projects, and a collaborative community platform.

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Products and services

• Law & Management Research Network A global research network that analyses firm legal performance through publications, projects, and community building focused on the Law & Management approach; free membership is offered to any researcher via the website identification form.
• Law, Management and Strategy Book Series Scholarly book series published by Larcier-Intersentia featuring monographs and collective works on the intersection of law, management, and strategy; distributed to academic institutions globally.
• JEM (Juriste d'Entreprise Magazine) Columns Law & Management columns published in French by AFJE (French In-House Lawyers' Association) in partnership with ESSEC Business School, distributed via Juriste d'Entreprise Magazine and downloadable PDFs on lawandmanagement.com. Topics include legal outsourcing, patenting strategies, legal design, contract management, and digitalization of the legal department.
• Oxford Handbook of Law and Management A forthcoming comprehensive academic handbook on Law & Management being published by Oxford University Press in 2025, covering 49 chapters across subjects including non-market strategy, legal entrepreneurship, contract management, compliance, and legal analytics.
• Key Articles Repository A curated collection of academic articles in the Law & Management field, organized into first-tier and second-tier publications, covering legal strategy, proactive law, contract design, and business law.
• Researcher Directory A directory of researchers working in the Law & Management field, searchable by name, featuring profiles with affiliations, publications, and contact information for the global research community.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Association Française Droit & Management (AFD&M)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFD&M is listed as a sponsor/partner of the Law & Management network. The association collaborates with Law & Management to promote the law & management approach and develop related research activities.
• AFJE (French Association of Company Lawyer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFJE publishes Law & Management columns in the Juriste d'entreprise Magazine in partnership with ESSEC Business School. AFJE represents the first professional organization of in-house lawyers in France and Europe with more than 7000 members.
• ESSEC Business SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESSEC Business School co-manages the Law, Management and Strategies research program with Law & Management. The partnership involves publishing JEM columns and hosting research activities.
• Larcier-IntersentiacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLarcier-Intersentia publishes the Law, Management and Strategy book series including monographs and collective books. This is the primary publishing partner for academic outputs.

Broad incumbents

• Oxford University Press: Academic publisher of the network's forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Law and Management. Comparable as a publisher of scholarly legal and management content, although much larger in scope and serving all disciplines globally.
• Wolters Kluwer: Major legal information and publishing group producing scholarly legal content and practice guides. Comparable as an incumbent in legal & regulatory publishing serving both academics and corporate legal practitioners.
• ESSEC Business School: Co-manages the Law, Management and Strategies research program with the network. Comparable as a research organization producing academic content in management and law, although it operates at much larger scale across many programs.
• Springer: Publisher of two of Antoine Masson's Law & Management edited volumes (2010 and 2021). A broad incumbent academic publisher with comparable legal and business management titles.

Direct peers

• AFD&M (Association Française Droit & Management): Listed sponsor/partner and a French academic association dedicated to promoting the same Law & Management approach, making it the closest thematic peer in mission and audience.
• AFJE (Association Française des Juristes d'Entreprise): French Association of Company Lawyers with 7000+ members that co-publishes JEM columns with the network. A directly comparable professional membership body serving in-house counsel in France and Europe.
• Larcier-Intersentia: Publisher of the network's Law, Management and Strategy book series. A directly comparable academic legal publisher based in Belgium that handles the network's monograph and collective book output.

Others

• SSRN (Social Science Research Network): Open-access academic preprint and working paper repository widely used by law and management researchers. Comparable as a community platform curating scholarly law-and-management content, although purpose-built rather than publishing-led.

Emerging players

• Edward Elgar Publishing: Independent academic publisher specializing in law and management scholarly monographs and handbooks. Comparable as a focused competitor in the niche of law & management academic books.
• Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance: Academic-hosted forum that curates scholarship at the intersection of corporate law and management practice. Comparable in mission of bridging legal research and corporate practice, although US-centric.

Market position

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Weaknesses4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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