David Perla is out and Scott Mozarsky is named the new president of Bloomberg BNA’s Legal Division
Here’s the release in full
Experienced Leader to Build on Accelerating Momentum of Bloomberg Law, Company’s Flagship Legal Analytics and Business Intelligence Platform
Arlington, Va. (November 1, 2016) — Bloomberg BNA today announced Scott Mozarsky has been appointed president of Bloomberg BNA’s Legal Division, effective immediately. Mozarsky will report to Bloomberg BNA CEO and President Greg McCaffery and will be responsible for driving the growth of the company’s legal products, including the flagship Bloomberg Law product. Mozarsky replaces David Perla, who has decided to depart Bloomberg BNA in order to spend more time with his family at their home in the New York area.
“Since the merger of Bloomberg BNA and Bloomberg Law, our designers, engineers, data analysts, editors and reporters have transformed Bloomberg Law into a formidable business intelligence and legal analytics platform,” said McCaffery. “Scott is uniquely positioned to continue this success.”
Mozarsky, an attorney, joined Bloomberg BNA in 2014 and was the driving force behind the creation of its growing Cross Platform Division, which leverages content and market expertise to deliver a range of marketing and live event services to the company’s clients.
“Scott’s combination of legal training, technology expertise, commercial experience and success operating within Bloomberg BNA makes him ideally suited to take Bloomberg Law forward,” added McCaffery. “With the significant investments we have made to enhance and expand Bloomberg Law, most recently highlighted by the launch of our groundbreaking Litigation Analytics tools, there is strong momentum that Scott is well qualified to build upon.”
Prior to joining the company, Mozarsky held a number of leadership roles during a 13-year tenure at UBM plc, including president of UBM Tech and chief commercial officer of PR Newswire. He practiced law for seven years in private practice and served as general counsel of UBM. Mozarsky holds a B.A. from Williams College and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law.
“I am thrilled to take on the leadership of our Legal Division at such an exciting time in the evolution of Bloomberg Law,” said Mozarsky. “Bloomberg Law has delivered innovative and differentiated legal research and business development solutions that have enabled it to grow significantly in a challenging market. I look forward to working with our customers to ensure we continue providing them with the tools they need to be successful.”
About Bloomberg BNA
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About Bloomberg Law
Bloomberg Law helps legal professionals provide world-class counsel with access to actionable legal intelligence in a business context. Bloomberg Law delivers a unique combination of practical guidance, comprehensive primary and secondary source material, trusted content from Bloomberg BNA, news, time-saving practice tools, market data, analytics and business intelligence. For more information, visit www.bna.com/bloomberglaw.
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Here’s his full bio at the BNA site
Scott Mozarsky
President, Legal
Scott Mozarsky was named President of Bloomberg BNA’s Legal Division in November 2016. In that role, Mozarsky is responsible for driving the growth of the company’s legal products, including the flagship Bloomberg Law product.
Mozarsky joined Bloomberg BNA in March 2014 as President, Cross Platform Businesses, where he was the driving force behind the division, which leverages content and market expertise to deliver a range of marketing and live event services to the company’s clients.
Previously, Scott held a number of leadership roles during a13-year tenure in the UBM plc Group. As President – Media & Marketing Services for UBM Tech, Scott was responsible for building the marketing services business and driving the evolution of leading websites Information Week.com, EE Times, Dr. Dobbs Journal and Light Reading to an online community model tied to UBM Tech’s live events.
As EVP, Chief Commercial Officer of UBM subsidiary PR Newswire, Mozarsky oversaw commercial activities worldwide. Mozarsky also served as EVP and Chief Operating Officer of CMP Media. From 2002-2009, he served as General Counsel and headed up M&A and corporate development globally for UBM’s subsidiaries in North America and Latin America.
Prior to joining the UBM Group, he spent eight years at two multinational law firms representing media, technology, telecommunications, insurance and manufacturing companies. Mozarsky, who speaks Japanese and lived in Japan, has advised numerous companies on business, financial, and legal issues arising out of cross border transactions.
Mozarsky earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Williams College and his J.D. from Fordham Law School.
