ALM has promoted Matt Weiner to president of Finance and Insurance Groups. Weiner has had a successful record managing the Finance Group, which includes Credit Union Times, Investment Advisory, Treasury & Risk, and Professional Publishing Division. As a proven effective leader, he has been instrumental in strengthening the digital initiatives within his businesses. Jeff Paterson, who will be leaving the company, will assist Weiner in the transition process.

Ben Anderson has been appointed sales director of ALM Legal Intelligence, leading revenue efforts for Research and Analyst reports, ALI, Rival Edge, and newly launched Judicial Intelligence. Ben joins the Legal Intelligence team from ALM’s Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory division, where he served as strategic account manager. Prior to joining Kennedy, Ben spent seven years at Thomson Reuters in account management and sales leadership roles for research solutions for Life Sciences and Financial Services Business Intelligence. In his new role, Ben will lead the Legal Intelligence sales team of account executives and customer management executives.

Crowell & Moring LLP announced that Robert F. Cusumano has joined the firm in New York as a partner. Cusumano’s new role includes helping clients navigate a full-range of legal and regulatory issues. He will work closely with the insurance, commercial litigation, government investigations, and regulatory practices that are pillars of the firm’s New York office. Prior to joining ACE, Cusumano was a partner with Debevoise & Plimpton and before that, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. Cusumano is the former general counsel for the NYSE-listed international insurance enterprise ACE, Ltd.