LexisNexis was founded as the Data Corporation in 1966 and was purchased by The Mead Corporation in 1968. Reed Elsevier plc, which acquired LexisNexis in late 1994, is a leading world-wide publisher and information provider. 

LexisNexis employs 13,000 people worldwide. Serving customers in more than 100 countries, sales representatives are located in 50 U.S. cities and around the world, including Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney and Toronto. The company’s mission is to be the preferred provider of decision support information and services to professionals in legal, business and government markets. LexisNexis is comprised of companies operating within the North American Legal Markets group and the Corporate and Federal Markets group.