• 21 Sep 2007

Westcast Podcast Features Research Tools for Business Law

EAGAN, Minn.

The practice of business law now comprises 25 percent of law firm billings annually, and is growing fast. Kevin Ritchey, vice president, West transactional Law, discusses this key market and the new Westlaw Business service, which integrates legal, financial and securities filings content with powerful workflow tools, in the newest episode of Westcast, the audio podcast from Thomson West, part of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

Westlaw Business, powered by GSI, enables business law and transaction professionals to mitigate risk and gain a competitive advantage by bringing together mission-critical business filings, relevant law and interpretative guidance in a powerful, integrated platform. Of particular interest for business law professionals are practical resources tailored to their day-to-day needs, such as the Securities ’34 Act Center designed to optimize ’34 Act compliance work with instant access to precedents and analytics, checklists, statutes and regulations.

Ritchey also discusses key trends in business law and ways that Westlaw Business can support securities, M&A, real estate and other business law practitioners. Westlaw Business offers business law professionals three distinct centers - LIVEDGAR,  Securities and M&A.

Note to editors: To listen to the podcast featuring Kevin Ritchey discussing business law research, go to the Westcast Web site at http://feeds.feedburner.com/Westcast. 

Thomson West
Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., Thomson West is the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the U.S. legal market. Thomson West is a business within The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC) and was formed when West Publishing and Thomson Legal Publishing merged in June 1996. For more information, please visit the Thomson West Web site at west.thomson.com.

The Thomson Corporation
The Thomson Corporation (www.thomson.com) is a global leader in providing essential electronic workflow solutions to business and professional customers. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to professionals in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, scientific research and healthcare. The Corporation’s common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

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