Westlaw Business Launches in China and Hong Kong

EAGAN, Minn., Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters is pleased to announce
the launch of Westlaw Business in China and Hong Kong. Westlaw Business will
provide China-based business lawyers with an innovative, comprehensive legal
resource - the first of its kind to serve global legal professionals.

"The economic strength and importance of China has been underscored by the
country's global mergers and acquisitions activity, which has continued
throughout the recession," said Westlaw Business Senior Vice President Kevin
Ritchey. "China and Hong Kong are leading in this area, pulling other
economies forward through cross-border and local deal making. Westlaw Business
enables global business lawyers, and those who support them, to better spot
issues, perform due diligence, find precedent agreements and draft the
documents needed for creating successful business transactions in this
important region."

At the core of Westlaw Business are specialized work centres tailored to the
unique needs of business lawyers around the world. The centres include M & A,
Securities U.S., Securities UK, Securities Canada, Islamic Finance, Corporate
Finance, Restructuring, Private Equity and LIVEDGAR. The service includes some
500,000 specialized documents that provide comprehensive legal, financial,
regulatory and current awareness perspectives of complex legal matters and
business transactions relevant to the Asia Pacific market. Business Citator,
which is integrated into Westlaw Business centres, provides a deeper
understanding of the clients, peers, suppliers, acquisition targets and
competitors connected to specific transactions.

"Launching Westlaw Business as a truly global platform reinforces our
commitment to supporting lawyers on a global basis," said Peter Warwick,
president and CEO of Thomson Reuters, Legal. "Our ability to develop the right
products for practitioners in all parts of the world reflects the unique
expertise and resources of our global organisation. We can share our common
technology platforms, infrastructure and business models across markets, and
effectively tailor products to meet local customers' needs."

China is an emerging force in business law, and access to Westlaw Business,
with its comprehensive global company information, will allow Chinese
corporations, law firms and government to more effectively engage in the world
economy.

"Westlaw Business is the industry standard for cross-border transactional
law," Ritchey added. "As the global market rebounds, Westlaw Business will
help business lawyers in China and Hong Kong put together transactions that
reflect the market standards around the world."

For additional information about Westlaw Business in China and Hong Kong, go
to www.westlawbusiness.com.

About West
Headquartered in Eagan, Minn., West is the foremost provider of integrated
information solutions, software and services to the U.S. legal market. West is
part of Thomson Reuters. For more information, please visit the West Web site
at http://west.thomson.com

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Gretchen DeSutter, Corporate Communications of Thomson Reuters,
+1-612-226-5087, gretchen.desutter@thomsonreuters.com