West Legalworks Podcast Highlights the 23rd Annual M&A Institute

NEW YORK, Oct. 10, 2007 - The rules of the road in the mergers and acquisitions market are changing every day and corporations, private equity groups, and hedge funds are reshaping their strategies in light of recent developments, according to a new audio podcast available from West Legalworks, part of Thomson West, a Thomson business (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

The podcast features James Woolery, corporate partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, and Dennis Berman, global deals editor for The Wall Street Journal. Together, they discuss the goals of the upcoming 23rd Annual M&A Institute in New York City, hosted by West Legalworks.

Woolery is chair of the M&A Institute; Berman is the luncheon keynote speaker.

"We are in the process of writing new rules for the next deal period. It's very much a work in progress," Woolery notes in the podcast. "What we have done for the conference is gather some folks that really have their finger right on the pulse of the market and are involved in some of the most significant situations people have been reading about."

Berman said his luncheon roundtable session at the conference will explore the personalities, as well as the strategies, behind deals. "One thing I really want to explore is the personal dynamics of a given deal," Berman notes. "I think the focus is going to be on the dealmaker, the personality, and how that bears on the overall situation."

The 23rd Annual M&A Institute will be held Tuesday, Oct. 30, at The Westin New York at Times Square, 270 West 43rd Street. The conference agenda runs from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Conference registration: To register for the 23rd Annual M&A Institute, call (800) 308-1700 or go to www.westlegalworks.com.

Note to editors: The West Legalworks podcast featuring Jim Woolery and Dennis Berman is available on the West Legalworks website.

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