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EAGAN, Minn., and DALLAS, June 1, 2005 – The Texas General Counsel Forum (TXGCF) and Thomson West today announced a formal partnership to support   TXGCF’s impressive growth as a preeminent association of general and managing counsel and to assist TXGCF members in accessing legal research resources, legal software, and continuing legal education. "The combined resources of West and TXGCF create significant membership benefits for general counsel and managing attorneys in Texas, a critical component of the nation's corporate legal community," said Craig Glidden, president of the Texas General Counsel Forum. "This alliance brings powerful West resources to TXGCF members and allows corporate legal departments to be more efficient and productive," said Craig Miller, Thomson West, Vice President & General Manager, Corporate Division. This new relationship is the result of a partnership between Thomson West, (NYSE:TOC; TSX:TOC) the foremost provider of integrated information solutions to the corporate legal market; and the Texas General Counsel Forum, the premier association for general counsel and managing corporate counsel in Texas, dedicated to peer interaction, mentoring, and focused education of legal department leaders. Texas general counsel and managing corporate counsel that are interested in joining the Texas General Counsel Forum should visit www.txgcf.com.

 

About 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), with 2004 revenues of $8.10 billion, is a global leader in providing integrated information solutions to business and professional customers. Thomson provides value-added information, software tools and applications to more than 20 million users in the fields of law, tax, accounting, financial services, higher education, reference information, corporate e-learning and assessment, scientific research and healthcare. With operational headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Thomson has approximately 40,000 employees and provides services in approximately 130 countries. The Corporation's common shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC).

The Texas General Counsel Forum (www.txgcf.com) serves legal department leaders through meaningful opportunities for peer group interaction and knowledge exchange, mentoring through professional development in best practices, ethics, governance, and compliance, and advocating on behalf of its members in regulatory and governmental arenas. The TXGCF is composed of over 200 general counsel and managing corporate counsel with significant management responsibilities in Texas’ leading companies.