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About West Legalworks

West Legalworks™, a Thomson West Business is the premier provider of legal conferences, seminars, webcasts and publications with the foremost industry experts who educate legal and business professionals on emerging topics and trends.

As one of the leading providers of live programs, we attract senior executives, attorneys, government officials and other significant leaders from law firms, government agencies and corporations.

Firms which routinely send their attorneys to speak at and attend our programs include:

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • Jones Day
  • Latham & Watkins
  • Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
  • McDermott, Will & Emery
  • Sidley Austin LLP
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
  • Shearman & Sterling
  • Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
  • White & Case LLP

Corporations which routinely send their in-house attorneys and other executives to speak at and attend our programs:

  • AIG
  • Chevron Corp.
  • Citigroup, Inc.
  • ConocoPhillips
  • Exxon Mobil Corp.
  • Ford Motor Co.
  • General Electric Co.
  • General Motors Corp.
  • IBM Corp.
  • Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

As one of the leading provider of legal conferences, seminars and webcasts in the US, we are dedicated to creating programs recognized for their quality and exclusivity. Our customers tell us that the timeliness of the topic, the caliber of our speakers and partners, the venues we choose and the practical course materials we deliver are just some of the features which set us apart.

Our portfolio of products, which includes books and periodicals, as well as conferences, seminars, webcasts and workshops, cover a variety of topics about substantive law and the business of law. West Legalworks is widely known for business of law forums such as The Marketing Partner Forum, Law Firm Leaders Forum and Executive Director/CFO Forum; substantive legal seminars such as SEC Disclosure and Accounting, Corporate Accountability, and ERISA Litigation; and newsletters such as M&A Lawyer, Securities Litigation Report, and the Hildebrandt Handbook on Law Firm Management

Many believe that the crown jewels of any conference faculty are the regulators, members of the judiciary and other government officials who have direct influence over the topic at hand. The exclusivity and quality of our events is built on the faculty relationships we have developed over many years with thought leaders in industry and government. An example of this: the 25th Annual Federal Securities Institute Conference. Speakers included the Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court, The Honorable Myron Steele, a former Attorney General of the United States, Dick Thornburgh, who served under President Reagan as well as a number of SEC officials. Speakers and attendees including an impressive number of the best and brightest enforcement and deal side securities attorneys from top firms such as Wachtell, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP and Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr.