Thomson Reuters Acquires Expert Witness Provider Round Table Group

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Mar 17, 2010, 03:00 ET

EAGAN, Minn., March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters today acquired Round Table Group, a leading provider of expert witness consulting services to litigators. Round Table Group will be aligned with the litigation businesses within the US Core Legal division, and will be led by Allison Guidette, vice president and general manager of Litigation.

Round Table Group provides litigators with expert witnesses on hundreds of subject matters to assist them in pleading their cases. The company features a network of over 100,000 expert witnesses, including industry experts, corporate executives and academics, and a database of proprietary expert content reaching over 750,000 records. It serves Amlaw 200 and boutique law firms.

"Round Table Group brings a deep directory of industry experts and expert witness consulting expertise to Westlaw's current litigation offerings," said Guidette. "We are thrilled about this partnership and the growth opportunities it presents in this market – particularly, that we can now offer our customers a significantly expanded selection of integrated products and services essential to helping them build their case. Combining Round Table Group's consulting services with our suite of litigation information and workflow tools helps us address the needs of litigators throughout the litigation process."

The acquisition also allows the expansion of Westlaw's expert witness content, primarily expert resumes, articles, video content and trial documents, allowing litigators even greater access to case critical information in a fully linked and integrated environment.

"We're excited to join Thomson Reuters and expand our services to our current litigation customers, as well as provide greater opportunities for our network of expert clients," said Russ Rosenzweig, Round Table Group CEO. "Combining our content and services with the content and power of Westlaw will allow us to grow and provide a greater level of service than ever before."

The Round Table Group was founded in 1994 and employs approximately two dozen people in five locations: Chicago; Boston; Dallas; New York; and Washington, DC. Round Table Group employees will continue in their current responsibilities and positions, and will report to Guidette.

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