LexisNexis Signs Agreement with TroyGould to Provide Online Client Development Products

Business Wire, April 10, 2007

Firm Extends Attorney Biographies in Martindale-Hubbell([R]), Subscribes to Legal Articles

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. -- LexisNexis, the leading provider of client development solutions for the legal profession, today announced that it will be providing online client development tools from Martindale-Hubbell([R]) for the law firm of TroyGould.

Founded in 1970, TroyGould is based in Los Angeles and provides general business and litigation services to clients dealing with legal challenges in the areas of securities, intellectual property, financial services, biotechnology, entertainment, agribusiness and real estate.

In addition to extending the biographical listings for TroyGould attorneys in the renowned Martindale-Hubbell attorney database, the firm has also subscribed to the innovative Martindale-Hubbell[R] Legal Articles online client development product.

TroyGould attorneys will now be able to publish timely legal articles they have written on the searchable Legal Articles database on www.martindale.com. As part of this agreement, articles published by TroyGould's lawyers automatically will be harvested and made accessible to corporate counsel and other buyers of legal services via the Martindale-Hubbell global legal network.

"Martindale.com[R] is one of the most popular destinations on the Web for in-house counsel seeking information about law firms, so we wanted to expand the range of information we publish in the Martindale-Hubbell databases in order to further increase traffic from Martindale.com to our Web site," said Alan B. Spatz, chairman of TroyGould's Business Development Committee. "We're excited about expanding our alliance with Martindale-Hubbell because we believe it will better showcase our firm's capabilities and our attorneys' specific areas of legal experience to clients and prospects."

"Corporate law departments continue to rely upon Martindale-Hubbell as the objective resource in the marketplace for obtaining broad and deep information about lawyers and law firms when they are making decisions about selecting outside counsel,"said Barry Solomon, Esq., vice president, Martindale-Hubbell. "We're delighted to extend our relationship with TroyGould as Martindale-Hubbell continues to demonstrate its value connecting our law firm customers to buyers of legal services worldwide."

Martindale-Hubbell is a key component of the LexisNexis[R] client development solutions line, which provides industry leading networking and marketing resources to help target clients, build their brand, develop new business opportunities and provide exceptional client service. Through its four solutions lines - Client Development, Practice Management, Litigation Services, and Research - LexisNexis offers Total Practice Solutions to ensure that law firms have the tools and services they need to win in the business and practice of law.

About TroyGould

TroyGould is a Los Angeles law firm founded in 1970. Beginning with an early specialization in corporate and securities law, the firm's practice now covers a broad range of business transactions, litigation, and legal counseling, with emphasis in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, entertainment, employment, tax, and competitive business practices.

About LexisNexis

LexisNexis([R]) (www.lexisnexis.com) is a leading provider of information and services solutions, including its flagship Web-based Lexis([R]) and Nexis([R]) research services, to a wide range of professionals in the legal, risk management, corporate, government, law enforcement, accounting and academic markets. A member of Reed Elsevier (NYSE:ENL) (NYSE:RUK) (www.reedelsevier.com), LexisNexis serves customers in 100 countries with 13,000 employees worldwide.