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West

American publisher of legal materials

West (also known by its original name, West Publishing) is a business owned by Thomson Reuters that publishes legal, business, and regulatory information in print, and on electronic services such as Westlaw. Since the late 19th century, West has been one of the most prominent publishers of legal materials in the United States.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1872Founded1
  • HeadquartersEagan1

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West (also known by its original name, West Publishing) is a business owned by Thomson Reuters that publishes legal, business, and regulatory information in print, and on electronic services such as Westlaw. Since the late 19th century, West has been one of the most prominent publishers of legal materials in the United States.2

Corporate structure

West is part of a group headed by The Woodbridge Company. 29 entities, 9 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • The Woodbridge Company Toronto
    • Thomson Reuters Toronto, Ontario, Canada
      • West Eagan
      • Breakingviews Subsidiary
      • Carswell Subsidiary · Toronto
      • Incomes Data Services Subsidiary · London
      • ITN Subsidiary · 200 Gray's Inn Road
      • Pricing Partners Cie Subsidiary · Paris
      • Reuters Subsidiary · London
      • Sweet & Maxwell Subsidiary · London
      • Thomson Reuters (United States) Subsidiary · New York City, United States
      • Thomson Reuters Aranzadi Subsidiary · Cizur Menor
      • Westlaw Subsidiary
      • THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · London, United Kingdom
      • Canada Law Book Subsidiary
      • Pondera Solutions Subsidiary
      • Reuters TV Subsidiary · United States
      • Thomson Reuters (Brazil) Subsidiary · Brazil
      • Thomson Reuters (Switzerland) Subsidiary · Switzerland
      • Thomson Reuters (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • THOMSON REUTERS CANADA LIMITED Subsidiary · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
        • THOMSON REUTERS SPECIAL SERVICES LLC Subsidiary · Mclean, Virginia, United States
      • THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
        • THOMSON REUTERS CORPORATION PTE. LTD. - PHILIPPINE BRANCH Branch · Singapore, Singapore
      • THOMSON REUTERS FINANCE S.A. Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
        • FINANCIAL & RISK REST OF WORLD HOLDINGS LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
        • THOMSON REUTERS ENTERPRISE CENTRE GMBH Subsidiary · Zug, Switzerland
    • CTVglobemedia Subsidiary · Toronto

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

Former owners and parents

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Acquisitions

  1. 1975Acquired Westlaw1

Timeline

  1. 2008Acquired Acquired by Thomson Reuters1
  2. 1996Acquired Acquired by The Thomson Corporation1
  3. 1872Founded Founded1

Sources

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