RR Donnelley Holds Inaugural Women in Law Empowerment Forum

May 17, 2007 Event Will Create A Dialogue For Women In Law On Fostering

Leadership In Workplace And Community

    CHICAGO, May 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company
 (RRD) in collaboration with Tursi Law Marketing Management announced
 today the creation of the Women in Law Empowerment Forum. The Forum will
 hold its first event, a breakfast and seminar, on Thursday, May 17, 2007 in
 New York City. The Forum is a New York-based pilot program whose vision is
 to advocate for women in the legal profession.
     Response to the newly formed organization has been outstanding with
 over 350 registrants to date. The first program is titled "Women Helping
 Other Women: Mentoring to Foster Business Development and Beyond". Colleen
 P. Mahoney, Phyllis G. Korff and Stacy J. Kanter, partners at Skadden,
 Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, and Ida Abbott, Principal of Ida Abbott
 Consulting, will discuss the critical role that mentor relationships play
 in attaining partnership and generating business.
     An advisory board has been established to address relevant issues
 facing women lawyers. The advisory board was selected based on a commitment
 to advancing women's issues and achieving "expert" status in their field.
 The board includes:
     Candace K. Beinecke, Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
     Suzanne S.  Bettman, RR Donnelley & Sons
     Audra D. Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
     Roberta A. Kaplan, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & GarrisonLLP
     Yukako Kawata, Davis Polk & Wardwell
     Noreen A. Kelly-Najah, Latham & Watkins LLP
     Barbara Kolsun, Seven for All Mankind, LLC
     Phyllis G. Korff, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
     Wendy C. Schmidt, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
     Patricia Skigen, American International Group, Inc.
     Susan Webster, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
     Diane C. Yu, New York University
     The Co-Chairs of the Forum are Peggy Cohen, Vice President and Managing
 Director of the Northeast Region, R.R. Donnelley and Elizabeth Anne
 "Betiayn" Tursi, Principal of Tursi Law Marketing Management.
     "Working with this exceptional team of industry thought leaders, I am
 confident that we can help to foster the continuing success of women in
 law", said Sue Bettman, RR Donnelley Executive Vice President, General
 Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer.
     Betiayn Tursi added, "By creating this Forum it is my hope that women
 in law will feel empowered to shape their destinies in any way they
 choose."
     To learn more about the Women In Law Empowerment Forum, please email
 inquiries to WILEF@rrd.com.
     About RR Donnelley
     RR Donnelley ( RRD) is the world's premier full-service provider
 of print and related services, including business process outsourcing.
 Founded more than 140 years ago, the company provides solutions in
 commercial printing, direct mail, financial printing, print fulfillment,
 labels, forms, logistics, call centers, transactional print-and-mail, print
 management, online services, digital photography, color services, and
 content and database management to customers in the publishing, healthcare,
 advertising, retail, technology, financial services and many other
 industries. The largest companies in the world and others rely on RR
 Donnelley's scale, scope and insight through a comprehensive range of
 online tools, variable printing services and market-specific solutions. For
 more information, visit the company's web site at
 http://www.rrdonnelley.com.
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 in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are
 cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements
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 current expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and
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 forward-looking statements.
 
 

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