Regency Energy Partners LP (“Regency”) (NYSE:RGP) and PVR Partners, L.P. (“PVR”) (NYSE:PVR) today announced that their respective boards of directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which Regency will acquire PVR. This acquisition will be a unit-for-unit transaction plus a one-time cash payment to PVR unitholders that collectively imply a value today for PVR of approximately $5.6 billion, including the assumption of net debt of $1.8 billion.

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Michael T. Larkin has joined Porter Hedges as a partner in the Corporate Practice Group. He practices primarily in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, public and private offerings of securities, joint ventures and strategic alliances, and corporate and securities law matters. He has experience representing companies in the oil and gas, health care, telecommunications, technology, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing and professional services industries.

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Simpson Thacher is representing First Reserve Corporation and its portfolio company Templar Energy LLC in connection with a $1.0 billion acquisition of oil and gas assets located in the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma from Forest Oil Corporation.  The transaction is expected to close on or before November 25, 2013, and is subject to customary purchase price adjustments, regulatory approvals and closing conditions.

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The international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP added shareholder Christopher L. Bell in the environmental, energy and litigation practice groups, including environmental & toxic tort litigation.

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Nicolas Barzoukas, widely recognized as a leading lawyer on patent litigation in the pharmaceutical field and in industries related to chemistry, electronics, biotechnology, medical devices, lasers and mechanical systems, joined Baker Botts L.L.P. today as a partner in the firm’s Houston office.

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Dentons announced today that it will open an office in Houston, underscoring the Firm’s commitment to serving energy clients in the US and worldwide. The Firm currently represents the world’s most significant energy companies in all aspects of their business and in all major energy producing, refining, transport and utilization markets. The new office, Dentons’ 16th US location and 79th globally, builds on the recent combination of Fraser Milner Casgrain, Salans and SNR Denton, leveraging the Firm’s worldwide presence across the US, Canada, UK, Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Africa to serve more than 400 existing clients in Houston.

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International law firm McDermott Will & Emery today announced the appointments of two prominent partners to its global White Collar & Securities Defense Practice Group.

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Natalie Regoli has joined Baker & McKenzie’s North America Banking, Finance and Major Projects Practice as a partner in Houston, further boosting the Firm’s oil and gas capabilities. Ms. Regoli has extensive experience advising on the entire lifecycle of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, having recently served as the lead lawyer managing a $15 billion LNG facility in Angola, the largest in sub-Saharan African history.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent, in connection with a $600,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility for Sequitur Energy Resources, LLC.

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Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm represented Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent, in connection with a $750,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility for Parsley Energy, L.P.

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