The Firm is representing Crestwood Midstream Partners LP (NYSE: CMLP) (“Crestwood”) in connection with the merger of Crestwood and Inergy Midstream, L.P. (NYSE: NRGM) (“Inergy Midstream”), an affiliate of Inergy, L.P. (NYSE: NRGY), to create a fully integrated midstream partnership with a total enterprise value of approximately $7 billion. The combination of Crestwood and Inergy Midstream will create a diverse platform of midstream assets providing broad-ranging services in the premier shale plays in North America. Under the terms of the definitive transaction agreements, the combination of the two companies will be effected through a series of transactions, which will result in Crestwood Holdings acquiring the general partner of Inergy prior to the consummation of the merger.

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Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced that prominent tax attorney Edward C. Osterberg, Jr. has joined the firm in Houston as a partner in the Tax Transactions & Consulting practice. Previously, he was a partner at Vinson & Elkins in Houston.

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Bracewell & Giuliani LLP is representing Chesapeake Energy Corporation in the $300 million sale of Mid-America Midstream Gas Services, LLC to SemGroup Corporation. The acquisition includes 540,000 acres in the core of the Mississippi Lime Play, along with 200 miles of gathering pipeline, and a pair of cryogenic processing plants.

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Reed Smith LLP today announced the addition of two partners to its rapidly growing Houston office. Mark D. Temple and Leah T. Rudnicki bring the total number of partners in the firm’s newest office to 16 and the number of lawyers to 22.

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Winston & Strawn LLP has announced Paula W. Hinton will join the firm’s Houston office as a partner in the litigation practice. Ms. Hinton was formerly a partner at Vinson & Elkins, where her practice focused on representing businesses in a broad array of complex civil litigation. The arrival of Ms. Hinton broadens the office’s litigation capabilities and underscores Winston & Strawn’s commitment to developing a full-service platform in Houston.

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James F. (Jamie) Thompson and Charlene B. Wright have joined Shook, Hardy & Bacon as partners in the firm’s national Environmental and Toxic Tort Practice. Thompson will be resident in the Kansas City office. Wright will be resident in Houston. Both were previously partners at Lathrop & Gage in Kansas City.

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP has significantly expanded its Environmental practice, landing seven top attorneys and preeminent workplace safety and environmental lawyer Mark Farley. The move broadens both the legal skillsets and national reach of that rapidly growing practice and adds a new office in Houston, Texas.

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The Houston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Anthony F. Newton as a partner in its energy and infrastructure projects and transactions practice. He joins the firm from Haynes and Boone, LLP.

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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 $100,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility for Rock Oil Company, LLC.

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The Houston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Bruce A. Blefeld and Trey A. Monsour as partners in the firm’s antitrust and restructuring & bankruptcy practices, respectively. Blefeld joins K&L Gates from Jackson Walker L.L.P., while Monsour joins from Haynes and Boone, LLP.

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