Reed Smith LLP, a leading global law firm, today announced the addition of Stephen J. McConnell as a partner in its Life Sciences Health Industry (LSHI) Group in the firm’s Philadelphia office.

Cooley LLP announced today that it is advising Omnicell, Inc., which on May 2 announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire MTS Medication Technologies, Inc., a worldwide provider of medication adherence packaging systems, for $156 million, subject to certain adjustments, in a cash transaction.

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that the firm is representing LIN Media, a local multimedia company, and its subsidiary LIN Television Corporation in the acquisition of 13 broadcast network affiliates and related assets from seller New Vision Television for $330.4 million and the assumption of $12 million of debt.

Cahill represented Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, JPMorgan, Barclays, Rabobank and CoBank as lead arrangers in connection with a $1,650,000,000 credit facility, comprised of a $550,000,000 Term A loan, a $250,000,000 Term A-1 loan and a $850,000,000 revolving credit facility for Constellation Brands, Inc.

The statewide Florida law firm of Fowler White Boggs P.A. (Fowler) and the Ft. Lauderdale-based firm of Atkinson, Diner, Stone, Mankuta & Ploucha P.A. (Atkinson) announced that their merger became effective May 1, 2012.  The combined firms will be known as Fowler White Boggs.  The Ft. Lauderdale office is located at 1200 East Las Olas Boulevard, Suite 500, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 33301.

A group of seven health care attorneys joined Polsinelli Shughart from the same prior firm. Six of the new health care lawyers will practice in St. Louis, one in Chicago. The St. Louis attorneys include shareholders Jane E. Arnold, Mark H. Goran and Donna J. Ruzicka. Shareholder Mary Clare Bonaccorsi is a Chicago based health care litigator. The addition of these prominent health care attorneys continues the firm’s strategic focus on the health care industry with its increasing consolidation in a highly regulated environment.