Frost Brown Todd LLC announced today that it is merging with Nashville law firm MGLAW, PLLC, effective June 1, 2012.

Morgan Lewis today announced that Peter Sharp, Nick Greenwood and David Waldron—three leading solicitors whose work involves litigation and all major forms of international arbitration across a number of industries—will join the firm as partners in its Litigation Practice, resident in London. Peter Sharp was most recently the managing partner of another AmLaw 100 firm’s London office, while David Waldron served as overseas co-chair of that firm’s Litigation Department and co-chair of its Oil, Gas, and Energy Dispute Resolution Group.

International law firm McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce the arrival of a new partner at its rapidly growing Paris office. As the office today celebrates its first anniversary, this new arrival strengthens the Firm’s capabilities in the areas of public law and competition law.

Clayton Utz has advised a consortium of seven domestic and international banks on the successful refinancing of $A1.9 billion in senior debt facilities to Investa Property Trust.

Cooley LLP announced today that Lyle Roberts has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a partner in its Securities Litigation practice group.  Roberts joins Cooley from Dewey & LeBoeuf.