Positioning itself to better serve its corporate clients, Morgan Lewis today welcomed 226 partners and more than 525 other lawyers, legal professionals, and staff from Bingham McCutchen.

With almost 2,000 lawyers in 28 offices in the United States, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, Morgan Lewis offers clients global access to broad capabilities across a comprehensive spectrum of services and industries addressing virtually every aspect of corporate, financial, and asset management operations. With the addition of its new lawyers, the firm has a dominant presence along the East and West coasts of the United States and opens new offices in Santa Monica, California, and Hartford, Connecticut. More >>

Cravath represented the underwriters, led by Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan Securities and Wells Fargo Securities, in connection with the US$500 million registered senior debt offering of Oceaneering International, Inc., a global oilfield provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore oil and gas industry. The transaction closed on November 21, 2014. More >>

Cahill represented the joint book-running managers and co-managers in connection with the public offering of $700,000,000 Senior Notes, comprised of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.75% Senior Notes due 2022, and $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Senior Notes due 2024 by Omnicare, Inc., a leading healthcare services company that specializes in the management of complex pharmaceutical care. Proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes and to refinance existing indebtedness.

Tech Mahindra Ltd., an independent global provider of network engineering services to the telecommunications industry, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire global network services leader Lightbridge Communications Corporation for an enterprise value of approximately US$240 million, subject to regulatory approvals. Dechert LLP is acting as legal advisor to Tech Mahindra in the transaction, which is expected to close by Q4 of Tech Mahindra’s 2015 fiscal year. More >>