McGivney & Kluger, P.C. is proud to announce that Mr. Kennedy has joined the firm as a Partner in M&K’s Philadelphia, PA office.

Mr. Kennedy has extensive jury trial experience in Pennsylvania State and Federal courts, and has taken cases to verdict in multi-million dollar product liability, negligence, toxic tort, personal injury, property damage, and civil rights actions. His trial experience includes the representation of businesses in a broad range of industries, including security, transportation, hospitality, consumer products, financial services, health care, and construction. More >>

Morgan Lewis advised leading diversified chemicals manufacturer FMC Corporation in the $1.64 billion sale of its alkali chemicals division to Tronox Ltd. FMC’s alkali chemicals division is the largest global producer of natural soda ash and related products, which are used in glass manufacturing, water treatment, pulp and paper, textiles, food, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. More >>

AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) and MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (NASDAQ:MWIV) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement for AmerisourceBergen to acquire MWI Veterinary Supply (MWI), the leading animal health distribution company in the United States. A team from Dechert LLP is advising MWIV on this matter. Under the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, AmerisourceBergen, through a new wholly-owned subsidiary, will make an all cash tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of MWI at a price of US$190.00 per share, representing a US$2.5 billion fully diluted equity value. The full press release is available here. More >>