Morgan Lewis's Energy Practice is selected as one of Law360 's Energy Practice Groups of the Year for 2011.

Morgan Lewis served as co-counsel to BHP Billiton on a definitive agreement for BHP Billiton to acquire Petrohawk for $38.75 per share, representing a total equity value of approximately $12.1 billion and a total enterprise value of approximately $15.1 billion.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with SM Energy Company to acquire a 12.5% working interest in SME's Eagle Ford property in Texas, in a transaction valued at approximately $680 million.