WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Law firms assisted companies in the following recently announced transactions: * * * Akin Gump provided legal counsel to Pharmakon Advisors and its investment funds for their participation, alongside other lenders such as Oaktree Capital Management, in providing debt financing to support Paratek Pharmaceuticals' acquisition of Optinose, Inc. and its product XHANCE(R). The Akin team, led by tax partner Geoffrey Secol, included multiple partners and associates specializing  more ST