Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Williams Partners, L.P. (“Williams Partners” or “the Company”) (NYSE:WPZ) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with the sale of the Company to Access Midstream Partners, L.P. (“Access Midstream”).

Click here to learn more about the investigation: http://zlk.9nl.com/williams-partners-wpz.

Under the terms of the transaction, Williams Partners will merge with a subsidiary of Access Midstream in a unit-for-unit exchange at a ratio of 0.86672 Access Midstream common units for each Williams common unit, or approximately $52.72 per unit. The investigation concerns whether the Board of Williams Partners breached their fiduciary duties to stockholders by failing to adequately shop the Company before agreeing to enter into this transaction, and whether Access Midstream is underpaying for Williams Partners shares.

If you own Williams Partners common stock and wish to obtain additional information, please contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. either via email at jlevi@zlk.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500, toll-free: (877) 363-5972, or visit http://zlk.9nl.com/williams-partners-wpz.

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