After spending nearly two decades at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Jonathan Ocker, a longtime executive compensation and benefits lawyer, has returned to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman as a partner in San Francisco.

Ocker, who rejoined Pillsbury earlier this week, said the firm has always had a strong compensation and benefits practice, even before he left for Orrick in 1999. An emphasis on advising public companies drew Ocker back after his long hiatus.