Shearman & Sterling has added McDermott Will & Emery intellectual property litigator L. Kieran Kieckhefer to bolster both of its bases in the Bay Area.

Kieckhefer, who joined McDermott in 2014 after more than six years at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, will be a partner in Shearman & Sterling’s offices in San Francisco and Menlo Park. Her practice focuses on advising clients in the technology and software sectors.