Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati corporate partner Kurt Berney has quit for O’Melveny & Myers – becoming the eighth partner this year to leave the West Coast technology leader for a rival practice.

Palo Alto-based Berney, who has been with Wilson Sonsini for nine years, had been helping the firm plan its long-anticipated international launch in Beijing. He will divide his time between Los Angeles-based O’Melveny’s Shanghai and Beijing arms.