Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison says it’s forming the foundation of its Northern California office, adding three litigation partners from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe and a corporate partner from Kirkland & Ellis.

The New York-based Am Law 50 firm announced that Orrick litigation partners Melinda Haag, Walter Brown, Randy Luskey and Kirkland corporate partner Jeremy Veit will join the office. Paul Weiss launched its presence in the area last year with the addition of litigator Meredith Dearborn in Silicon Valley.