Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has brought back corporate and securities partner Richard Blake from its Silicon Valley rival Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, as the firm gears up for another wave of market debuts among Silicon Valley companies.

After six years at Gunderson Dettmer, Blake returned to Wilson Sonsini’s Palo Alto office on Monday. Blake, who previously practiced at Wilson Sonsini from 2000 to 2013, will continue to work on corporate matters, focusing on public company representation, corporate governance and public offerings.