Baker McKenzie is continuing to grow its ranks in the Bay Area, bringing on a new partner from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett who has advised Microsoft through several billion-dollar transactions.

During her 13-year tenure at Simpson Thacher, where her most recent title was counsel, Marcela Robledo was part of the teams that advised Microsoft on its $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, its $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype, its $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia—and later, Microsoft’s $350 million sale of Nokia. She also took part in advising Google on its $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube.