A little more than a month after it opened an office in Chicago, Cooley is boosting its Windy City presence, bringing aboard laterals from Kirkland & Ellis, Mayer Brown and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Three partner additions announced this week focus on transactional disputes, cybersecurity and white-collar defense. Bobby Earles joins Cooley from Kirkland; Lei Shen from Mayer Brown; and Matt Kutcher from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois. They are building blocks for Cooley’s litigation practice in the city, which aims to be a go-to firm for emerging and technology-focused clients.