Big Law continues to go big in Northern California, with a particular eye toward a specialization in tech transactions and emerging technologies.

On Tuesday, a trio of Big Law firms announced lateral partner hires across intellectual property, M&A and litigation practices in Northern California.

Melody Drummond Hansen of O’Melveny & Myers.

Baker & Hostetler, which launched an office in San Francisco in 2020, hired partner Melody Drummond Hansen to lead the firm’s intellectual property strategy in San Francisco and Silicon Valley.