Buchalter brought on a team of four attorneys to its San Francisco office. Shareholder Douglas Strauss and attorney Benjamin Ellis join the litigation practice. Of Counsel Peter McGaw and Zachary Young joined the litigation and environmental and natural resources practice. Previously, the attorneys were at Archer Norris.

Mayer Brown brought on Michelle Gross as a technology transactions partner in the Northern California office. Gross’s experience includes representing companies on intellectual property matters, and she also represents clients on data privacy and security matters. Previously, she was counsel at Davis Polk & Wardwell.