Foley & Lardner is opening its 26th office in Raleigh, North Carolina, after it hired a team of life sciences and health care attorneys from K&L Gates led by three partners, one of which is based in Raleigh.

Partners Joshua Skora, Andrea Cunha and Leah D’Aurora Richardson will lead the team, which currently includes three associates, with more attorneys expected to join later. The new Raleigh office is opening to accommodate D’Aurora Richardson, who is based there but also to help the Milwaukee-founded firm establish itself in a market it’s been eying for a while.