SAN FRANCISCO—Three years after Steptoe & Johnson's arrival in the Bay Area, the firm is moving to the city.

Steptoe has relocated all 10 attorneys from its Palo Alto office to 1 Market St. in downtown San Francisco. Steptoe chairman Phil West said being more centrally positioned will help the Washington-based firm reach more clients seeking regulatory advice, white collar defense expertise and tax work.

“San Francisco is a bigger place,” West said. “It's a place that we think will enable us to serve a broader range of clients, attract a broader range of talent and put to use a broader range of our practices compared to the IP and commercial litigation success we had in the Valley.”