Despite the common trend of Big Law firms rightsizing their office space as they adopt hybrid policies and hoteling options, two firms in Southern California recently bucked the trend with real estate expansions. Mayer Brown said on Tuesday it nearly doubled its space in Los Angeles, signing an 11-year lease for a 55,000-square-foot space and 98 individual offices in the Wells Fargo Center at 333 S. Grand Ave. While in recent years law firms have increasingly set up shop in Century City, Mayer Brown chose to remain in downtown Los Angeles, which firm chair Jon Van Gorp described as "a critical market for clients and an anchor for us on the West Coast." The Chicago-born firm, which launched in Los Angeles in 1985, has more than 60 lawyers in the region and recently expanded its data privacy capabilities there. It's also been on a growth push in Salt Lake City, where it opened in January and already has more than 20 lawyers including 13 partners. Further south, Snell & Wilmer said on Monday it more than doubled its space in San Diego. The expansion to 12,000 square feet in Del Mar Heights is the third for the firm's San Diego location since it opened two years ago. "The space gained with this second expansion positions us well to foster stronger relationships with our people, our clients, and our local community," said Snell & Wilmer's outgoing chair Matthew Feeney. The San Diego office, led by estate planning partner Steffi Gascon Hafen, has grown rapidly with a gamut of corporate, intellectual property, private client services, tax, employment and real estate services. Elsewhere, the western U.S. firm has continued to grow in the Pacific Northwest, Salt Lake City, Dallas and its home base in Phoenix. Just two months ago, Snell & Wilmer moved into its new 120,000-square-foot office in Phoenix, down from 190,000 square feet in its previous building.