Cooley and Davis Wright Tremaine have both recently added emerging-companies partners to their San Francisco offices this month, illustrating the growing demand from startups in the region.

Cooley announced the addition of Emma Mann-Meginniss as a partner in its emerging companies and venture capital practice on Friday after more than a decade as a partner at Goodwin Procter. Meanwhile, Davis Wright Tremaine hired Jerry Ku on Monday from Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, where he was a partner for more than 13 years.