Chicago-based Jenner & Block will expand its foothold in the Los Angeles market by launching a Century City office this year.

The firm, which first entered Los Angeles with a downtown office in 2009, is currently building out nearly 9,000 square feet of office space, which will include 14 individual offices, at 2029 Century Park East. 

“There’s been a desire for several years to move some of our practice groups out to Century City to better service our clients who have a presence closer to out there,” said Brandon Fox, the local managing partner for both downtown and Century City. “We have been growing, and things have been going very well for us, and this is a way to service our clients and recruit more people to join Jenner & Block.”

The announcement signals the latest growth for the firm, which also recently doubled its office space in San Francisco. Fox said 34 attorneys were working in the firm’s California offices three years ago. There are now 68, with 49 belonging to the downtown-Century City circuit.

The Century City office will host Jenner & Block’s entertainment, professional responsibility and financial instruments litigation teams. While a handful of attorneys – including content, media and entertainment co-chair David Singer – will initially staff that office, Fox said there will be room to grow at both locations. 

Partners Michael McNamara, Kirsten Spira, Todd Toral and Andrew Thomas will also move to the Century City office.

“With our L.A. office on a high growth trajectory, opening this new space that’s close to existing clients such as major motion picture studios, television networks, social media companies, news outlets and others will only help us better serve those clients,” Singer said in a statement.

Fox also emphasized that the new location will not be an excuse for the firm to join others in relocating entirely to Century City’s newer high-rises.

“We are a litigation firm,” he said. “We do a lot of trials and litigation and we want to be close to the courts. So we will always have a presence downtown.”