Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian has added two Atlanta law firm leaders, including a pioneering technology lawyer and one other from Morris, Manning & Martin to open Gunderson’s first office in the Southeast.

John Yates, who launched Morris Manning’s corporate technology practice more than 35 years ago, will join Joe Berklund and Zach Crowe in moving over to open Gunderson Dettmer’s 12th office.