Four healthcare partners left DLA Piper to open a Sacramento office for King & Spalding. They are Stephen Goff, Marcia Augsberger, John Barnes and Leslie Murphy. Of counsel Lorinda Harris and Devan McCarty will follow as well. See story online.

Murray Indick joined Morrison & Foerster as a corporate partner in San Francisco, where he will serve as co-chair of the firm's global emerging companies and venture capital practice group. He was previously with Crowell & Moring, where he led the firm's startup and investment funds practice.

Haynes and Boone acquired intellectual property boutique Mavrakakis Law Group, bringing on two partners in Palo Alto. They are Brian Kwok and Thomas Mavrakakis, who was formerly director of patent strategy at Apple Inc. Joining them are associates Amy Liang and Christopher Lubeck. See story online.