Dorsey & Whitney has hired a seven-partner team from Brobeck Phleger & Harrison’s Irvine branch to almost triple the size of its Southern California presence.

The 18-lawyer group, including the co-chair of Brobecks’ venture capital group and partnership committee member Ellen Bancroft, consist of the bulk of Brobecks’ Irvine business and technology practice. Also moving are fellow partners Patrick Arrington, David Hayes and Scott Santagata.