NewsDialy

Dechert adds Leahana Grimley as partner to expand West Coast private equity M&A practice

7/8/2026

Private equity law advises the funds that pool outside investor capital to acquire and eventually resell companies.

That work is highly relationship-driven, and the firms that serve it compete on partner-level client ties as much as anything else.

Dechert LLP announced July 7, 2026 that Leahana Grimley has joined its corporate and securities practice as a partner, based in the firm's San Francisco office, with the hire directed at expanding private equity and mergers-and-acquisitions capabilities on the West Coast.

What partner-level hiring signals at a law firm The partner tier at a law firm sits above associates and counsel. Partners typically carry an ownership stake in the firm.