07 Jul 2026
Dechert welcomes partner Leahana Grimley to strengthen private equity M&A in San Francisco
"Dechert LLP hires partner Leahana Grimley in San Francisco for its corporate and securities practice; she will focus on private equity M&A and cross-border middle-market deals."
Ms. Grimley joins Dechert as a partner and brings a sponsor-focused private equity M&A practice with a particular emphasis on middle and upper middle-market transactions. She advises leading private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on complex leveraged and strategic acquisitions and divestitures, joint ventures, restructurings and incentive equity arrangements across a broad range of industries. Ms. Grimley also contributes cross-border transactional experience from work across the United States, Australia and Southeast Asia. She was previously a corporate partner at a leading international law firm in the Bay Area.