Key Takeaways
- • DLA Piper has expanded its Emerging Growth and Venture Capital (EGVC) practice with multiple partner additions in 2026, including Abrar Hussain in Palo Alto and Brady Berg in San Francisco, strengthening its West Coast venture capital capabilities.
- • Brady Berg joined from Wilson Sonsini, bringing established expertise in emerging growth and venture capital transactions to DLA Piper's San Francisco office.
- • DLA Piper simultaneously added EGVC partners Charles Torres, Imri Eisner, and Adam Brenner in New York, demonstrating coordinated growth across both coasts' venture and emerging growth markets.
- • The firm also bolstered its Private Equity and Capital Solutions practices with partner additions including Charles Ching and Andrew Bechtel (London, June 2, 2026), reflecting broader institutional investment in alternative asset class capabilities.
- • These hires represent DLA Piper's strategic effort to deepen bench strength in high-growth legal segments serving venture capital, emerging growth companies, and private equity sponsors.
Summary
DLA Piper has executed a significant expansion of its alternative investment and emerging growth legal capabilities in 2026, adding multiple partners across geographies to strengthen its venture capital and private equity practices. The additions reflect the global firm's commitment to serving the alternative investment sector during a period of sustained institutional capital deployment.
On the West Coast, Abrar Hussain has joined as a partner in DLA Piper's Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice based in Palo Alto. Concurrently, Brady Berg joined the firm's San Francisco office as a partner in the same practice. Berg, who previously practiced at Wilson Sonsini—a prominent firm in emerging growth and venture capital law—brings established relationships and transaction experience to DLA Piper's Silicon Valley operations.
In New York, DLA Piper expanded its EGVC capacity further by adding three partners: Charles Torres, Imri Eisner, and Adam Brenner. This coordinated multi-office hiring suggests the firm is addressing demand for venture capital and emerging growth legal services across major institutional investment hubs.
Beyond emerging growth, DLA Piper strengthened adjacent practices. Charles Ching joined as a Partner in the Private Equity practice, enhancing the firm's sponsor-side transactional capabilities. Andrew Bechtel joined the Capital Solutions group as a partner in London on June 2, 2026, extending the firm's alternatives-focused infrastructure into European markets.
Collectively, these hires demonstrate DLA Piper's strategic pivot toward deepening capabilities in alternative asset classes—venture capital, private equity, and growth equity—across its major offices. For hedge funds, family offices, and institutional investors evaluating legal partners for portfolio company transactions, fund formation, and sponsor-side deals, these additions signal expanded capacity in DLA Piper's EGVC and PE practices.
On the West Coast, Abrar Hussain has joined as a partner in DLA Piper's Emerging Growth and Venture Capital practice based in Palo Alto. Concurrently, Brady Berg joined the firm's San Francisco office as a partner in the same practice. Berg, who previously practiced at Wilson Sonsini—a prominent firm in emerging growth and venture capital law—brings established relationships and transaction experience to DLA Piper's Silicon Valley operations.
In New York, DLA Piper expanded its EGVC capacity further by adding three partners: Charles Torres, Imri Eisner, and Adam Brenner. This coordinated multi-office hiring suggests the firm is addressing demand for venture capital and emerging growth legal services across major institutional investment hubs.
Beyond emerging growth, DLA Piper strengthened adjacent practices. Charles Ching joined as a Partner in the Private Equity practice, enhancing the firm's sponsor-side transactional capabilities. Andrew Bechtel joined the Capital Solutions group as a partner in London on June 2, 2026, extending the firm's alternatives-focused infrastructure into European markets.
Collectively, these hires demonstrate DLA Piper's strategic pivot toward deepening capabilities in alternative asset classes—venture capital, private equity, and growth equity—across its major offices. For hedge funds, family offices, and institutional investors evaluating legal partners for portfolio company transactions, fund formation, and sponsor-side deals, these additions signal expanded capacity in DLA Piper's EGVC and PE practices.
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