Richard Grant Bio

Richard is a member of the firm’s Board of Partners and served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Los Angeles-Century City office from 2009 to 2022. He was also a member of the firm’s Finance Committee and Lateral Partner Integration Committee. Richard’s practice concentrates on mergers and acquisitions and private equity-backed corporate transactions. He regularly represents private equity funds, family offices, institutional co-investors, independent sponsors and privately held companies and his experience spans numerous industries, including healthcare, consumer, manufacturing, technology and renewable energy. Richard works extensively with independent sponsors and leads our West Coast (Los Angeles and San Francisco) independent sponsor networks. Along with others on our healthcare private equity team, Richard is actively involved in the firm’s annual Healthcare and Life Sciences Private Equity and Finance Conference, one of the largest private equity events in the U.S. healthcare market. Richard has provided pro bono legal services for various organizations, including the Los Angeles County Bar Domestic Violence Project. He has served as pro bono counsel to a number of nonprofit organizations, including Garden School Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to creating teaching gardens and related projects in schools serving underprivileged communities. He is a member of the Emeritus Council of Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Temple Leo Baeck in Los Angeles.