A private credit lending attorney from Weil, Gotshal & Manges started this week at Dechert in a move leaders say marks a “milestone” in the firm’s expansion of its global finance offerings.

The addition of partner Eliot Relles to the firm’s New York office marks the latest effort to grow Dechert’s position on the global stage as a dealmaker to the financial services sector, following the arrival last month of partner Cynthia Beyea from Eversheds Sutherland in Washington, D.C., to advise mutual funds and registered closed-end funds.