Dan Clivner
Managing Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Dan Clivner, a global leader at Sidley Austin, is managing partner of the firm’s 140-lawyer Los Angeles offices, among the top 10 in L.A., and guides the direction of the firm internationally as a member of its Executive Committee and co-leader of its 398-lawyer global M&A and Private Equity group.
Clivner holds the distinction of opening Sidley’s offices in Century City (and previously for Simpson Thacher). In the past five years, he has elevated the firm’s global M&A / PE practice from 40th place to third place nationally by deal value. In addition to maintaining one of the most prolific and influential M&A and PE practices in the country, Clivner continues to handle some of the firm’s highest-profile transactional matters. His extensive experience includes matters in PE, M&A and corporate governance, and advising executives, boards, management, special committees, and investment banking firms on domestic and international corporate transactions.
