DAN CLIVNER
Managing Partner
Sidley Austin LLP
Dan Clivner guides the international direction of Sidley Austin as a member of the 2,300-lawyer firm’s Executive Committee. He is managing partner of Sidley’s 140-lawyer Los Angeles offices and co-heads its 440-lawyer global M&A and Private Equity group. In the past five years, Clivner has elevated the firm’s global M&A / PE practice and in 2022, the team ranked among the leaders in the PE league tables in virtually all major categories. Under his leadership, Sidley was named by Law360 a 2022 Private Equity Practice Group of the Year.
Clivner has nearly 30 years of experience advising both domestic and international private equity clients, including Apollo Global, Blackstone, Siris Capital, and ZM Capital on a variety of matters, including leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, public company acquisitions, and restructurings. He regularly handles high-profile transactional matters for clients across media and entertainment, telecom, technology, financial services, and retail industries.
