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 Los Angeles offices and global co-head of its global M&A and private equity group. In the past five years, Clivner has elevated the firm’s global M&A/PE practice.
For 30 years, Clivner has been 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.