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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Offices

ONE METROPOLITAN SQUARE
211 NORTH BROADWAY, SUITE 3600
ST LOUIS, MO 63102-2750
MISSOURI
United States
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Mr Peter Van Cleve

Work Department
Corporate Transactions
Position
Senior Counsel – Corporate and Finance Transactions
Career
Peter Van Cleve’s practice focuses in the area of business and transactional counseling. Mr. Van Cleve has extensive experience representing private equity firms and privately held businesses, and his work for these entities has included formation and structuring advice, capital raising assistance, mergers & acquisitions and corporate partnering.
Within BCLP, Mr. Van Cleve served as the Global Departmental Managing Partner for Corporate (April 2018- May 2020) and was a member of the firm’s Management Committee (2011-2020), which manages the day-to-day worldwide operations of the firm. From October 2004 to April 2011, Mr. Van Cleve was Managing Partner of the firm’s St. Louis office.
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT & HONORS
- BCLP LGBTQ Lawyers Affinity Group / Allies Program
- The Best Lawyers in America©, St. Louis Lawyer of the Year – Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2015
- The Best Lawyers in America©, Corporate Law; M&A Law, 2023
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Corporate Council
- Washington University Law School, National Council
- Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Member, Board of Trustees
- St. Louis Symphony, Board of Trustees, 2020 – present
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Miami Elite > Commercial and international disputes
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Tax > Not-for-profit (Fortune 1000 private foundations, national trade associations, and charities)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Industry focus > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Real estate > Real estate finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Real estate > Real estate