Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Corporate Transactions

Senior Counsel - Corporate and Finance Transactions

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