Daniel A. Sito
- Seattle
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Daniel is a partner in the firm's Federal Tax practice and coordinates the firm’s strategic initiatives as the AI innovation partner.
Daniel Sito has experience advising private equity, venture capital, public and privately-held company and pension fund clients on the tax aspects of complex business transactions. He focuses on investment fund formations, domestic and cross-border M&A deals, leveraged buyouts, debt and equity issuances, and restructurings.
As the firm’s AI innovation partner, Daniel collaborates with the Knowledge and Innovation team to strengthen Perkins Coie’s AI capabilities and enhance leadership throughout the firm’s practices and client teams. He coordinates and supports the firm’s ongoing efforts to identify strategic opportunities for AI integration across practice areas and to cultivate a collaborative environment where lawyers are empowered to share insights and equipped to explore the potential of generative AI technologies within the legal industry.
Daniel has served as the chair of the Transactional Tax Committee of the Washington State Bar Association’s (WSBA) Taxation Section and has led numerous presentations on federal income tax topics for Practising Law Institute, the WSBA, the Seattle Tax Group, and others. He has taught partnership taxation as an adjunct lecturer at the University of Washington School of Law.
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Education & Credentials
Education
- The University of Chicago Law School, J.D., with high honors, Order of the Coif, Comments Editor, The University of Chicago Law Review, Chicago Bar Association Award for Academic Achievement in Taxation, 2015
- Swarthmore College, B.A., Economics; Russian, 2009
Bar and Court Admissions
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Washington
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Illinois
Related Employment
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Chicago, IL, Associate, 2015-2019, Summer Associate, 2014
- Loyola Federal Tax Clinic, Chicago, IL, PILI Fellow, 2015
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts, Chicago, IL, Kirkland & Ellis Public Interest Fellow, 2013
- Loyola Federal Tax Clinic, Chicago, IL, PILI Fellow, 2015
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts, Chicago, IL, Kirkland & Ellis Public Interest Fellow, 2013
Professional Recognition
Listed in Super Lawyers, as a "Washington Rising Star" in Tax Law, 2025
Professional Experience
Experience
Bulk Reef Supply Expands Operations Through Acquisition of Marine Depot
Represented Bulk Reef Supply, a national leader in wholesale and retail aquarium supplies and portfolio company of Bertram Capital, in the acquisition of Marine Depot.
Hunter Communications, Inc. Sale
Represented Hunter Communications, Inc. in its acquisition by Grain Management LLC.
Acquisition by nLIGHT
Represented nLIGHT, Inc. in their acquisition of Nutronics, Inc.
Sale of Azuqua, Inc.
Represented Azuqua, Inc. in the sale of its business to Okta, Inc.
InSight Mobile Data Acquisition
Represented Accel-KKR in acquisition of InSight Mobile Data
SheerID
Represented SheerID, Inc. in its Series C private financing
