PowerShares DB Multi-Sector Commodity Trust POS AM Prospectus update (post-effective amendment)

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF COUNSEL

We hereby consent to the reference to us in the Prospectus constituting part of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement, under the captions “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Legal Matters.”

New York, New York	/s/ Sidley Austin LLP
December 8, 2014