Matthew Giacobbe

Matthew Giacobbe is a Managing Associate in Dentons' Real Estate practice with an emphasis in transactional construction. His primary practice area is Construction Law.

He strategically advises institutional and corporate owners, developers and investors on transactional and litigation matters involving high-rise residential and commercial buildings, office towers, hotels, mixed-use developments, data centres and major infrastructure projects. He brings a practical, solutions-oriented approach to navigating the legal and business challenges inherent in sophisticated real estate and construction deals.

His representative experience includes representing JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in connection with the redevelopment of its global headquarters at 270 Park Avenue, drafting and negotiating design and construction agreements and counselling the bank throughout the lifecycle of the project, including the commissioning of site-specific fine art. He also represented a consortium — including Vantage Airport Group, JetBlue, American Triple I and RXR Realty — in a US$4.2 billion deal to build, finance and operate a new passenger terminal at JFK.

His recognition includes being recognised by Chambers USA as Associate to Watch for Construction (New York), 2026; recognised by The Legal 500 United States for Construction (Nationwide), 2026; and recognised by Super Lawyers Rising Stars for Real Estate (New York), 2026.

He is the author of "Illinois Federal District Court Enforces Partially Executed Agreement to Arbitrate" (Constructlaw, November 2022), and was featured in "April's Volunteer Spotlight Celebrates Matthew Giacobbe" (Homeless Advocacy Project, April 2023).

He holds a JD from Emory University School of Law (2021), where he was an Edward Brennan Scholar, and a Bachelor of Science, cum laude, from New York University (2018).