Dentons is geared to handle a broad range of construction mandates covering the full lifecycle of a project, including the financing, design, and procurement. The firm receives frequent instructions from developers from the commercial real estate, tech, and energy sectors. Dividing his time between St. Louis and New York, practice chief Charles Vantine handles a steady stream of contractual matters encompassing design-bid-build contracts, EPC contracts, and EPCM contracts. Fellow New York-based attorney Alana Sliwinski is active for both real estate owners and developers, while Alexander McDonnell‘s portfolio of work in St. Louis encompasses both domestic and cross-border mandates. Matthew Giacobbe operates out of New York and is regularly tasked to work on hotel, data center, and mixed-use developments.
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Work highlights

Represent Citadel in connection with its global real estate and construction initiatives, advising on all consulting, design, procurement, and construction agreements for major headquarters and office buildouts worldwide.
Act as design and construction counsel to The New York Climate Exchange Inc., a non-profit developing a groundbreaking climate campus on Governors Island, anchored by Stony Brook University.
Acting as construction counsel to Beale Infrastructure Group, LLC on several data center campuses.
Practice head

Charles Vantine

Other key lawyers

Alana Sliwinski; Alexander McDonnell; Matthew Giacobbe; Timothy Guntli