Matthew A. Kidd is partner in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of Gibson Dunn’s Real Estate Practice Group. He advises clients on a wide range of matters, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, joint ventures, preferred equity investments, as well as development transactions. Mr. Kidd’s finance experiencing includes representing both borrowers and lenders in the origination of different types of debt such as construction financings, balance sheet loans and CMBS, as well as intercreditor and co-lender arrangements. He also advises clients in connection with workouts and restructurings of debt. Mr. Kidd’s transactions take place both in New York and throughout the United States and involve a variety of asset classes, including office, retail, residential and hotel properties. Mr. Kidd has also handled a number of international matters.
Mr. Kidd is ranked as one of the leading real estate lawyers in New York by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. He was also recognized in Lawdragon's 500 Leading Global Real Estate Lawyers in 2024.
Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Mr. Kidd was an associate in the New York and London offices of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.
Mr. Kidd earned his Juris Doctor in 2001 from the University of Southern California, where he was elected to the Order of the Coif. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Berkeley in 1992
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Credentials
Education:
- University of Southern California - 2001 Juris Doctor
- University of California - Berkeley - 1992 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- New York Bar