Seyfarth Bolsters M&A Depth with Addition of Rob Giacchetti as Partner in Boston

January 13, 2026 – Seyfarth Shaw LLP has further boosted its highly-regarded Mergers & Acquisitions team with the arrival of corporate partner Robert Giacchetti in its Boston office.

Giacchetti, whose strategic and business-minded approach to complex transactions is highly valued by clients, joins Seyfarth’s Corporate department from Holland & Knight where he focused on private equity and M&A matters. He has also previously served as in-house corporate/M&A counsel for a leading private equity-backed online educational content provider.

Giacchetti represents private equity funds and their portfolio companies across their full investment life cycle, including platform and add-on acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, growth investments, and exits. He also advises strategic companies and founders on domestic and cross-border acquisitions, dispositions, and other transformative transactions, as well as on a wide range of general corporate matters. He has broad industry experience, including the technology, healthcare, financial services, and education industries.

“Rob brings exceptional experience and a strong track record in complex M&A transactions and other corporate matters,” said Andrew Lucano, chair of Seyfarth’s Corporate department and M&A practice group. “His addition further strengthens our corporate team and enhances our ability to serve clients in key practice areas across the firm. Rob’s arrival reflects our ongoing commitment to growing our Corporate department strategically in core markets.”

Giacchetti also has extensive experience with Representations and Warranties Insurance (RWI), which will help further grow Seyfarth’s premier underwriter side RWI practice.

“Rob Giacchetti is a solid, experienced M&A lawyer in the Boston market whose professional and personal qualities are highly compatible with our core values at Seyfarth,” said Ariel Cudkowicz, co-managing partner of the firm’s Boston office. “His addition aligns strongly with our strategic goal of strengthening our Corporate team in Boston.”

“Seyfarth’s premier status in middle market M&A along with its innovative culture made it an obvious choice for me to take full advantage of my wide range of capabilities as a trusted advisor for sophisticated transactions,” said Giacchetti. “Seyfarth offers not only market-leading legal talent whom I am excited about collaborating with but also an expansive and supportive platform to grow my practice.”

Giacchetti earned his JD from Suffolk University Law School his BA from Boston College.

Seyfarth’s Boston office is home to more than 70 attorneys, including 20 transactional lawyers who specialize in advising clients on their strategic transactions across a wide range of industries including technology, health care, life sciences, financial services, real estate, education, sports and leisure, and transportation. For more than a quarter-century, Seyfarth’s Boston office has provided clients with tailored and expansive counsel coupled with innovative client service and technology-driven process improvements.

Seyfarth’s Corporate department offers clients a full-service, multidisciplinary team of attorneys across virtually all areas of practice. The corporate group works with an array of businesses from large well-known companies to start-ups and is highly regarded for its deep knowledge of mergers and acquisitions, securities, investment management, corporate counseling, financing, and commercial transactions.

About Seyfarth Shaw LLP 

With approximately 1000 lawyers across 17 offices, Seyfarth Shaw LLP provides advisory, litigation, and transactional legal services to clients worldwide. The firm has gained widespread recognition for its innovative approach to delivering legal services, combining deep industry knowledge with advanced technology and substantive excellence.