Data centers power today’s digital economy, and their development, financing, and operation demand a legal partner that understands the entire life cycle of this unique asset class. Reed Smith’s multi-disciplinary, global data center team supports operators, investors, developers, suppliers, and end users from site selection, acquisition, and permitting through construction, energizing, financing, ventures, leasing, commercialization, and operations, to compliance, dispute resolution, and dispositions.

We bring deep sector experience across multiple disciplines, including real estate, construction, private equity, funds, M&A, energy, data protection, technology, telecommunications, employment, ESG, insurance, and disputes. With on-the-ground capability across the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, we navigate local requirements and cross-border complexity to mitigate risk and maximize value for data center projects.

Whether delivering hyperscale campuses, modular builds, colocation portfolios, or platform investments, we align legal strategy with commercial and sustainability goals to help clients capitalize, develop, service, finance, operate, and lease resilient, future-ready data centers and related infrastructure.