Adams & Reese Brings Multidisciplinary Practice Approach to Data Center Developments

As data center development accelerates nationwide, Adams & Reese is launching a firmwide Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure initiative to highlight the firm’s full-service legal capabilities, multidisciplinary team, and strategic presence in markets attracting significant industry investment. The firm advises clients across the data center and digital infrastructure ecosystem, including utilities, energy infrastructure platforms, developers, financiers, technology companies, landowners, hyperscalers, construction companies, local governments, economic development organizations, and other stakeholders making transformative multibillion-dollar commitments to digital infrastructure.

With its offices strategically located in capital-rich regions, Adams & Reese brings together attorneys and government relations advisors with experience in economic development, real estate, construction, corporate services, digital technology, governmental relations, utility regulation, energy, environmental law, intellectual property, project finance, and complex transactional matters. Through this integrated approach, the firm provides strategic, hands-on counsel throughout a project's life cycle, from incentive negotiations, site selection, and land acquisition to construction, power infrastructure, regulatory approvals, and ongoing operations.

“The growth of Adams & Reese has always been structured around the needs of our clients and the communities we serve, and our work in data centers and digital infrastructure development reflects that same approach,” said Mitch Boult, Partner at Adams & Reese. “These projects require more than isolated legal advice; they require coordinated counsel across multiple disciplines. Adams & Reese is positioned to support our clients across a broad range of industry-related matters, and we are focused on helping them solve complex problems and keep projects moving forward.”

By formalizing its Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure initiative, Adams & Reese is bringing increased focus to the firm’s capabilities in areas critical to large-scale digital infrastructure development, including:

• Incentives, grants, zoning, permitting, site readiness, land acquisition, dispositions, and large-scale acreage transactions.

• Construction contracting and construction-related legal matters for complex data center infrastructure projects.

• Power infrastructure, utility regulation, energy policy, grid infrastructure, and power purchase agreements.

• Government relations, advocacy, legislative monitoring, community outreach, and state and local incentives.

• Environmental due diligence, Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, and regulatory compliance for data center sites and associated energy infrastructure.

• Project finance, secured lending, and transactional matters supporting hyperscale data center development.

• Intellectual property and technology matters involving critical infrastructure technologies used in data centers, cloud computing facilities, AI computing environments, enterprise IT deployments, and other mission-critical facilities.

“The data center boom is happening in markets and communities where Adams & Reese has long-standing offices, relationships, and community involvement,” said Britton Bonner, Partner and Member of the Executive Committee at Adams & Reese. “These projects raise significant regulatory, governmental, infrastructure, land use, utility, incentive, and community-facing issues, particularly across the Southeast and other high-growth markets. Our role is to help clients navigate those issues strategically and diplomatically, whether by working with state and local officials, monitoring legislative and policy developments, engaging with communities, or helping secure the approvals and incentives needed to move major projects forward.”

The launch of this initiative underscores the firm’s commitment to growth and its practical, client-centered approach to supporting investment, managing risk, and aligning complex projects with business priorities and community goals in a rapidly evolving industry.

To learn more about the Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure initiative, visit our dedicated service page: Data Centers.