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Data Centers

Overview

Our group provides legal counsel regarding how contracts must be tailored to protect businesses from issues unique to data center projects. We understand how business interruption losses may arise and how to structure claims to trigger coverage. Our dedicated data center practice brings extensive real-world experience and deep knowledge of the operational and legal challenges specific to data centers. Anderson Kill has the capabilities to advise data center owners, private equity funds, developers, managers, contractors, institutional investors, cloud providers, and other market participants navigating the expanding digital ecosystem and meeting the demand for major industrial, energy, and digital infrastructure growth.

 

Core Capabilities

We handle the total spectrum of data center construction disputes and corporate work, including:

  • Delay and disruption claims involving compressed schedules and 24/7operational deadlines
  • Contract drafting, risk allocation, and dispute avoidance strategies tailored to the unique demands of data center construction
  • Defective design and construction affecting power distribution, cooling systems, and redundancy requirements
  • Performance failures in mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems critical to uptime guarantees
  • Commissioning disputes and failure to meet Tier certification standards
  • Supply chain disruptions affecting specialized equipment and long-lead items
  • Change order disputes involving evolving technology requirements and scope changes
  • Payment disputes, including mechanic’s liens and bond claims on multi-hundred-million-dollar projects
  • Insurance coverage matters related to business interruption, builder’s risk, and professional liability

 

We represent clients in arbitration, litigation, and alternative dispute resolution forums across the country. Our approach combines aggressive advocacy with practical business judgment, recognizing that time is money in the data center industry.

Cross-Practice Integration

Our data center litigators and corporate attorneys work seamlessly with Anderson Kill’s insurance recovery, corporate, and real estate practices to provide comprehensive representation addressing the full range of legal issues facing data center developers and operators.

People

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Abigail Damsky

Attorney , New York

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Kristen Hand

Attorney , New York

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Jason Kosek

Shareholder , New York

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Keith A. Lazere

Shareholder , New York

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Caroline Levine

Attorney , New York

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Seán McCabe

Attorney , New York

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Ethan W. Middlebrooks

Shareholder , New York

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Maya Neski

Attorney , New York

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Salvatore A. Salerno

Attorney , New York

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Richard J. Sandor Jr.

Shareholder , Shelton

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Allen R. Wolff

Shareholder , New York

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Joshua A. Zelen

Attorney , New York

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Events

Missing the Date: Land Use, Coverage, and Contract Risk in Data Center Delivery

Anderson Kill / September 16, 2026

Publications

Pennsylvania Delay Damages and the Data Center Boom

ENREast / August 13, 2026

New York Imposes One-Year Moratorium On Data Center Construction

Construction Industry Alert / July 15, 2026

Risk Management for Data Center Construction and Operation

Construction Executive / June 16, 2026

Key Contact(s)
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Jason Kosek
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Keith A. Lazere
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