NEW YORK – Jan. 20, 2025 – To better serve client needs as today’s rapidly growing digital economy continues to evolve and accelerate, Greenberg Traurig has integrated its Global Digital Infrastructure, Data Center, and Cloud Computing Group into the firm’s renowned Global Real Estate Practice. This collaborative combination will provide clients with a comprehensive suite of legal services, including a robust digital team spanning 24 offices and comprising nearly 100 lawyers, many of whom have been at the forefront of the industry.
The firm’s Global Real Estate Practice is a cornerstone of the firm and a recognized leader, having earned awards such as the Chambers USA “Real Estate Law Firm of the Year;” Law360’s Real Estate, Construction, and Hospitality “Practice Groups of the Year;” Best Law Firms Germany’s “Real Estate Law Firm of the Year;” PERE’s “Law Firm of the Year – Fund Formation (Europe);” The Oath Middle East Legal Awards “Real Estate & Construction Team of the Year”; and Asia Business Law Journal’s “Japan Law Firm Award for Real Estate.” Dozens of GT lawyers have been top ranked by various legal guides and directories. With more than 700 real estate lawyers worldwide, the team is one of the largest real estate practices in the world, serving clients from key markets in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America.
“Integrating these groups will ensure clients are provided with the most comprehensive legal strategies, enabling them to thrive in an increasingly interconnected world,” said Greenberg Traurig co-chair of the Global Real Estate Practice and firm Senior Vice President Michael J. Baum. “In particular, this enhanced group will drive our continued collaboration with global data center companies to address the complex challenges of digital infrastructure projects, further solidifying our position as trusted advisors in this rapidly evolving sector. I look forward to working even more collaboratively with Coco van Zuiden, co-chair of the firm’s Digital Infrastructure Group, and our many other leading practitioners across the globe.”
“GT’s Digital Infrastructure Group has consistently been at the forefront of digital transformation, providing innovative legal solutions that drive strategic growth for our clients,” said Executive Chairman Richard A. Rosenbaum. “Our unified global, collaborative approach allows us to effectively navigate the complexities of the digital infrastructure sector, addressing the rising investments and the diverse needs of investors and developers both in and outside of the United States.”
GT’s Digital Infrastructure Group is a dedicated team of lawyers with global expertise across all asset classes and disciplines, seamlessly collaborating with specialized lawyers to support transactions in this sector. This includes our best-in-class Energy & Natural Resources group, led by co-chair Iskender “Alex” Catto, known for its strategic approach to power procurement to optimize sustainability and efficiency for clients in every project. Additionally, the group works closely with Chloe Mickel to navigate the complexities of data center construction and hyperscaler buildouts, ensuring smooth execution and delivery. Working together, our team represents some of the world’s largest private equity firms, infrastructure funds, asset managers, real estate investors, and lenders across a broad spectrum of transactions in the digital infrastructure sector, both in the United States and internationally. These transactions include mergers and acquisitions, investments, financing arrangements, joint ventures, fund formation, hyperscale leasing, and development projects.
The firm serves dozens of companies within the digital infrastructure, telecommunications, media, and technology industries. Our clients include industry-leading data center operators, telecommunications carriers, tower companies, cloud providers, AI companies, and fiber providers.
Among others, Joshua B. Forman (commercial and digital infrastructure matters), Chelsea Pullen (digital infrastructure and leasing), Shawn K. Ronda and David Ortigoza (development and leasing), Mickel (construction), Max Sternberg (joint venture and development), Henning Sieber (acquisitions), Joel H. Rothstein (cross border financing), Ankush R. Israni and Matthew A. Donoghue (Financing), and Catto and Paul M. Williams (Energy) will team together even more closely than ever.
“A leading global practice includes many stars working as a close-knit team. We are further strengthening this winning mentality even more strongly together in our repositioned group,” said Michael T. Fishman a senior shareholder in the Real Estate Practice and Vice Chairman of Greenberg Traurig’s Chicago office.
About Greenberg Traurig: Greenberg Traurig, LLP has more than 2750 attorneys in 48 locations in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America, and Asia. The firm is a 2024 BTI “Leading Edge Law Firm” for delivering on client expectations for the future and is consistently among the top firms on the Am Law Global 100 and NLJ 500. Greenberg Traurig is Mansfield Rule Certified Plus by The Diversity Lab. The firm is recognized for powering its U.S. offices with 100% renewable energy as certified by the Center for Resource Solutions Green-e® Energy program and is a member of the U.S. EPA’s Green Power Partnership Program. The firm is known for its philanthropic giving, innovation, diversity, and pro bono. Web: www.gtlaw.com.