Structuring Data Center Leases and Service Level Agreements: Navigating Unique Legal and Practical Challenges
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE webinar will guide business and technology counsel in navigating the complex legal and business issues involved in data center lease agreements. The panel will examine the unique, critical provisions for these leases and best practices for structuring service level agreements (SLAs).
Outline
- Trends in data center leasing
- Technology issues driving lease terms and needs
- Types of data center leases
- Industry-specific provisions
- Service level agreements
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- Types of data center leases and the key technology and equipment involved
- Legal issues in structuring data center leases and strategies for negotiating industry-specific lease provisions
- Best practices for counsel to best mitigate risk when drafting and negotiating service level agreements
Faculty

David L. Orwick
Partner
Thompson Coburn
Mr. Orwick represents clients in a variety of real estate and construction transactions. His real estate experience... | Read More
Mr. Orwick represents clients in a variety of real estate and construction transactions. His real estate experience includes commercial and residential development (with a special emphasis on data center developments), financing, workouts, purchase and sale, condominium formation, leasing, and various incentive-based transactions such as New Markets Tax Credits and federal and state historic tax credits. In his construction practice, he represents general contractors, owners and designers in preparing and negotiating construction and design contracts.
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Aaron L. Pawlitz
Member
Lewis Rice & Fingersh
Mr. Pawlitz counsels companies and not-for-profit entities in a wide range of industries, including construction,... | Read More
Mr. Pawlitz counsels companies and not-for-profit entities in a wide range of industries, including construction, education, healthcare, information technology, insurance, life sciences, manufacturing, and real estate. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, real estate transactions, lending transactions, corporate governance, and franchise, sales, distribution, partnership, joint venture, and other commercial agreements.
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Mark Petry
Special Counsel
Cooley
Mr. Petry's practice focuses on all aspects of technology and other commercial transactions, including counseling,... | Read More
Mr. Petry's practice focuses on all aspects of technology and other commercial transactions, including counseling, structuring and negotiating deals in various industries and of different types. He has broad experience representing large corporate clients as well as emerging companies. His practice includes structuring and leading negotiations as well as providing strategic advice and counsel in transactions involving data center leases, colo agreements, and service level agreements under a variety of different models in the data center industry.
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