Senior Corporate Counsel

🕒 May 14

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Serverfarm

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 1999

🏢 Enterprise

📡 Telecommunications

☁️ SaaS

💰 Debt Financing on 2021-10

Enterprise • Telecommunications • SaaS

Serverfarm is a global leader in Data Center Management as a Service (DMaaS), providing colocation, data center design, and IT infrastructure management solutions. For over 25 years, Serverfarm has maximized operational efficiencies and managed critical IT environments for top enterprises worldwide. With a modern and award-winning portfolio of data centers, they offer flexible and sustainable solutions that enhance performance and reduce carbon emissions. Serverfarm's expert team and sophisticated InCommand DMaaS platform provide robust management of data centers, helping enterprises focus on innovation while optimizing their IT infrastructure.

📋 Description

• Lead the legal structuring of end-to-end data center real estate transactions, including: • Land acquisitions and dispositions • Ground leases • Build-to-suit developments • Sale-leasebacks and joint ventures • Translate business objectives into legally enforceable frameworks that align risk allocation, capital deployment, and operational control. • Design transaction structures that account for: • Power availability and utility agreements • Zoning, entitlements, and land use constraints • Phased development and expansion rights • Tax and financing considerations • Draft, review, and negotiate sophisticated real estate agreements, including: • Purchase and Sale Agreements (PSAs) • Ground leases and long-term land control instruments • Data center leases (triple-net, powered shell, wholesale colocation) • Easements, licenses, and access agreements • Development agreements and construction-related contracts • Architect contract frameworks that clearly define: • Risk allocation • Performance obligations and milestones • Remedies and termination rights • Drive negotiations with counterparties including developers, land owners, utilities, municipalities, and investors. • Oversee comprehensive real estate due diligence, including: • Title, survey, and encumbrance analysis • Environmental assessments (Phase I/II) • Land use, zoning, and permitting compliance • Identify and mitigate risks related to: • Site control and access • Utility dependency and infrastructure constraints • Regulatory and jurisdictional issues • Partner with internal stakeholders across: • Real estate and site selection • Development and construction • Finance and capital markets • Operations and engineering • Coordinate external counsel, brokers, and consultants to ensure alignment and efficiency in deal execution. • Manage transaction timelines from initial term sheet through closing and post-closing obligations.

🎯 Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction • 8–12+ years of experience in commercial real estate law, preferably with: • Data center, energy, or infrastructure transactions • Large law firm and/or in-house experience • Demonstrated experience leading complex real estate negotiations and closings • Advanced knowledge of commercial real estate law and transaction mechanics • Deep understanding of contract structuring and legal design principles • Ability to align legal frameworks with business strategy and financial models • Strong negotiation skills in high-value, multi-party transactions • Understanding of capital structures, investment vehicles, and return metrics • Capability to design scalable, repeatable deal structures • Anticipation of long-term operational and expansion needs • Risk-adjusted decision-making in complex environments

🏖️ Benefits

• paid time off • paid holidays • 401k • FULL coverage medical • dental and vision