Navigating Data Center Minefields
The data center boom means new business for Texas law firms — but it also creates a minefield for those representing major utilities and seeking to avoid conflicts.
As Eric Killelea reports, three of the largest firms here — Vinson & Elkins, Baker Botts, and Jackson Walker — have been go-to advisers for power companies like Oncor and CenterPoint. They’re also representing AI data center developers and hyperscalers as they build multibillion-dollar facilities that require massive amounts of electricity from the state’s power grid. And their interests may not always align.
Haynes Boone has clients sign ...