Gibson Dunn continues expansion of market-leading data center practice with Hansford and Khoshbin in Dallas

Dallas, TX Noah Hansford and Terrie Khoshbin have joined Gibson Dunn. Hansford has joined as a partner and Khoshbin as senior counsel, adding depth in the U.S. to a data center practice that has advised on more than 350 matters worldwide this year.

Hansford and Khoshbin advise data center owners, developers, and operators on the development, leasing, and operation of data centers, with particular experience negotiating hyperscale and neocloud agreements. They join the firm’s real estate practice group and its data centers and digital infrastructure practice group.

“The data center industry is experiencing extraordinary growth, and our clients are developing, financing, leasing, and operating data centers on an unprecedented scale and across every major market,” said Eric Feuerstein, co-chair of Gibson Dunn’s global real estate practice group. “The arrival of Noah and Terrie is an important addition to our data center offering at a time when the scale and complexity of these projects continue to grow.”

Gibson Dunn has expanded its global data center team over the past two years, adding Emily Naughton, a leader of its data centers and digital infrastructure practice group, and Whitney Smith in late 2024, Alex Jackins earlier this year and, more recently, James Johnson and Victoria Delacey in London.

“As the data center industry continues to grow in scale and sophistication, our clients need advisors with deep industry knowledge and practical experience,” said Naughton. “Noah and Terrie are highly regarded in the industry, and their arrival further expands the premier team we have assembled to support clients across every aspect of digital infrastructure development, investment, and operations.”

“The pace of change in the data center industry is remarkable,” said Hansford. “As clients navigate evolving power, capital, and regulatory challenges, they need advisors who can provide practical guidance across a range of interconnected disciplines. Gibson Dunn’s collaborative culture and depth of expertise across those areas made it the ideal platform for us.”

“Today’s data center market is evolving at a tremendous rate, with new approaches to financing, development, and customer contracting emerging across the industry,” said Khoshbin. “What attracted us to Gibson Dunn is its ability to assemble multidisciplinary teams that can help clients address those challenges and capitalize on new opportunities wherever they arise.”

The firm’s data center matters draw on teams across projects and infrastructure, real estate, energy and energy regulation, finance, investment funds, tax, strategic sourcing and commercial transactions, and M&A.