Data centre boom drives surge in legal services in India
As India’s data centre sector expands rapidly, driven by demand for AI, cloud and digital infrastructure, law firms are seeing rising revenue from advising on land, regulatory, financing and compliance matters.
India’s data centre expansion, fuelled by investment in AI-ready infrastructure and cloud capacity, is creating strong demand for legal services, with law firms increasingly advising on land acquisition, regulatory approvals, financing and long-term compliance for large projects.
Major global and Indian investors, including Google, Amazon and Tata Consultancy Services, are driving multibillion-dollar data centre builds that require complex legal structuring to align global business models with India’s licensing and regulatory frameworks.
Law firms report that work on joint ventures, permits, power procurement and environmental clearances is now a key growth area as digital infrastructure projects become more capital-intensive and long-lived.
Firms such as Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas and Khaitan & Co have seen this become one of their fastest-growing practice areas, reflecting broader trends in India’s digital transformation and data economy.
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