Full-cycle legal support for data centers (DC), AI infrastructure, hybrid environments, hosting, and mining facilities.

Amid the formation of a new regulatory environment, the sustainability of digital infrastructure depends not only on technical solutions but also on the legal soundness of the project at every stage: from land allocation and grid connection to compliance with information security requirements and inclusion in the Ministry of Digital Development’s register.

The firm supports data center operators, AI‑ready data centers, mining companies, and hosting providers at all stages of the facility lifecycle. We help build legally protected infrastructure operation models, minimise regulatory risks, and ensure business continuity amid tightening legislation. Data center legal support is our specialisation.

We step in where standard legal solutions fail, and where errors at the design or commissioning stage lead to refusal of registry inclusion, claims from regulators, or suspension of operations.

When we are needed

• Legal uncertainty of data center status – absence from the Ministry of Digital Development’s register after 1 March 2026 as an operational and reputational risk. Assistance with data center registry inclusion.
• Violation of the mining ban in registered data centers – risks of administrative fines and equipment confiscation. Mining ban in data centers, fines for mining in a data center.
• Non‑compliance with information security requirements – failure to meet FSTEC and FSB standards for data centers handling government data and critical infrastructure.
• Lack of preferential access to power capacity – failure to use grid connection mechanisms and special energy zones for priority data centers (especially for AI workloads). Benefits for AI data centers, data center power supply.
• Difficulties in attracting investment due to flaws in the legal structure of data center construction projects under concessions and PPPs.
• Risks in cross‑border data transfer – use of foreign cloud software / equipment in a data center without complying with 152‑FZ, 126‑FZ (SORM) and 149‑FZ.
• Sanctions vulnerability of equipment and software – dependence on vendors from unfriendly countries for servers, storage systems, cooling and management systems.

Our clients

• General‑purpose data centers (commercial and corporate) – full cycle from construction to ongoing support. Ongoing legal support for data centers, outsourced data center lawyer.
• Data centers for artificial intelligence (AI ready) – infrastructure for training and operating neural networks, power and cooling requirements. AI‑ready data center status, obtaining priority data center status.
• Hybrid data centers – combination of own infrastructure and cloud resources, including legal coordination of liability allocation.
• Mining infrastructure – strictly outside registered data centers, in compliance with the Federal Tax Service’s miner register requirements and power limits.
• Hosting providers and online resources organisers (ORI) – compliance with 149‑FZ (ORI), data localisation and cross‑border transfer requirements.
• Facilities in special energy zones – support for obtaining preferential grid connection and tariff preferences for priority data centers. Preferential grid connection for data centers.

Stages of support (full cycle)

1. Setup and construction

• Registration of a legal entity in compliance with data center owner requirements (Russian citizens without dual citizenship, Russian legal entities not included in the miner register).
• Support for grid connection agreements, including preferential rates.
• Preparation of documents for data center inclusion in the Ministry of Digital Development’s register (declaration of compliance with information security and engineering infrastructure resilience requirements). Documents for the data center register.
• Structuring of investment agreements (concessions, PPPs, investment protection agreements) for data centers in remote regions. Data center construction support.

2. Launch and approvals

• Obtaining “priority data center” status for AI workloads (subject to meeting power, storage, and GPU requirements). How to get into the data center register.
• Obtaining licences (if the activity requires a telecom operator licence – until a separate OKVED code for data centers is introduced).
• Registration in the Federal Tax Service’s miner register – for mining facilities, including submission of an application via digital signature and disclosure of wallet addresses.
• Obtaining FSB, FSTEC permits for access to government data for training AI models (when working with sovereign and national AI models).

3. Ongoing maintenance (current compliance)

• Monitoring changes in data center requirements (Government resolutions, Ministry of Digital Development orders).
• Regular verification of information security compliance (FSTEC, FSB) and absence of mining activity in registered data centers. Data center mining inspection.
• Support for inspections by Roskomnadzor, the Federal Tax Service, the Ministry of Digital Development and other authorities. Roskomnadzor data center inspection.
• Updating contractual documentation with tenants (mining prohibition clauses, data requirements, sanctions clauses for foreign equipment/software). Rack lease agreement mining prohibition, colocation agreement legal support.
• Filing cross‑border data transfer notifications (if the data center uses foreign cloud software or equipment) [152‑FZ].

Our advantages

• Law, technology and regulation – We understand not only the laws but also the technical requirements (capacity, PUE, GPU, storage, SORM), as well as the dynamics of registers and tariff preferences.
• Focus on infrastructure continuity – Our goal is to preserve the client’s ability to operate the data center, receive benefits, attract tenants, and pass inspections without business interruption.
• Confidentiality and speed – Digital infrastructure projects (especially mining and AI) require fast solutions and strict information control.

Results of the firm’s assistance

• Legally sound status – inclusion in the Ministry of Digital Development’s data center register or confirmation that no such obligation exists under the proper model.
• Reduced regulatory risks – protection against fines and equipment confiscation.
• Preferential access to power capacity – use of special energy zones and priority grid connection mechanisms for AI data centers. Data center subsidies.
• Structured lease agreements with tenants – mining prohibition clauses, data requirements, sanctions protection for imported equipment.
• Legal readiness for inspections – a package of documents for Roskomnadzor, the Federal Tax Service, the Ministry of Digital Development, and the FSB.
• Ability to attract investment – through concessions, PPPs, or investment protection agreements.