MCLEAN, Va. – Sept. 12, 2016 – Shareholder Kemal Hawa and Associate Emily G. Naughton of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP will each be moderating sessions at the 4th Annual Washington, D.C. & Mid-Atlantic Data Center Summit. The three-day summit will take place at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Dulles, Sept. 14 – 16, 2016.
Hawa will moderate the session titled “The Next Chapter: Impact of the Edge on the Data Center Industry with EdgeConneX,” Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. The panel, an in-depth discussion with the management team of EdgeConneX, will focus on the importance of edge data centers to the delivery of applications and content.
Naughton will be moderating the panel, “Morning End-User Discussion: Decision-Making Analysis, Impact of the Cloud Offerings & Challenges over the Next 12 Months,” Sept. 15 at 9 a.m. The 45-minute discussion will focus on the factors end-users consider when selecting a cloud solution, the challenges end-users face when migrating to the cloud, and the evolution of end-user demand to date and outlook for the future.
Hawa focuses his practice on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on the telecommunications, media, and technology industries, domestically and internationally. Hawa regularly advises public and private companies, private equity firms, investment banks, and creditors’ committees on a variety of matters, including mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcies and restructurings, investments, financing arrangements, licensing agreements, and commercial transactions. Hawa assists clients with the negotiation of transactions in the cloud computing space, including the negotiation of data center and co-location leases, globally. Hawa also has experience in the negotiation of network infrastructure transactions, including submarine cable systems (builds, financings, and capacity procurement), as well as terrestrial fiber optic network transactions.
Naughton focuses her practice on commercial transactions involving real estate and technology matters, with an emphasis on cloud computing. She has represented some of the world’s largest content providers in colocation and data center leases globally with providers ranging from multinational owner-operators to single facility operators. Naughton has also represented various data center operators on complex data center development projects, new construction, and leases.
Greenberg Traurig is also a sponsor of the summit.
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