Nathan Fahrer
Nathan Fahrer advises investors, developers, technology companies, and lenders on complex commercial real estate transactions across the United States, with a particular focus on data center development and infrastructure. His practice encompasses the acquisition, disposition, financing, and leasing of large-scale real estate assets, including mission-critical facilities supporting hyperscale and enterprise technology operations. Nathan represents commercial landlords and tenants in office, retail, and industrial leasing (including confidential ground leasing matters), assists high-net-worth clients with real estate transactions, and counsels high-growth technology and internet clients on nationwide commercial leases.
Nathan also works with commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) special servicers on real property–secured loan workouts and real estate–owned dispositions and handles real estate-related bankruptcy matters.
Nathan has developed a particular focus on data center site assemblages and colocation agreements, guiding clients through the unique regulatory, operational, and infrastructure considerations that define these transactions. He regularly advises on the strategic assembly of multiparcel sites for hyperscale and enterprise data centers, as well as negotiating mission-critical colocation and service agreements for both providers and technology-enabled infrastructure consumers.
In connection with his real estate and financing practice, Nathan advises on a broad range of related joint venture matters and is familiar with additional considerations that pass-through tax entities, such as S corporations, LLCs, and limited partnerships, present when structuring and negotiating entity governing documents. Nathan is additionally well versed in handling the real estate portions of refinancing and acquisitions, including in the forest products and construction industries.
Nathan’s collaborative approach and deep market knowledge enable him to anticipate challenges and deliver practical, business-oriented solutions. He is committed to advancing his clients’ objectives in a dynamic real estate environment, leveraging his experience to structure, negotiate, and close transactions efficiently and effectively.
- Represents national data center hyperscalers in over $1 billion in data center assemblages in multiple US jurisdictions
- Represents multiple AI computing customers in the negotiation of colocation agreements in multiple jurisdictions across North America
- Represents a global manufacturing company in acquiring and leasing property across North America
- Represents a global retailer in leasing properties in multiple US jurisdictions
- Represented national retailer in leasing over 1.3 million rentable square footage (RSF) for corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington
- Represented a global tech company in leasing over 500,000 RSF for new corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington
- Represented a national retailer in leasing over 500,000 RSF for HQ2 in Nashville, Tennessee
- Represented a data and AI platform company in leasing new corporate headquarters in Palo Alto, California
- Represented an NBA team in the negotiation of its arena lease
- Represented multiple technology startups leasing office and industrial space in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Represented a software company in the acquisition and development of its 87-acre headquarters
- Represented a leading trading firm in the development of a mixed-use residential and hotel complex in Chicago, Illinois
- Represented a forest products company in the acquisition of a 28-megawatt co-generation power plant to provide steam and electricity for lumber mill operations
- University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, 1999, J.D.
- University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business, 1999, M.B.A.
- Washington State University, 1994, B.A., summa cum laude
- Washington
- California
- Illinois
- New York
Ranked, Real Estate – Washington, Chambers USA (2023–2025)