Rodney Carter

For Rod, honesty and credibility are the foundation for the strong relationships he develops with clients.

Rod has earned a reputation as a highly accomplished attorney with a wealth of experience guiding clients through complex real estate, land use, data center, and telecommunications matters. With a client base ranging from national developers and Fortune 500 companies to local entrepreneurs and public sector entities, Rod is valued for delivering strategic counsel and practical results in both established and emerging markets. Recognized for his leadership in high-stakes transactions and regulatory matters, he seamlessly integrates legal strategy with business objectives, providing holistic, forward-thinking solutions that address the full spectrum of clients’ needs.

Rod is renowned for his comprehensive real estate practice, counseling developers, investors, lenders, and retailers through the entire lifecycle of real estate projects—acquisition, financing, development, leasing, and disposition. The clients he represents span a wide range of asset classes, including industrial, office, multifamily, retail, higher education, healthcare, and mixed-use developments. Rod is particularly knowledgeable about land use planning, zoning, eminent domain, tax increment financing, public-private partnerships (P3), leasing, construction and design contracts, and regulatory compliance. He has a proven record of securing critical entitlements and incentives, resolving permitting and code issues, and navigating relationships with governmental authorities, city councils, zoning boards, and state agencies to advance projects from concept to completion.

As the leader of the firm’s Telecommunications team, Rod represents communications carriers, broadband providers, tech companies, and trade associations in all aspects of infrastructure deployment, including transactions involving communications towers, data centers, fiber networks, wireless facilities, and edge computing infrastructure.

Known for his strategic vision and collaborative approach, Rod is adept at finding practical, creative solutions to complex challenges—whether structuring sophisticated transactions, negotiating with public officials, or overcoming opposition to development. His strong relationships with decisionmakers in the public and private sectors, coupled with his deep industry insight, allow him to anticipate obstacles and drive projects across the finish line.

Drawing on decades of experience in real estate and technology law, he is one of a handful of practitioners with broad experience in all aspects of the data center industry and is regularly called upon to advise on high-profile, transformative projects that shape the region.

Law360 Editorial Advisory Board, Telecommunications, 2026

State Bar of Wisconsin, Real Estate and Public Utilities Sections

American Bar Association, Real Property and Public Utility/Communications Law Sections

Federal Communications Bar Association, Midwest Chapter, Co-Director

International Technology Law Association

Wisconsin Wireless Association, Officer, Board of Directors

Illinois Wireless Association

Carthage College Alumni Council, Officer, Board of Directors

Commercial Association of Realtors Wisconsin