April Sparks Pyatt
Partner, Chair of Real Estate Services
April is a Partner and Chair of Real Estate Services. April is an experienced, business-minded attorney who partners with clients to advance their commercial real estate and business goals. For more than two decades, April has provided legal counsel to clients in commercial real estate matters in Indiana and throughout the United States. April represents clients in the retail, industrial, office, mixed-use and multi-family sectors, through all aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, development, leasing, financing and workouts, joint venture, and equity structuring. April advises national, regional, and local developers, and other real estate focused investors and businesses in their acquisition, disposition, leasing, financing and development transactions across the United States.
April has significant experience in representing borrowers in real estate financing transactions, including construction loans, securitized financings, loan acquisitions and loan workouts. She also serves as counsel on real estate tax and incentive transactions (including HOME, AHP, LIHTC, NMTC, multifamily bonds, and Opportunity Zones). Additionally, April also represents both landlords and tenants in the negotiation of master leases, ground leases, and leases for office parks, industrial centers, retail centers, anchor locations, and distribution and warehouse space. April has provided counsel to clients with unique needs, including military base re-use authorities, nonprofit corporations, government entities, real estate investment trusts, institutions of higher education, and public companies. Recognizing her sophisticated practice and experience, April has been named as one of The Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate Law for the past five years. April is part of a team of skilled, dependable, and client-focused professionals. With the support of this team, April provides real estate counsel and services to her clients in a timely, efficient, and cost-effective manner.
A graduate of Ball State University (1994) and Ohio Northern University (summa cum laude 1998), April was a partner at Ice Miller LLP until January 2021. An active member of the community, April is a member and officer of the Arc of Indiana Foundation Board and the Chair of the Real Estate and Land Use Section of the Indianapolis Bar Association.
April is admitted to practice law in Indiana.