Biography
April Vasquez Leibman assists clients with complex commercial real estate transactions including acquisitions and dispositions of real estate. April regularly represents landlords and tenants in the preparation and negotiation of office and retail leases in Texas and across the nation. She has represented both sellers and purchasers of commercial properties in transactions ranging from $1,000,000 and exceeding $300,000,000.
April represents owners and developers with the drafting and negotiation of construction contracts for automotive dealerships, showcase headquarter office buildings, government buildings, schools, and industrial and retail centers.
Recently, April has spent a large portion of her practice on office building sales and acquisitions, drafting and negotiating construction contracts including American Institute of Architects (AIA) construction contracts, and drafting and negotiating leases for office buildings. Her recent experience also includes representation of developer clients in land acquisitions.
Education
B.A., University of Texas at Austin
J.D., cum laude, South Texas College of Law Houston
- Staff Member, South Texas Law Review
Bar Admissions
Texas, 2004
Representing all types of owners in real estate and construction matters including:
- Real estate investment companies including one of the largest privately held real estate companies in the world
- A Fortune 500 automotive retailer
- A world renowned public institution based on Houston
- Sale of multiple industrial properties, including built to sale projects, with a combined sales price of $500,000,000
- Represented two state of Texas institution tenants for the preparation and negotiation of a collaborative lease with another large state of Texas institution and a Texas Medical Center non-profit for a to-be-constructed building at the Texas Medical Center
- Acquisition of a 16 building, 800,000 square foot office and retail complex with a purchase price in excess of $200,000,000
- Sale of a 4 building, 460,000 square foot office complex housing entertainment production companies with a sale price in excess of $300,000,000
- Acquisition of an 11 building, 800,000 square foot business park comprised of office and lab space
- Sale of a 700,000 square foot, 32 acre retail complex housing design companies and related retail with a purchase price in excess of $130,000,000
- Acquisition of a 175,000 square foot historic building in Portland, Oregon
- Acquisition of a multiple vehicle brand dealership including 4 real estate properties for an international automotive dealer
- Represented a national retail tenant for the preparation and negotiation of over 40 lease amendments in connection with a Chapter 11 reorganization
- Preparation and negotiation of construction contracts for an international automotive dealer
- Leasing for a portfolio of office buildings in Texas, Florida, Colorado, North Carolina, Illinois, Tennessee, Maryland, Nebraska, and Georgia
- Preparation of construction contracts for the development of a Class A office building in downtown Houston, Texas
- Preparation of construction contracts for the development of a charter school in Houston, Texas
- Preparation of a lease for 77,000 square feet in a Class A office building in Houston, Texas
- Preparation of a data center lease for a large tenant with an international presence
- Representation of a purchaser in the acquisition of a 65 acre lot in Teton County, Wyoming
- The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Real Estate Law, 2021-2022
- “Top Lawyers” List, H Texas magazine, 2010
- Houston Professionals on the Fast Track
- Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters, 2010, 2013-2017
In the News
- “COVID-19 Shut-Downs Have Law Firms Wondering How Much Real Estate They Really Need,” Law.com, April, 20, 2020
- “Rethinking Law Firm Real Estate When the Office Is Empty,” Law.com, March, 27, 2020
- Construction Lawyers Society of America (CLSA), Member, 2018
- Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW)
- Landmark Awards, CREW Committee