April C. Lucas

April Lucas practices in the areas of corporate, economic development, finance, international, public contracts, and public finance law.

Ms. Lucas graduated from the University of South Carolina with an intensive degree in International Studies and received her law degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Ms. Lucas practiced in Washington until 1981, gaining experience in maritime, transportation and other administrative law.

Ms. Lucas serves as a lead partner in Nexsen Pruet's economic development and public finance groups. She assists both government entities and private companies with capital projects by coordinating legal services, particularly financing and state and local tax incentives. Over the years, Ms. Lucas has been instrumental in cutting edge financing programs. She participated in the first asset securitization transaction in the nation involving community development block grant loans, as well as one of the first privately enhanced pooled industrial development bond programs.

Ms. Lucas frequently works with state and local government agencies and business groups on legislative matters and strategic planning for economic development. She served recent terms as President of the South Carolina Economic Developers Association and lectures frequently on finance and economic development topics.

• City of Columbia - Economic Development Steering Committee
• South Carolina Department of Revenue - Economic Development Incentives Committee
• Columbia World Affairs Council - Board Member
• Midlands International Trade Association - Former Executive Committee and Delegate on Trade Missions to Great Britain
• South Carolina Department of Commerce Crescent Fund - Advisory Committee
• South Carolina Cotton Museum - Board Member
• Women's Business Development Center - Former Board Member
• Governor's Task Force on Economic Development Incentives
• Governor's Welfare Blue Ribbon Committee
• South Carolina Delegation to SEUS-Japan and SEUS-Korea
• South Carolina Economic Developers Association - Former President
• YWCA - TWIN (Tribute to Women and Industry) Award and TWIN Diamond Award for Business and Industry - 2006
• South Carolina Small and Minority Business Council - Former Board Member

• "Nexsen Pruet's economic development prowess well-known"
  The April 5th, 2010 edition of the Columbia Regional Business Report features an article entitled "Nexsen Pruet's economic development prowess well-known."
• Nexsen Pruet Earns Designation as 'Midlands Green Business'
  Nexsen Pruet has earned designation as a Midlands Green Business, joining other Columbia-area organizations that are committed to environmentally responsible practices in the workplace.
• Nexsen Pruet: Only Law Firm Listed for North and South Carolina in "Trade Allies" Directory
  The new edition of Southern Business & Development magazine features the "1st Annual Trade Allies Directory." Nexsen Pruet is the only law firm listed in both North and South Carolina.
• Nexsen Pruet Creates Stimulus Response Team to Help Clients Navigate the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
  Nexsen Pruet has created a strategic response team to help guide clients who want to secure funds through the new economic stimulus appropriation called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
• Nexsen Pruet Creates Distressed Property and Workout Practice Group
  The new group will provide clients the necessary resources, skills, and expertise needed to navigate issues that emerge during periods of economic and financial uncertainty.
• 2008 Economic Development and Tax Incentive Update
• Nexsen Pruet Named Among Top Economic Development Law Firms in the Southeast
  Southern Business & Development magazine has named Nexsen Pruet one of the top law firms for economic development in the South – and the only one recognized in South Carolina.
• April Lucas Wins YWCA's Tribute to Women and Industry - Diamond Award
  April C. Lucas, a Member in Nexsen Pruet's Columbia office, has earned the YWCA's Tribute to Women and Industry (TWIN) Diamond Award, a nationally recognized honor given annually to outstanding female executives in the Midlands.

• Industrial Revenue Bonds in South Carolina - 2010
  This brochure provides an overview of financing with industrial revenue bonds (“IDBs” or “bonds”) and presents the basic facts and concepts in simple terms.
• Job Development Credits, Jobs Tax Credits and Other Enterprise Zone Benefits - 2010
  This brochure highlights the principal benefits available to qualifying South Carolina businesses under the South Carolina Enterprise Zone Act, as modified by the Economic Development Industrial Cluster Act of 1996 and the Rural Development Act of 1996 (as so modified, and as amended, the “EZA”).
• Negotiated Fees In Lieu of Taxes and Special Source Revenue Bonds/Credits in South Carolina – 2010
  This brochure outlines the basic structure of the negotiated Fee in Lieu of Taxes ("FILOT") and Special Source Revenue Bond/Credit programs in South Carolina, each of which relates to property taxes for qualifying businesses.
• Trade Allies Directory
  The new edition of Southern Business & Development magazine features the "1st Annual Trade Allies Directory." Nexsen Pruet is the only law firm listed in both North and South Carolina. What's more, Sanford Holshouser, the firm Nexsen Pruet joined forces with in January, also made the list in North Carolina.
• Major Victories for City Priorities in American Recovery Conference Agreement: Report #2
  Major Victories for City Priorities in American Recovery Conference Agreement: Report #2
• Stimulus Spending Breakdown by State and Category
  Stimulus Spending Breakdown by State and Category
• Major Victories for City Priorities in American Recovery Conference Agreement: Report #1
  Major Victories for City Priorities in American Recovery Conference Agreement: Report #1
• Getting Started: Practical Tips for Establishing or Expanding Business in the USA
  Nexsen Pruet attorney April Lucas authors an article entitled "Getting Started: Practical Tips for Establishing or Expanding Business in the USA."
• Top 10 Law Firms that Understand Economic Development
  Nexsen Pruet is named among the top law firms in the Southeast for economic development - and is the only law firm listed in South Carolina.

• Economic Development Seminar
• Project Finance Seminar
• Nexsen Pruet's 2nd Annual Economic Developer's School
• 2008 Economic Development and Tax Incentive Update
• Are You Up-to-Date? A Briefing on Economic Development in South Carolina