Forchelli, Deegan, Terrana and Alesi of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana chosen as New York Super Lawyers

According to Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana, LLP, four of its partners have been chosen by their peers as New York Super Lawyers. The firm has a solid reputation for successfully representing clients in real estate, land use and zoning, tax, trusts and estates, tax certiorari, corporate and commercial law and litigation matters. Formed in 1976, the firm's areas of expertise have expanded to include banking, bankruptcy, employment and labor, environmental, entertainment, sports law and more. Throughout its growth, one thing has remained constant—the firm's long running record of success. Jeffrey Forchelli is the founder and managing partner of the firm. His extensive practice concentrates on complex real estate and land use matters. He has served on the boards of many organizations, both charitable and governmental, and is currently a trustee of Brooklyn Law School and a trustee and treasurer of the Board of Wagner College. Forchelli is also a vice chairman of the Nassau County Republican Committee. Forchelli was selected for inclusion in Who's Who in American Law, and he is consistently included on the "Who's Who in Law" listing by Long Island Business News. He was also selected for New York Super Lawyers in 2007 and 2009. Daniel Deegan heads up the firm's Industrial Development Agency (IDA), Municipal Incentives and Government Relations practices, with particular emphasis on facilitating and implementing responsible real estate development projects. He specializes in real estate development law, zoning law, municipal incentives/IDA law, and government relations/municipal law. Deegan is on the Board of the New York League of Conservation Voters and is vice chairman of the Long Island Chapter for Nassau County. He has served as president of the Glen Cove Rotary. Deegan is also a member of the Commercial Industrial Brokers Society of Long Island and is a frequent lecturer to trade groups and others on the law and practice relating to economic development incentives and industrial development agencies. His article on the benefits of IDA was recently published in the New York Real Estate Journal. Head of the firm's tax certiorari department, John Terrana has obtained millions of dollars in real estate tax refunds and savings for clients, including national and regional owners and tenants of all types of commercial and residential property. He was recently appointed co-chair of The Suffolk County Bar Association's Condemnation & Tax Certiorari Committee. Terrana is a frequent writer and speaker on tax certiorari issues and has been listed in Long Island Business News "Who's Who in Tax Certiorari Law" and was also selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers in 2009. Barbara Shaheen Alesi concentrates her practice in corporate and commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate transactions, private placements of securities and mortgage and asset-based financing. She has served as chair of the North Shore Animal League America President's Advisory Board and as a member of the Advisory Board of Chicago Title Insurance Co. Alesi has served as an executive board member of the National Association of Women Business Owners-LI Chapter and on the membership committee of the Executive Women's Golf Association, LI Chapter. She has been recognized in many Long Island Business News' listing including Top 50 Most Influential Women in Business (2001), Who's Who in Women in Professional Services (2007), Who's Who in Corporate Law (2009). Most recently, Alesi was an honoree of the 2010 Annual Golf Classic event by the Education & Assistance Corp. (EAC). Founded in 1976, Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn, & Terrana LLP is one of Long Island's most acclaimed and distinguished law firms. With offices in Uniondale and Melville, NY, the Firm is conveniently located for clients in Nassau and Suffolk. The firm employs nearly 50 attorneys who provide counsel to a broad range of clients, including national, regional and local businesses, major real estate developers and organizations, banks, insurance companies, municipalities, educational institutions, and individuals. Personal attention and quality representation that is both practical and cost-effective are hallmarks of the firm's policy towards clients.