The women attorneys of Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana LLP: Barbara Alesi

Name: Barbara Alesi Title: Partner Company/firm: Forchelli, Curto, Deegan, Schwartz, Mineo, Cohn & Terrana LLP Barbara 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. Alesi 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 Company. She 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, Long Island Chapter. Her article, "Potential Tax Pitfalls," was published in the New York Real Estate Journal in 2008. What award or recognition has been the most meaningful to you and why? Recently, I was asked by Education and Assistance Corp. (EAC) to be its honoree for its Annual Fundraising Golf Outing and Dinner. EAC is a leading not for profit human service agency which helps more than 70,000 people throughout Long Island and New York City. Its programs protect children, works with senior citizens, supports people in recovery and empowers individuals through employment and education. Its efforts help build strong families and communities throughout the area it serves. EAC is an active, strong and longstanding agency which has been doing good work in the community since 1969 and its programs continue to be well supported by many of the major corporations, banks, real estate developers, businesses and individuals throughout Long Island and the New York metropolitan region. I have always held the strong belief that all of us, particularly those business owners and professionals who serve our communities, have an obligation to "give back" to those communities in whatever way we can whether it be contributions, serving on committees and boards of not for profit organizations or lending our expertise where needed. The old adage that "those that do good will have good done to them" holds true. I am honored to have been chosen to be EACs 2010 honoree and am looking forward to the June 21 event, and meeting my clients, colleagues and the members of the communities which it serves there.