Corporate Counsel - March 2010 (Sample Issue)

Women Leaders in the Law®
DENISE PURSLEY

Denise Pursley, a partner in Nixon Peabody LLP’s Real Estate practice and the manag- ing partner of the firm’s Long Island office, advises clients on all aspects of real estate, environmental, finance, and land-use law. She has extensive experience in commercial leasing, acquisition, disposition, mergers and acquisitions, energy, and environmental matters. Ms. Pursley has developed a national real estate practice and represents institutional owners, investors, and developers of office buildings, industrial buildings, retail centers, and mixed use projects across the nation.

Ms. Pursley regularly negotiates the real estate, environmental, and due diligence aspects of complex real estate and corporate transactions nationwide. She has successfully closed on noteworthy properties such as federal Superfund sites, hazardous waste storage facilities, former liquefied natural gas facilities, and former defense manufacturing facilities.

Ms. Pursley also advises on critical real estate and environmental issues associated with electric, gas, and renewable energy projects, and has represented project developers and equity investors in wind, solar, and geothermal energy facilities throughout the country.

Ms. Pursley is the general counsel of the Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc. (“LIHP”). As a leader in her field, Ms. Pursley has served as the Chairperson of the Environmental Law Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association. She has been recognized as a rising star by Long Island Business News as a recipient of their “ 40 Under 40” honor in 2000. She was again recognized by LIBN as an inductee in the inaugural class of Long Island’s Top 50 Professional Women. In 2007, Ms. Pursley was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” in Real Estate law based on a peer-review survey by New York Super Lawyers Magazine.

VIVIAN M. QUINN

Vivian M. Quinn is Deputy Chair of Nixon Peabody’s Litigation Department and Deputy Practice Group Leader of the Products: Class Action, Trade & Industry Representation practice.Vivian is experienced in all aspects of civil litigation with primary emphasis on national, regional, and local products liability matters.

Ms. Quinn devotes a significant amount of her time to defending medical device and pharmaceutical companies as well as counseling clients regarding safety and regulatory compliance. Her background in mathematics, science, and law combine to provide clients with the best possible representation in matters related to these fields.

Ms. Quinn is a member of the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Drug and Medical Device Steering Committee and serves on several editorial boards for law and strategy publications. She has also contributed to numerous publications, including Rx for the Defense, the newsletter of the DRI Drug and Medical Device Committee (editor and contributor); Consumer Product Safety Primer: An Introductory Guide to the Regulatory System; and State Surveys of Products Liability and Toxic Tort Law.