Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona for 2018 in the July issues of the magazines. Each day, Azbigmedia.com will profile one of the Most Influential Women of 2018.

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Today’s spotlight: Amy Altshuler

Title: Partner, Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie

Background: Altshuler is a real estate attorney managing matters related to retail, commercial and industrial. She is also the practice group leader for the Business Transactions Practice Group at the firm.

Source of pride: “Successfully closing a half a billion dollar sale of a portfolio of industrial properties during the recession with the help of only my paralegal, while working adverse to a New York law firm with a team of a dozen lawyers and countless administrative staff.”

The essence of leadership: “Courage. A leader must have the courage to try, the courage to succeed and the courage to fail and start over again.”