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Today’s spotlight: Amy Cotton Peterson

Title: National chair, Health Law Practice Group, Quarles & Brady

Background: Peterson is Quarles & Brady’s Health & Life Sciences Practice Group National Chair, a member of American Health Lawyers Association, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council’s Healthcare Innovation Council and a Board member for Chrysalis, a nonprofit entity with a mission to prevent domestic abuse.

Source of pride: “Closing a transaction. There is so much work by so many people that goes into getting a large transaction to closing. Getting the deal closed to allow the companies to move forward and improve healthcare is very exciting.”

Surprising fact: “I am currently training for my first full-distance Ironman triathlon.”