Mary E. Mongioi has been a Partner at Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP since 2015.

Ms. Mongioi concentrates her practice in veterinary and dental corporate and transactional matters and chairs the firm’s Veterinary practice group. She guides her clients throughout the life cycle of their practice – from initial formation and structure through complex acquisitions and financings. Ms. Mongioi also provides strategic counsel to both large corporate clients and individually-owned clinics on all aspects of corporate law, including practice acquisitions and sales, buy-ins and other partnership matters, leases and other real estate transactions, as well as drafting and negotiating contracts associated with such matters.

Ms. Mongioi also concentrates her practice in DEA & Regulatory compliance. Within the veterinary and dental industries, she represents several private equity-backed consolidators, as well as individual practice owners, with respect to DEA compliance, as well as handling legal matters connected to DEA audits and diversion matters.

Ms. Mongioi is the Chair of VetPartners’ 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting. VetPartners is a non-profit association of veterinary business specialists with expertise in a broad spectrum of business disciplines with a focus on helping veterinary practices maximize their potential.

Ms. Mongioi is included in Crain’s New York Business’ 2022 Notable Women in Law list of honorees. The 119 honorees were chosen not only for their skills and accomplishments in the courtroom, but for their leadership outside of it. In addition to their tireless dedication to their clients, the Notable Women in Law honorees were selected for their outstanding professional achievements and pro bono work or involvement in industry and community organizations.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Bankruptcy & Corporate Restructuring
• Corporate and M&A
• Litigation
• Real Estate
• Tax, Trusts & Estates
• Veterinary

EDUCATION

• Hofstra University School of Law, J.D.,1983
• Wagner College, B.A., cum laude, 1980

ADMISSIONS

• New York State
• United States Tax Court
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Member, Nassau County Bar Association (Former Chair, Community Relations & Real Estate Committees)
• VetPartners, Member & Chair of the 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting
• Member, Long Island Veterinary Medical Association (LIVMA)
• Dean’s Advisory Board Member, Long Island University’s College of Veterinary Medicine