MEDIA
PUBLICATIONS
2026 “When Bankruptcy Courts Give Deference to Matrimonial Proceedings” by Anita Rojas Carroll and Noah Weingarten | New York Law Journal
2026 “Sole Legal Custody: A Thornier Issue for the Child’s Best Interest” by Leslie Stewart Sullivan and Francesca McGuire | New York Law Journal
2026 “Parenting Disputes: When Is Judicial Intervention Appropriate?” by Sarah Hechtman and Jamie (Caponera) Tsanatelis | New York Law Journal
2026 “Tap to Agree: The Perils of AI and Form Prenups” by Jaime St. Peter | New York Law Journal
2026 “Prenuptial Agreements and Immigration” by Alyssa Rower, Nicole Hurley, and Francesca McGuire | New York Law Journal
2026 “How 'Factor 14' Made Domestic Violence Matter in Divorce Property Division” by Kara M. Bellew | New York Law Journal
2026 “Changing Landscape Makes Way for Mediated Prenups” by Louisa DeRose & Jessica L. Toelstedt | New York Law Journal
2026 “Preventing Unintended Marriages for Modern Couples” by Alyssa Rower and Jamie (Caponera) Tsanatelis | New York Law Journal
2025 “Solely Titled Marital Property in Prenups: A Conscious Framework for Equitable Distribution” by Jaime St. Peter | New York Law Journal
2025 “Automatic Orders: All Bark, No Bite” by Alyssa Rower and Meghan Patzer| New York Law Journal
2025 “Ethical Challenges in New York Trust and Estate Practice: Conflicts, Confidentiality and Client Capacity” by Nicole Hurley| New York Law Journal
2025 “Rethinking Trust Exposure in Divorces: The Bombshell ‘C.S. v. R.H.’ and its Lessons for Practitioners” by Alyssa Rower| New York Law Journal
2025 “Gambling Addictions on the Rise: How to Address Gambling Concerns in a Prenuptial or Postnuptial Agreement” by Alyssa Rower and Annie (Garvin) Van Genugten | New York Law Journal
2025 “Divorce as Business Risk: Lessons from New York’s Treatment of Jointly Owned Businesses” by Alyssa Rower and Jennifer Isaacman | New York Law Journal
2025 “Beyond ‘Nicholson’: A Step Forward for Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence” by Kara M. Bellew and Anita Rojas Carroll | New York Law Journal
2025 “Income Imputation in Support Calculations: An Overview” by Alyssa Rower | New York Law Journal
2025 “Brief for Amici Curae Sanctuary for Families Et. Al. in Support of Respondent-Appellant” by Sarah Gutman| Sanctuary for Families
2025 “Shifting Sands: May a Court Properly Order the Sale of the Marital Residence During a Divorce’s Pendency?” by Sarah Hechtman and Annie Garvin Van Genugten | New York Law Journal
2024 “The Unraveling of Sean Combs: How Legislation from the #MeToo Movement Brought Diddy Down” by Kara Bellew | New York Law Journal
2024 “Financial Disclosures in Prenups: The Legal, Personal, and Strategic Considerations” by Alyssa Rower | New York Law Journal
2024 “Ensuring That Trusts Created During a Marriage Survive a Divorce” by Alyssa Rower and Karina VanHouten | New York Law Journal
2024 “Splitting the (Painting of the) Baby: The Issue of Fine Art in Prenups and Divorces” by Alyssa Rower | New York Law Journal
2024 “Balancing Roots and Rights: Innovating Marital Residence Provisions in Prenuptial Agreements” by Alyssa Rower and Jaime St. Peter | New York Law Journal
2024 “SCOTUS Takes an Important Step in Securing the Safety of Victims of Domestic Violence” by Kara Bellew | New York Law Journal
2024 “The Art of Drafting Enforceable Prenups” by Alyssa Rower | New York Law Journal
2024 “Put a Ring On It or Ask for It Back? Conditional Gifts in New York State” by Louisa DeRose and Jamie (Caponera) Tsanatelis | New York Law Journal
2024 “Discretionary Trusts Present Vulnerabilities to Beneficiaries Without Prenuptial Agreements” by Dilpreet Rai and Alyssa Rower | New York Law Journal
2024“Have Your Cake and Eat It Too: Creating the Benefits of Marriage Outside the Institution” by Alyssa Rower, Nicole Hurley, and Jamie (Caponera) Tsanatelis | New York Law Journal
2024 "'Remove the Cap and Do The Math:' A Constitutional Amendment to Address Judicial Needs" by Anita Rojas Carroll | NYWBA
2024 “Reviewing Attorneys: The Tightrope Walkers of Mediation” by Louisa DeRose and Sarah Hechtman | New York Law Journal
2023 “Effectively Utilizing the Parenting Coordination Process” by Leslie Stewart Sullivan | New York Law Journal
2023“Trust Considerations in Prenuptial Agreements” by Alyssa Rower and Karina VanHouten | New York Law Journal
2023 “Dispelling Common Myths About Prenuptial Agreements” by Alyssa Rower | New York Law Journal
2022 “Infidelity Clauses: Proceed With Caution” by Alyssa Rower, Karina VanHouten, and Leo Wiswall | New York Law Journal
2022 “Choice of Law Provisions in Prenuptial Agreements” by Alyssa Rower, Karina VanHouten, and Margaret Sarratt | New York Law Journal
2020 “Three Ways Courts Can Support Financial Self-Sufficiency In the Case of Mid-Life Divorce” by Alyssa Rower and Leslie Stewart Sullivan | New York Law Journal
2018 “How Your Divorce Can Have Psychological Implications” by Kara M. Bellew | Psychology Today
2018“Have Prenup, Will Travel: Why England’s Law on Marital Agreements Has Attracted Forum Shoppers and How the Courts Can Fight Back” by Karina VanHouten | Brooklyn Journal of International Law
2018 “The Unexpected Upside of Getting a Prenup” by Kara M. Bellew | Psychology Today
2018 “Substance Abuse in Divorce Is as Complicated as You’d Think” by Kara M. Bellew | Psychology Today
2018 “Fostering the Child-Non-Custodial Parent Relationship is Key” by Kara M. Bellew | Psychology Today
2018 “A prenup is not actually as intimidating as it sounds — here's how signing one can strengthen your marriage” by Alyssa Rower | Business Insider
2018 “MeToo Movement: Misconduct and Divorce” by Kara M. Bellew | New York Law Journal
2018 “Those Who Are Most In Need Of A Prenup May Surprise You” by Alyssa Rower | Forbes
PRESS
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HEATHER DOMI TEAM
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THE JUGGERNAUT
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BBH WOMEN & WEALTH MAGAZINE
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NEW YORK LAW JOURNAL
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BEYOND THE BAR PODCAST
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BEYOND THE BAR PODCAST
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BEST LAWYERS
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BROOKLYN LAW SCHOOL
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BEEN THERE GOT OUT PODCAST
2023 Guest Appearance on “Been There Got Out” with Kara M. Bellew
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BEYOND THE BAR PODCAST
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THE ATLANTIC
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MARKET WATCH
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THE BIG WEDDING PLANNING PODCAST
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PACIFIC STANDARD
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I DO PODCAST
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WOMEN’S HEALTH
2018 “How Long Does A Divorce Take?” with Alyssa Rower
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BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN
2018 “18 Women to Watch in 2018” featuring Alyssa Rower
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SELF MADE MAN
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BLOOMBERG
VIDEOS
Rower LLC Difficult Conversations Virtual Event Siobhan Stewart, Nicole Hurley, Melinda B. Gould, and Dilpreet Rai discuss broaching difficult conversations on prenups, trusts and estates, and divorce.
Family Law
Alyssa discusses family law on a panel at Art Law Day 2024.
Child support
Dilpreet explains considerations in child support.
Orders of protection
Anita explains how orders of protection work.
Custody issues in a divorce
Kara explains custody issues in the divorce process.
Litigation
Leslie explains litigation in a divorce.
Divorce process for business owners
Alyssa discusses the special considerations affecting business owners going through a divorce.
Trust and estate planning
Nicole discusses trust and estate planning.
Mediation
Kara explains the mediation process and for whom it may be appropriate.
Counsel fees
Jennifer explains how counsel fees work.
Prenuptial agreements & trusts
Karina discusses prenuptial agreements for individuals with trusts.
The divorce process
Louisa outlines the uncontested divorce process.
Prenuptial agreements
Alyssa explains the importance of prenuptial agreements and the negotiation process.
Equitable distribution
Raluca walks through determining equitable distribution of property.
LECTURES
Links provided to lectures available online.
2026 “Prenuptial Agreements: Planning for Success Not Failure” by Hayley Flug | Blue Owl for Women’s Empowerment Speaker Series x UBS
2026 “Sunrise, Sunset: East Coast and West Coast Perspectives on Premarital Agreements, Estate Planning, Divorce, and Death” by Alyssa Rower | New York City Bar
2026 “The American Dream or an English Affair? Getting the Transatlantic House in Order” by Alyssa Rower with Mishcon de Reya LLP | Rower LLC
2026 “Who Owns the Embryo” by Siobhan Stewart | American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, New York
2025 “Classification of Pre-Marital Assets: Determining Whether Pre-Marital Assets are “Matrimonial” or “Non-Matrimonial” in Dissolution Proceedings” featuring Alyssa Rower | America Conference Institute
2024“Family Law at 2024 Art Law Day” by Alyssa Rower | Appraisers Association of America
2024 “The American Dream or an English Affair? Getting The Transatlantic House in Order” by Alyssa Rower | Mishcon de Reya LLP, London
2024 “Introduction to Matrimonial and Family Law” by Anita Rojas Carroll | CLE Program: LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York
2024 “Smart Women Plan Ahead” | Rower LLC
2024 “Take Control of Your Financial Future: Plan for the Expected and Unexpected” by Alyssa Rower | Duke University
2024 “Family Structuring: Pre-Nup, Post-Nups, Divorce and Beyond” by Alyssa Rower | STEP Cayman Conference 2024, International Wealth Structuring Forum – Grand Cayman
2023 “Basic Matrimonial Practice” by Dilpreet Rai and Siobhan Stewart | CLE Program: New York State Bar Association
2023 “Divorce Redirected: It Doesn’t Have To Be Contentious” by Louisa DeRose, Leslie Stewart Sullivan, and Sarah Hechtman | WMHC
2023 “Issue Spotting the Basics of Hague Convention Issues in Matrimonial Cases” by Anita Rojas Carroll | New York Women’s Bar Association
2023 “Weaponizing the Law” moderated by Kara M. Bellew
2022 “Representing Children in Contested Custody Cases” by Anita Rojas Carroll | CLE Program, New York Women’s Bar Association
2022 “Choice of Law Provisions in Prenuptial Agreements”by Alyssa Rower and Margaret Sarratt.
2022 “Trans Futures: A Panel Discussion on Emerging Issues in the Gender Identity Space” moderated by Anita Rojas Carroll
2022 “Smart Women Plan Ahead” by Anita Rojas Carroll | Optum Health
2021 “Building a Successful Divorce Practice as a Female Lawyer” by Alyssa Rower | New York City Bar
2020 “Law and Domestic Violence Seminar” by Kara M. Bellew | Harvard Law School virtual panel
2020 “Smart Women Plan Ahead” by Louisa DeRose | Rower LLC
2019 “The Different Roads to Divorce: A Divorce Attorney Explains Mediation as an Alternative to Litigation” by Louisa DeRose | MTZ Counseling, Continuing Education Units
2019 “Orders of Protection” by Kara M. Bellew | New York State Bar Association: Family Court Practical Skills CLE
2018 “The Impact of #MeToo: On the Job, in the Home, and on Campus” by Alyssa Rower | Women of Dartmouth, New York
2018 “How to Handle a Custody Case Part I and II” by Kara M. Bellew | New York State Bar Association: Family Court Practical Skills CLE
2018 “Complex Divorce” by Alyssa Rower | UNtied.net
2017 “Smart Women Plan Ahead” by Kara M. Bellew | Kurzman Eisenberg
2017 “Motions and Pre-Trial Intervention in Matrimonial Practice” by Kara M. Bellew | New York State Bar Association