Eric I. Wrubel and Alexis L. Cirel, both partners in the Matrimonial and Family Law Group and Co-Chairs of the Fertility Law Group, have been named Best Lawyers in America for the New York Area in 2024. 

Partner Alexis Cirel joined members of Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York for a panel discussion on family-building options for the LGBTQIA+ community on June 27th.

by Rose Holden Vacanti Gilroy

Assisted reproduction has become increasingly widespread in the United  States, with 73,602 children born using assisted reproductive technologies  (ART) in 2020 alone. Yet, as of late, ART has not fostered much mainstream feminist action or extensive contemporary discourse within feminist legal theory.

Family and Fertility Law Group Partner Alexis Cirel has been published in the American Bar Association Family Advocate Magazine Fall 2022 issue. Her article, "ART Parentage, Divorce and the Marital Presumption," discusses the legal presumption of parentage based on the marital relationship and its application in the context of assisted reproduction.

Warshaw Burstein, LLP today announced that the firm hosted in their offices in midtown Manhattan the first of a two-part series as part of the Mentorship Initiative for AAML-NY. The Mentorship Initiative seeks to identify future leaders of the matrimonial bar and share the knowledge and tools that AAML Fellows have accrued over their careers.

Fertility Law Group Partner Alexis Cirel will be speaking on “Third Party Reproduction: Providing A Space for All in Their Family Planning Journeys”, during a panel at the 3rd annual Reproductive Health Innovation Summit (RHIS) happening February 15th and 16th.