Rowan is a versatile attorney who handles transactional matters, government relations, and civil litigation. She advises clients on commercial real estate transactions, drafts commercial purchase and sale agreements, performs commercial due diligence, analyzes land use issues, assists companies with ensuring good corporate governance, delves into administrative law matters, performs pre-trial and trial matters including discovery disputes, motions, appeals, and arguing before courts and administrative bodies. Rowan assists clients with government relations and lobbying matters, monitoring emerging legislative and regulatory developments and designing and implementing strategies to advance client goals before the New Hampshire legislature, federal agencies, and local government bodies.
Rowan received her J.D. from the University of New Hampshire School of Law as a member of the Daniel Webster Scholar Honors program. She received her B.A., summa cum laude, in Great Books from Saint Anselm College.
Before joining GCG, Rowan worked as legal intern at the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, the Concord City Solicitor’s Office, and the Nashua District Court.
In addition to her internships, during law school, Rowan completed the rigorous Daniel Webster Scholar Honors program, a two-year intensive honors program with hands-on, practical, skills-based learning, which, upon successful completion results in admission to the New Hampshire bar. Rowan was chosen by the Legal Writing Department to be a first-year Legal Writing Teaching Assistant, and she served as Treasurer of UNH Law’s Civic Engagement Society.
Rowan is admitted in New Hampshire and the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.
Practice Areas:
Advocacy Groups
Aggregate (Sand, Gravel, Mining)
Banking / Financial Services
Condominium & Vacation Ownership
Corporate & Securities
Employment Law / Benefits
Energy & Utilities
Environmental Law
Government Relations / Lobbying / Public Policy
Healthcare Law
Intellectual Property
Investigations
Litigation
Medical Malpractice Defense
Mergers & Acquisitions
Non-Profits
Real Estate/Development
Small Business
Start-ups and Entrepreneurs
Trademark / Copyright / IP
Venture Capital
Betty A. LaClair
Direct: 603-545-3717
Email: laclair@gcglaw.com