Brief Bio: Ms. Rubin is an Associate Attorney and General Counsel to the firm. She graduated from Fordham University School of Law in 1990, and from New York University (B.S., 1983). Ms. Rubin is admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of New York (1991), and to the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York (1991), the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1991) and the Third Circuit (2003); and to the U.S. Supreme Court (1997). Concentrating her practice in appellate and complex litigation, Ms. Rubin has worked throughout her career on mass tort, products liability and professional liability matters. She was formerly Principal Court Attorney to the Honorable Karla Moskowitz, then sitting in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County (and subsequently appointed to the Appellate Division: First Department). Ms. Rubin has lectured on appellate practice and procedure for the New York County Lawyers Association, and on diet drug litigation at the Mealy's Diet Drug Seminar in Philadelphia (2004).
Practice Areas: Appellate Practice, Pharmaceutical Products Liability, Professional Liability, Toxic and Environmental Torts.
Admitted: New York: 1991; U.S. District Court (Eastern District of New York and Southern District of New York) 1991; U.S. Court of Appeals (Second Circuit - 1991), (Third Circuit - 2003); U.S. Supreme Court: 1997.
Law School: Fordham University School of Law, J.D., 1990
College: New York University, B.S., 1983
Appointments: Principal Court Attorney to the Honorable Karla Moskowitz, Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, 1999-2000
Articles/Lectures:
Gillers, Stephen, and Rubin, Denise A., An Attorney’s Ethical Obligations Relating to Disclosure of His/Her Health Issues To Clients, Colleagues and the Court, Outline and Written Materials Prepared for Continuing Legal Education Course Presented Jointly by the Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert (“JALBCA”), The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York and The Saint Vincents Comprehensive Cancer Center (SVCCC): Managing Your Career and Cancer: Ethical, Professional and Emotional Considerations After Diagnosis. October 27, 1999.
Panelist: "Appeals from the Inside Out: An Introduction;" Continuing Legal Education Seminar Sponsored by Appellate Courts Committee of the New York County Lawyers Association -- May 19, 1997.
Panelist: "Roadblocks To A Successful Appeal And How To Overcome Them;" Continuing Legal Education Seminar Sponsored by Appellate Courts Committee of the New York County Lawyers Association -- May 2, 1995.
Pittoni, Luke M., and Rubin, Denise A., "Does Early Breast Cancer Diagnosis Affect Cure, Survival?" Medical-Legal Aspects of Cancer Litigation, Vol. I, No. 1, p.1, Feb., 1995, Leader Pub., NY, NY.
Reported Cases:
Abdelrehim v. City of New York,
12 Misc.3d 1191(A), 824 N.Y.S.2d 767 (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty., 2006)
Albin v. Schulman,
94 CIV 7688 (RWS) 1997 WL 473554 Slip Op. (S.D.N.Y. 1997)
Amodio v. City of New York,
33 A.D.3d 456, 822 N.Y.S.2d 530 (1st Dep’t 2006)
Antine v. City of New York,
14 Misc.3d 161 (Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cty. 2006)
Astuto v. Hogan,
219 A.D.2d 692, 631 N.Y.S.2d 761 (2d Dep’t 1995)
Auditore v. City of New York,
14 Misc.3d 175, --- N.Y.S.2d ---- (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty. 2006)
Augustine v. Hee,
161 Fed.Appx. 77, 2005 WL 3528886 (2d Cir. (N.Y.) 2005)
Becovic v. Poisson & Hackett,
49 A.D.3d 435, 854 N.Y.S.2d 63 (1st Dep’t 2008)
Balbuena v. New York Stock Exchange, Inc.,
49 A.D.3d 374, 853 N.Y.S.2d 330 (1st Dep’t 2008)
45 A.D.3d 279, 844 N.Y.S.2d 285 (1st Dep’t 2007)
Bhupsingh v. Long Island Cremation,
282 A.D.2d 491, 723 N.Y.S.2d 106 (2d Dep’t 2001)
Bongiorno v. Penske Automobile Center,
289 A.D.2d 250, 735 N.Y.S.2d 617 (2d Dep’t 2001)
Check v. Gacevk,
14 A.D.3d 586, 789 N.Y.S.2d 218 (2d Dep’t 2005)
Cives Steel Company v. Unit Builders, Inc.,
262 A.D.2d 164, 692 N.Y.S.2d 65 (1st Dep’t 1999)
Cohn v. Haddad,
244 A.D.2d 519, 664 N.Y.S.2d 621 (2d Dep’t 1997)
Cox v. Huntington Quadrangle No. 1 Co.,
35 A.D.3d 523, 826 N.Y.S.2d 638 (2d Dep’t 2006)
Czeisler v. Mears,
259 A.D.2d 278, 686 N.Y.S.2d 43 (1st Dep’t 1999)
DeLeon v. The Rajon Company,
243 A.D.2d 366, 664 N.Y.S.2d 545 (1st Dep’t 1997)
Doria v. Cassamajor,
36 A.D.3d 752, 829 N.Y.S.2d 166 (2d Dep’t 2007)
Doyaga v. Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center,
307 A.D.2d 333, 762 N.Y.S.2d 636 (2d Dep’t 2003)
Durr v. New York Community Hosp.,
43 A.D.3d 388, 840 N.Y.S.2d 430 (2d Dep’t 2007)
Farkas v. Saary,
191 A.D.2d 178, 594 N.Y.S.2d 195 (1st Dep’t 1993)
Felder v. City of New York,
43 A.D.3d 749 (1 Dep’t 2007)
53 A.D.3d 401 (1st Dep’t 2008)
Figueroa v. Gallager,
20 A.D.3d 385, 798 N.Y.S.2d 143 (2d Dep’t 2005)
Galasso v. City of New York,
8 Misc.3d 1025(A) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. Cty., 2005)
Gorden v. Tibulcio,
50 A.D.3d 460, 855 N.Y.S.2d 515 (1st Dep’t 2008)
Graham v. Mitchell,
--- A.D.3d ---, 829 N.Y.S.2d 628 (2d Dep’t 2007)
Greenfield v. Philles Records, Inc.,
243 A.D.2d 353, 674 N.Y.S.2d 1 (1st Dep’t 1997)
248 A.D.2d 212, 670 N.Y.S.2d 73 (1st Dep’t 1998)
Gumo v. Canzoneri,
263 A.D.2d 456, 693 N.Y.S.2d 618 (2d Dep’t 1999)
Gumo v. Incorporated Village of Malverne,
260 A.D.2d 577, 686 N.Y.S.2d 733 (2d Dep’t 1999)
Hargrove v. New York City Transit Authority,
49 A.D.3d 692, 854 N.Y.S.2d 182 (2d Dep’t 2008)
In re: Diet Drugs (Phentermine/Fenfluramine/Dexfenfluramine) Products, (multiple)
226 F.R.D. 498 (E.D. Pa. 2005)
369 F.3d 293 (3d Cir. (PA. 2004)
2004 WL 906284 (MDL-1203) (ED Pa., Civ A. 99-20593 Apr. 26, 2004)
2004 WL 286937 (MDL-1203) (ED Pa., Civ A. 99-20593, Feb. 12, 2004)
385 F.3d 386 (3d Cir. (Pa.) 2004
In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability Litigation,
Slip Copy, 2007 WL 4326755, S.D.N.Y., 2007(MDL No. 1358 (SAS). No. M21-88.)
In re: World Trade Center Disaster Site Litigation, (multiple)
456 F. Supp. 2d 520 (SDNY 2006)
503 F.3d 167 (2d Cir. 2007)
521 F.3d 169 (2d Cir. 2008)
Iusmen v. Konopka,
38 A.D.3d 608, 831 N.Y.S.2d 530 (2d Dep’t 2007)
Johnson v. Huff Enterprises,
303 A.D.2d 375, 755 N.Y.S.2d 663 (2d Dep’t 2003)
Kolari v. New York -Presbyterian Hosp.
2005 WL 710452 (SDNY 2005)
Koren v. Weihs,
201 A.D.2d 268, 607 N.Y.S.2d 257 (1st Dep't 1994)
Labate v. Plotkin,
195 A.D.2d 444, 600 N.Y.S.2d 144 (2d Dep't 1993)
LaGuna v. 285 Central Park West,
244 A.D.2d 241, 665 N.Y.S.2d 844 (1st Dep’t 1997)
Larson v. Cabrini Medical Center,
175 Misc.2d 573, 669 N.Y.S.2d 172 (Sup. Ct., NY Cty. 1998)
Lee v. J & R Electronic, Inc.,
38 A.D.3d 501, 830 N.Y.S.2d 519 (2d Dep’t 2007)
Lenze v. Lehrer McGovern Bovis,
245 A.D.2d 209, 665 N.Y.S.2d 899 (1st Dep’t 1997)
Leonardo v. Consolidated Edison, et al,
279 A.D.2d 296, 719 N.Y.S.2d 234 (1st Dep’t 2001)
Lillis v. Wessolock,
50 A.D.3d 969, 856 N.Y.S.2d 487 (2d Dep’t 2008)
Luina v. Katharine Gibbs School New York, Inc.,
37 A.D.3d 555, 830 N.Y.S.2d 263 (2d Dep’t 2007)
McClaren v. Bell Atlantic,
30 A.D.3d 569, 817 N.Y.S.2d 395 (2d Dep’t 2006)
MetLife Auto & Home v. Pennella,
10 A.D.3d 726, 782 N.Y.S.2d 119 (2d Dep't 2004)
Morales v. City of New York,
245 A.D.2d 431, 666 N.Y.S.2d 200 (2d Dep’t 1997)
Nealy v. U.S. Healthcare HMO,
93 N.Y.2d 209, 711 N.E.2d 621, 689 N.Y.S.2d 406 (1999)
Nwaru v. Leeds Management Inc.,
236 A.D.2d 252, 654 N.Y.S.2d 338 (1st Dep’t 1997)
Obdulio v. Fabian,
33 A.D.3d 418, 822 N.Y.S.2d 276 (1st Dep’t 2006)
Oribamie v. Santiago,
12 A.D.3d 250, 784 N.Y.S.2d 556 (1st Dep't 2004)
Osorio v. City of New York,
44 A.D.3d 553, 843 N.Y.S.2d 853 (1st Dep’t 2007)
Palestrant v. Garcia,
189 A.D.2d 558, 592 N.Y.S.2d 21 (1st Dep't 1993)
Platovsky v. City of New York,
49 A.D.3d 842, 855 N.Y.S.2d 571 (2d Dep’t 2008)
Raciti v. Sands Point Nursing Home, et al.,
--- A.D.3d ---, --- N.Y.S.2d --- 2008 WL 4427635 (2d Dep't 2008)
Ramirez v. Durocher,
19 Misc.3d 143(A), 2008 WL 2284830 (N.Y.Sup. App.Term 2008)
Reid v. The Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York,
254 A.D.2d 139, 679 N.Y.S.2d 34 (1st Dep’t 1998)
Ricciuti v. N.Y.C. Transit Authority,
124 F.3d 123 (2d Cir. 1997)
Robinson v. Jewish Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn,
221 A.D.2d 328, 633 N.Y.S.2d 792 (2d Dep't 1995)
Robinson v. Jewish Hospital and Medical Center of Brooklyn,
221 A.D.2d 328, 633 N.Y.S.2d 1010 (2d Dep't 1995)
Rocco v. Advantage Securities and Protection Inc., et al,
283 A.D.2d 317, 724 N.Y.S.2d 419 (1st Dep’t 2001)
Romano v. Marks,
231 A.D.2d 563, 647 N.Y.S.2d 272 (2d Dep’t 1996)
Schrager v. Ransohoff,
186 A.D.2d 386, 588 N.Y.S.2d 1008 (1st Dep't 1992)
Schrager v. New York University,
227 A.D.2d 189, 642 N.Y.S.2d 243 (1st Dep’t 1996)
Seung-Min Oh v. Gelco Corporation,
257 A.D.2d 385, 683 N.Y.S.2d 95 (1st Dep’t 1999)
Sheridan v. Bieniewicz,
7 A.D.3d 508, 776 N.Y.S.2d 318 (2d Dep’t 2004)
St. Claire v. Empire General Contracting & Painting Corp.,
33 A.D.3d 611, 821 N.Y.S.2d 471 (2d Dep’t 2006)
Sterling v. Interlake Industries, Inc.,
154 F.R.D. 579 (E.D.N.Y. 1994)
Thompson v. Orner,
36 A.D.3d 791, 828 N.Y.S.2d 509 (2d Dep’t 2007)
Tutarashvili v. Barzilay,
39 A.D.3d 851, 832 N.Y.S.2d 810 (2d Dep’t 2007)
Wausau Insurance Companies v. Feldman,
213 A.D.2d 179, 623 N.Y.S.2d 242 (1st Dep't 1995)
Werner Enterprises v. New York City Law Department,
281 A.D.2d 253, 721 N.Y.S.2d 536 (1st Dep’t 2001)
Whelan by Whelan v. GTE Sylvania Products, Inc.,
182 A.D.2d 446, 582 N.Y.S.2d 170 (1st Dep't 1992)
Zapata v. New York City Bd. of Educ.,
40 A.D.3d 1083, 834 N.Y.S.2d 879 (2d Dep’t 2007)