Hairston, Abbey G.

Mr. Rubin’s areas of expertise include pharmaceutical, environmental, products liability, and toxic tort law, with an emphasis on environmental litigation and counseling, and pharmaceutical products liability and toxic tort litigation (including pesticides and workplace chemical exposure).

In the toxic torts and pharmaceutical products liability arena, Mr. Rubin's practice focuses on corporate conduct, employee, and liability issues. He has developed successful strategies for the preparation and defense of depositions and trial testimony of dozens of current and former employees, including so-called "apex" employees. In the environmental arena, he litigates coverage issues on behalf of policyholders, provides oversight of Superfund remedial projects, conducts environmental due diligence reviews and audits, and provides counsel on federal and state UST programs, shareholder and successor liability in acquisitions and real estate transactions, CERCLA reporting requirements, and used oil and hazardous waste matters.

Mr. Rubin's twenty-five years of experience includes significant government service. As an attorney for the Environmental Defense Section of the Department of Justice, he represented the United States and its agencies in suits involving a variety of environmental statutes and regulations, including CERCLA/Superfund, RCRA, Clean Water, wetlands, TSCA, and FIFRA. He has argued before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on CERCLA/Superfund and RCRA issues.

Mr. Rubin is a member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI).