Jason Rubinstein is an associate at Gilbert LLP.  Mr. Rubinstein has worked on a variety of litigation and arbitration issues for clients, primarily concentrating on insurance coverage litigation and consultation.  Mr. Rubinstein has experience with various lines of insurance, including general liability, property, directors and officers liability, errors and omissions, product recall, contaminated products, and automobile liability.

Representative Experience

• Represented a major healthcare company in an arbitration with a multinational pharmaceutical manufacturer arising out of an indemnification dispute.

• Represented a major healthcare services provider in the adjustment and mediation of a large property loss and business interruption claim arising out of the shutdown and  eventual closure of a pharmaceutical repackaging facility due to FDA compliance related  issues.

• Represented two national construction companies in adjustment and negotiation of claims under home builders protective insurance policies for defense and indemnity costs arising from Chinese drywall claims.

• Represented an individual in pursuit of insurance coverage under personal automobile and excess insurance policies for defense and indemnification costs arising out of an automobile accident.

• Defended a mobile aggregator against indemnification claims made by a national telecommunications carrier arising out of civil lawsuits and state attorneys general investigations pertaining to unauthorized charges.

• Represented a pharmaceutical repackaging subsidiary of a major health care services provider in the adjustment and negotiation of a claim under a contaminated products  insurance policy for losses arising out of an FDA-recommended recall of an entire  production line of repackaged pharmaceutical products. Obtained settlement on terms very favorable to the client, notwithstanding numerous coverage and accounting issues  raised by the insurers.

• Defended a Fortune 100 company in asbestos litigation in the Circuit Court For Baltimore City. The representation resulted in a summary judgment victory for the client.

• Represented a Fortune 500 construction company in insurance recovery actions against commercial general liability carriers in South Carolina federal court.

Professional Background

Prior to joining Gilbert LLP, Mr. Rubinstein was an associate in the D.C. office of a large international law firm.  He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2006. While in law school, Mr. Rubinstein earned a Certificate in Business and Public Policy from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and published an article entitled: Seniority Systems as a Potential Threat to Equal Employment Opportunity Harris v. Bekins Van Lines, 8 U. Pa.J. Lab. & Emp. l. 257 (2005). Mr. Rubinstein also interned for Judge Henry H. Kennedy, Jr., United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Mr. Rubinstein earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan Business School where he graduated with high distinction and was elected Phi Beta Kappa.

• Rethinking Common Wisdom Of 'Wage And Hour' Insurance, Law360, May 2012
• Settling A Securities Suit: 'Loss' Under D&O Policy?, Law360, January 27, 2009
• Seniority Systems as a Potential Threat to Equal Employment Opportunity - Harris v. Bekins Van Lines, U. Pa. Journal of Labor and Employment Law, 2005