Industry veteran Rubin joins Barton LLP as a partner of the firm

According to Barton LLP, Cynthia Rubin has joined as a partner of the firm. Rubin has over 20 years of experience representing clients in all areas of family law including negotiating separation, pre-nuptial, post-nuptial, and living together agreements. Rubin's extensive trial experience includes complex equitable distribution, relocation, custody, support and paternity cases. Rubin has extensive experience in representing LGBT couples in the complicated issues that they confront in today's legal landscape. Rubin frequently represents clients in divorces and pre-nuptial agreements involving complex financial issues such as the valuation of businesses and professional degrees and licenses, complex executive compensation, real estate holdings and partnership interests. She also has experience in cases involving the Hague Convention on International Child Abduction and has successfully litigated the return of abducted children from overseas. Rubin has been consistently counted among the top rated Family Law attorneys in New York including an "AV Preeminent" peer review rating in Martindale-Hubble; selection as a New York Super Lawyer (2007-2013); New York Women Leader in the Law; and Avenue Magazine "Top Lawyer." She was the 2007 recipient of the Abely Award for pro bono achievement presented by Sanctuary for Families Legal Center. Rubin is a valuable leader in the many charitable and legal organizations with which she is involved. She is a member of the First Department's Committee on Character and Fitness, immediate past Chair of the New York City Bar Committee on State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction, Board member and past Co-President of the Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert and a past Co-Chair and current Executive Committee member of the Interdisciplinary Form on Mental Health and Family Law. She sits on the Board of Sanctuary for Families.