<p> Gabriel Taussig Division Chief Administrative Law Division New York City Law Department</p><p>Gabriel Taussig is the Division Chief of the Administrative Law Division of the New York City Law Department. He joined the Law Department as a staff attorney in 1974. In 1984 he was named as the Division Chief of the Administrative Law Department and has held that position since then. </p><p>Mr. Taussig is intimately involved in the many aspects of the work of his division which is responsible for litigating a wide variety of cases arising from the City’s regulatory activities, including public health matters, land use, public safety, housing and licensing. In his time at the Law Department, Mr. Taussig has worked on many important cases including the defense of challenges to Kendra’s Law, the City’s enforcement of its lead paint laws, and the current challenge to the City’s recently adopted Smoke Free Air Act. He has also prosecuted actions seeking the closure of commercial premises that allow high-risk sexual activities. Mr. Taussig has also played a crucial role in establishing the City’s procedures for several important public health initiatives, including the detention of individuals who, because of their exposure to various diseases, may pose public health risks as well the clean up of private lots which can serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes which might spread the West Nile virus.</p><p>Mr. Taussig graduated from Queens College of the City University of New York and received his law degree from Brooklyn Law School where he was an Editor of the Law Review. </p><p>1</p>