The healthcare practice at Crowell & Moring LLP is a group is well-versed in addressing diverse legal needs in the health insurance space, such as transactions and M&A, and complex arbitration and litigation, such as ERISA lawsuits and coverage disputes. Alongside contentious and transactional work, the team advises insurers and health plans of various sizes on compliance and regulatory matters. Practice co-head Troy Barsky, who specializes in Medicaid and Medicare matters and fraud and abuse disputes, is joined by co-lead and seasoned litigator Christopher Flynn, who oversee matters from Washington DC. Other foundational team members include Jennifer Romano, who takes on high-stakes disputes from the LA office, DC-based Mike Lieberman, who litigates commercial health care disputes at the federal and state level, and other DC litigator Kelly Hibbert.
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  • ‘Strong industry experience, diverse teams, efficient staffing, great client service, and excellent work product.’

  • ‘Jennifer Romano has deep industry experience and is a strong tactician, and Christopher Flynn has deep industry experience and excellent trial skills.'

Key clients

  • Alignment Healthcare
  • Central California Alliance for Health
  • Health Net Federal Services LLC
  • L.A. Care Health Plan

Work highlights

  • Acted as lead counsel for Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC) in its effort to recover over $100 million from Walgreen Co. (Walgreens) resulting from Walgreen’s fraudulent conduct.
  • Obtained a victory for UnitedHealthcare against Samaritan Health System worth $5 million following an expedited four-day AAA arbitration hearing last summer in Oregon.
  • Defending Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. in a series of class-action lawsuits filed against Kaiser, MultiPlan, and several other large payors, alleging a conspiracy between MultiPlan and its clients to use MultiPlan’s “repricing” software to artificially depress reimbursement rates paid to out-of-network health care providers.

Lawyers

Practice head

Troy Barsky; Christopher Flynn

Other key lawyers

Jennifer Romano; Mike Lieberman; Kelly Hibbert