Amir Shlesinger
Overview
Amir is an experienced trial partner in Crowell & Moring’s Health Care Group. For nearly two decades, he has represented payor clients in the health care industry. Amir is frequently called upon nationwide to help clients navigate and resolve complex disputes given his pragmatic approach to problem-solving and his ability to deliver cost-effective, practical solutions to complicated issues.
Career & Education
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., 1999
Sayre McNeil Scholar; St. Thomas More Law Honor Society, Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review - University of California, Berkeley, B.A., high distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, Political Science, 1996
- Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, J.D., 1999
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
Amir 's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
Representative Matters
- Chair multiple jury trials and arbitrations involving both OON UCR and contractual reimbursement policy disputes on behalf of payors.
- Defend health plan in class action relating to allegations of misclassification of emergency claims by OON physicians.
- Defend health plan against putative class actions alleging improper mid-year modifications to plan contracts to revise member cost-shares, among other terms.
- Defend health plan against allegations of violations of the “reverse” False Claims Act based on alleged underpayment of UCR by OON facility.
- Defend health plans in out of network UCR professional and facilities cases.
- Defend health plan in a narrow network/network exclusion case with alleged damages of over $1.5 billion dollars
- Defend health plan and health insurer in high profile litigation, both class and individual cases, involving the rescission of coverage.
- Defend health plans in complex bad faith, breach of contract, ERISA, and unfair competition cases arising from the denial of benefits and related issues.
- Defend banking client in a putative class action alleging violation of Fair Credit Reporting Act.
- Defend credit issuer in putative class action alleging violations of consumer protection statutes by failing to include late and annual fees in the minimum payment amounts reflected in account statements. Case dismissed before class certification.
Amir 's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
Recognition
- Chambers USA: California Healthcare, 2022–2025
Amir 's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
Amir 's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.06.25
Chicago – August 06, 2025: Crowell & Moring today announced that a group of 16 highly regarded health care litigation partners is joining the firm, together with their team, and led by accomplished trial attorney Martin J. Bishop. The strategic combination creates one of the largest health care practices in the country and expands the firm’s ability to provide clients across the industry with the full spectrum of litigation, investigations, regulatory, transactional, and recovery capabilities. The team joins from Reed Smith, where Bishop served on the firm’s executive committee.
