Laura Schwartz

Counsel

Overview

Laura Schwartz is a counsel in Crowell & Moring's Los Angeles office, where she is a member of the Commercial Litigation and White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement groups. Laura represents corporate and individual clients in high stakes litigation including healthcare fraud, intellectual property and trade secrets theft, data privacy, and related criminal investigations in state and federal courts. Her clients include Fortune 500 companies, multinational health care services and investment bank and financial services companies, university systems, and technology start-ups.

Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, Laura served as a law clerk to the Hon. Jay C. Gandhi, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

During law school, Laura served as notes and comments editor for the Emory Law Journal.

Career & Education

    • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., political science, 2004
    • Columbia University, M.A., 2007
    • Emory University School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 2012
    • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., political science, 2004
    • Columbia University, M.A., 2007
    • Emory University School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 2012
    • California
    • New Jersey
    • New York
    • California
    • New Jersey
    • New York

Laura's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.21.25

Not So Surprising: The Fifth Circuit Finds No Private Right of Action in the No Surprises Act

On June 12, 2025, the Fifth Circuit ruled in Guardian Flight I[i] and Guardian Flight II[ii] that the No Surprises Act (“NSA”) does not confer a private right of action on parties to confirm an Independent Dispute Resolution (“IDR”) award in court. The Fifth Circuit is the first United States Court of Appeals to weigh in on the issue, which has divided some district courts. On July 11, 2025 the Fifth Circuit denied Appellant’s request for en banc review of the Court’s finding that the NSA lacks a private right of action.[iii] The panel’s ruling is now final and controlling precedent for the Fifth Circuit unless overturned by the Supreme Court....

Laura's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.21.25

Not So Surprising: The Fifth Circuit Finds No Private Right of Action in the No Surprises Act

On June 12, 2025, the Fifth Circuit ruled in Guardian Flight I[i] and Guardian Flight II[ii] that the No Surprises Act (“NSA”) does not confer a private right of action on parties to confirm an Independent Dispute Resolution (“IDR”) award in court. The Fifth Circuit is the first United States Court of Appeals to weigh in on the issue, which has divided some district courts. On July 11, 2025 the Fifth Circuit denied Appellant’s request for en banc review of the Court’s finding that the NSA lacks a private right of action.[iii] The panel’s ruling is now final and controlling precedent for the Fifth Circuit unless overturned by the Supreme Court....