Michelle L. Cheng
Overview
Michelle Cheng is a litigation partner in Crowell & Moring’s Health Care Group in the Los Angeles office. Her practice involves defending managed health care companies in high-stakes litigation and arbitrations. Michelle focuses her managed care practice on provider disputes and is regularly involved in defending and counseling managed care plans against claims relating to managed care contracting and disputes involving reimbursements, unfair competition, and breach of contract.
Career & Education
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D.
- University of California, San Diego, B.A., Political Science and Anthropology
- California
- Honorable Judith Ashmann-Gerst, State Court of Appeals - California
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Korean American Bar Association (Southern California) – Board of Governors
- Women's Lawyers of Los Angeles
Michelle's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.20.26
Washington – August 20, 2026: The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 57 of the firm's attorneys in its 2027 edition, a testament to the firm's deep bench of legal talent across practices and offices nationwide. In addition, 29 attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list, recognizing outstanding attorneys earlier in their careers.
Firm News | 3 min read | 08.20.25
The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
Firm News | 4 min read | 08.06.25
Representative Matters
- Defended health plan and health insurer in complex bad faith, breach of contract, and unfair competition cases arising from benefit payments and/or provider disputes.
- Served on a national defense team on behalf of a medical device manufacturer; successfully asserted federal preemption defenses against plaintiffs who had filed hundreds of suits around the country against the manufacturer for allegedly engaging in “off-label” promotion of a spinal fusion device, which is generally used to treat degenerative disc disease.
- Represented a leading medical device manufacturer; successfully asserted federal preemption defenses against plaintiffs who had alleged product liability claims with respect to pain infusion pumps, spinal cord stimulators, implantable defibrillator leads, and other Premarket approved Class III medical devices.
- Defended leading medical device manufacturer in connection with product liability claims related to Resorbable Graft Containment Plating System, diabetes infusion pumps, and other devices.
- Defended leading pharmaceutical company in multi-jurisdictional dispute with collaboration partner regarding launch and commercialization of a new drug; avoided $250 million claim for damages.
- Served as member of national trial team for pharmaceutical company engaged in nationwide litigation involving prescription medication for Parkinson’s disease.
- Obtained summary judgment for SCE on its claim for declaratory relief with respect to MDM software license and services agreement that it had entered into with eMeter Corporation in 2007 over timing, design completion, and implementation of the MDM software and SCE’s right to terminate.
- Successfully represented former chairman of a bank that was subsidiary to a national mortgage company in securities class action litigation involving SEC risk disclosures with respect to the bank’s mortgage holdings.
Michelle's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.20.26
Washington – August 20, 2026: The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 57 of the firm's attorneys in its 2027 edition, a testament to the firm's deep bench of legal talent across practices and offices nationwide. In addition, 29 attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list, recognizing outstanding attorneys earlier in their careers.
Firm News | 3 min read | 08.20.25
The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
Firm News | 4 min read | 08.06.25
Recognition
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The Best Lawyers in America: Health Care, 2026–2027
- Los Angeles Journal: Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys, 2022
- Southern California Super Lawyers: Rising Star, 2013-2015
- Immigrants' Rights – Advocate of the Year Award (Public Counsel)
Michelle's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.20.26
Washington – August 20, 2026: The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 57 of the firm's attorneys in its 2027 edition, a testament to the firm's deep bench of legal talent across practices and offices nationwide. In addition, 29 attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list, recognizing outstanding attorneys earlier in their careers.
Firm News | 3 min read | 08.20.25
The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
Firm News | 4 min read | 08.06.25
Insights
Michelle's Insights
Firm News | 5 min read | 08.20.26
Washington – August 20, 2026: The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 57 of the firm's attorneys in its 2027 edition, a testament to the firm's deep bench of legal talent across practices and offices nationwide. In addition, 29 attorneys have been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® list, recognizing outstanding attorneys earlier in their careers.
Firm News | 3 min read | 08.20.25
The Best Lawyers in America 2026 Recognizes 44 Crowell & Moring Attorneys
Firm News | 4 min read | 08.06.25
