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Samuel Ruddy

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Samuel H. Ruddy litigates a wide range of complex health care disputes. As a member of Crowell & Moring’s Health Care group and cross-sectional Administrative Law and Regulatory practice, Sam represents managed care organizations, health insurers, and health care providers in litigation in federal, state, and arbitral forums. He also counsels managed care organizations and health insurers regarding mental health parity and provider reimbursement issues, and he advises health care providers on price transparency practices.

Additionally, Sam maintains an active pro bono practice. His past pro bono work includes representing veterans in disability benefit appeals and co-authoring amicus briefs in high-profile cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit. 

During law school, Sam was editor-in-chief of the Georgetown Environmental Law Review and a member of the Appellate Litigation Clinic. He also interned for the Honorable Patty Shwartz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and the Honorable Amit Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Prior to law school, Sam served in the Obama Administration, first as an associate in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel and then as a special assistant in the Enforcement and Compliance division of the Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration.

Career & Education

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    • The White House
      Associate, Office of Presidential Personnel, 2015–2016
    • Department of Commerce
      Special Assistant, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 2016–2017
    • The White House
      Associate, Office of Presidential Personnel, 2015–2016
    • Department of Commerce
      Special Assistant, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 2016–2017

    • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude, 2015
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020
    • University of Pennsylvania, B.A., magna cum laude, 2015
    • Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020

    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Representative Matters

  • Representing health plans in litigation against out-of-network providers regarding billing practices and reimbursement rates.
  • Defending ERISA plan administrators in appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit regarding mental health benefits.
  • Defending managed care organizations against ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claims alleging health benefit claims overpayments.
  • Representing a nursing home in an administrative appeal challenging a state Inspector General audit adjustment to the home’s per diem Medicaid rate.
  • Advising health plans on compliance with mental health parity laws and regulations.
  • Counseling managed care organizations and a national health care provider on compliance with federal No Surprises Act regulations.
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