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Samuel Ruddy

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Samuel H. Ruddy litigates complex health care and employee benefits 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, employers, trade associations, and health care providers in federal, state, and arbitral forums. He also counsels managed care organizations, health insurers, and trade associations regarding mental health parity and provider reimbursement issues, and he has advised health care providers and patient advocacy organizations on price transparency compliance.

Additionally, Sam maintains an active pro bono practice. His past pro bono work includes representing voters challenging election officials’ refusal to certify election results, representing veterans in disability benefit appeals, and coauthoring  briefs in high-profile appeals before the U.S. Supreme Court, Fifth Circuit, and Seventh 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

    • 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
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    • U.S. District Court of New Mexico
    • Maryland
    • District of Columbia
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
    • U.S. District Court of New Mexico

Sam's Insights

Firm News | 7 min read | 01.09.26

Crowell & Moring Elects 15 New Partners, Promotes One to Senior Counsel and 26 to Counsel

Washington – January 9, 2026: Crowell & Moring elected 15 new partners effective January 1, 2026. The firm also promoted 26 associates to counsel, and one counsel to senior counsel....

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Representative Matters

  • Representing health plans in litigation and arbitration matters regarding reimbursement rates and provider billing practices.
  • Defending health benefit plan claims administrators in appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit regarding mental health benefits.
  • Representing health insurance issuers in class actions regarding mental health benefits.
  • Representing a health plan in a class action challenging health benefit plan hearing aid exclusions.
  • Defending health benefit plan claims administrators against ERISA denial of benefit and breach of fiduciary duty claims.
  • Defending managed care organizations against ERISA breach of fiduciary duty claims alleging health benefit claims overpayments.
  • Representing a nursing home in appeals challenging a state Inspector General’s audit adjustment to the home’s per diem Medicaid rate.
  • Drafting appellate amicus briefs on ERISA statutory interpretation issues for trade associations representing employee benefit plan sponsors, fiduciaries, and service providers.
  • Serving as outside general counsel for a trade association representing managed care organizations on behavioral health policy issues.
  • Counseling health plans on compliance with mental health parity laws and regulations.
  • Counseling managed care organizations, health care providers, and patient advocates on federal No Surprises Act regulations.

Sam's Insights

Firm News | 7 min read | 01.09.26

Crowell & Moring Elects 15 New Partners, Promotes One to Senior Counsel and 26 to Counsel

Washington – January 9, 2026: Crowell & Moring elected 15 new partners effective January 1, 2026. The firm also promoted 26 associates to counsel, and one counsel to senior counsel....

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Insights

Firm News | 7 min read | 01.09.26

Crowell & Moring Elects 15 New Partners, Promotes One to Senior Counsel and 26 to Counsel

Speaking Engagement | 11.05.25

"The Government Shutdown and Health Policy - A Washington Health Law Summit Preview," Voices In Health Law

Webinar | 09.25.25

HOOPS 2025

Publication | 09.24.25

Courts Keep Upping Standing Ante In ERISA Healthcare Suits

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Practices

Sam's Insights

Firm News | 7 min read | 01.09.26

Crowell & Moring Elects 15 New Partners, Promotes One to Senior Counsel and 26 to Counsel

Washington – January 9, 2026: Crowell & Moring elected 15 new partners effective January 1, 2026. The firm also promoted 26 associates to counsel, and one counsel to senior counsel....

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