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Michael Attanasio
Partner—San Diego, CA

James Donato
Partner—San Francisco, CA

Bill Grauer
Partner—San Diego, CA

Marty Schenker
Partner—San Francisco, CA

William Schwartz
Partner—New York, NY

Bob Vieth
Partner—Reston, VA


Ashley Kanigher



Cooley Godward Kronish represents numerous healthcare clients in complex commercial and class action litigation throughout the United States. 

Cooley attorneys have been extensively involved in defending managed care organizations in challenges to managed care practices.  For example, Cooley litigators served as lead counsel to a leading managed care company in a nationwide class action brought by physicians challenging managed care incentives and payment practices.  While numerous other defendants paid in excess of one billion dollars to settle the litigation, the firm's litigators secured a complete dismissal of all claims against the firm's client.

Cooley attorneys have won groundbreaking victories on behalf of managed care companies in both the California and United States Supreme Court.

Our healthcare experience also includes the following representative engagements:
  • Cooley attorneys successfully defended a managed care company against three class action complaints filed in California state and federal courts.  The complaints alleged that the company was improperly coordinating benefits in collusion with providers who were accessing other forms of insurance.  The complaint also alleged that the company was improperly seeking reimbursement from its members when the members obtained tort recoveries or other third-party payments.  We obtained dismissals for our client in all three cases.
  • Cooley attorneys have successfully defended managed care companies in complex litigation brought by a hospital system and its affiliated IPA.
  • Cooley attorneys represented a major managed care company in a large qui tam False Claims Act case involving health care billings.
  • Cooley attorneys, many of whom are former employees of the United States Department of Justice (including many former prosecutors from multiple United States Attorney's offices), have extensive experience in conducting internal investigations.  Cooley attorneys have conducted sensitive internal reviews and investigations for our healthcare clients.
  • Cooley attorneys have represented major medical device manufacturers in antitrust cases and trials in federal courts throughout the country.  We have a dedicated team of trial lawyers who are deeply experienced in the antitrust litigation issues medical device manufacturers encounter.


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