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Rochelle-Leigh (Shelley) Rosenberg

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Overview

Rochelle-Leigh (Shelley) Rosenberg is a trial and appellate litigator. As a partner in Crowell & Moring's Washington, D.C. office, she practices in the Litigation and Health Care groups and is also a member of the Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, which is a cross-section of all of the firm's regulatory groups. Shelley's practice primarily includes representing managed care organizations and other health care entities in various litigation matters.

Shelley maintains an active pro bono practice. She litigates education access cases on behalf of parents of children with special needs. Shelley is also a member of the Children's Law Center Advisory Board. She recently spoke on the Washington Council of Lawyers — Representation of Children and Families Panel at the Summer Pro Bono & Public Interest Forum about how to fit pro bono work into one’s practice. She also serves on the Emerging Leaders Committee of Tzedek DC, an independent public interest center at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Tzedek DC’s mission is to safeguard the legal rights of low-income DC residents facing often unjust, life-altering debt collection lawsuits, and other consumer protection crises.

Before joining Crowell & Moring, Shelley clerked for the Honorable Robert H. Cleland on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. During law school, Shelley served as the managing editor of the Harvard Law and Policy Review and, upon graduation, received the Dean's Award for community leadership.

Career & Education

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    • University of Michigan, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, public policy, 2010
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2013
    • University of Michigan, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, public policy, 2010
    • Harvard Law School, J.D., 2013
    • District of Columbia
    • Virginia
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
    • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
    • District of Columbia
    • Virginia
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
    • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Rochelle-Leigh (Shelley)'s Insights

Publication | 01.10.24

Health Care: Private Equity + Health Care = Lawsuits

Private equity firms have been increasingly active in the health care provider space in recent years—which, in turn, has increased the prevalence of health care litigation....

Representative Matters

  • Representing a Fortune 50 health insurance company in arbitration and trial against a major Maryland hospital system regarding payment of claims.
  • Successfully defending a Fortune 50 health insurance company regarding member benefits in Virginia General District Court. 
  • Defending eight health insurance companies in multi-district litigation (MDL) class actions asserting nationwide and state antitrust claims.
  • Representing a large health insurer in multiple arbitration proceedings involving a Medicare Advantage dispute.
  • Successfully trying case on behalf of leading health services company involving fraud and breach of contract claims related to the design, build, and operation of a health plan.
  • Representing a large health care client in False Claims Act case initiated by qui-tam relator. 
  • Successfully representing a health care provider before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in arguing that an administrative law judge (ALJ) with the D.C. Office of Administrative Hearings applied the wrong standard of review in reversing a favorable agency order, resulting in reversal of the ALJ decision.

Rochelle-Leigh (Shelley)'s Insights

Publication | 01.10.24

Health Care: Private Equity + Health Care = Lawsuits

Private equity firms have been increasingly active in the health care provider space in recent years—which, in turn, has increased the prevalence of health care litigation....

Recognition

  • Washington D.C. Super Lawyers: Rising Star - Health Care, 2016-2021
  • American Health Lawyers Association: Pro Bono Champion, 2015
  • Nominated by Crowell & Moring for its annual "George Bailey" Awards, 2016

Rochelle-Leigh (Shelley)'s Insights

Publication | 01.10.24

Health Care: Private Equity + Health Care = Lawsuits

Private equity firms have been increasingly active in the health care provider space in recent years—which, in turn, has increased the prevalence of health care litigation....

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Rochelle-Leigh (Shelley)'s Insights

Publication | 01.10.24

Health Care: Private Equity + Health Care = Lawsuits

Private equity firms have been increasingly active in the health care provider space in recent years—which, in turn, has increased the prevalence of health care litigation....