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Robert Leventhal is a partner and litigation attorney in Payne & Fears’ Los Angeles office. Robert Leventhal is a partner and litigation attorney in Payne & Fears’ Los Angeles office. He has substantial experience with complex healthcare litigation, insurance coverage disputes, reinsurance disputes, and complex business litigation. Robert has litigated cases against insurance companies on numerous coverage issues. He has represented employers who participated in group insurance programs that became insolvent and pursued brokers who placed the employers in the insolvent programs. Robert also has represented reinsurers in lawsuits and arbitrations regarding numerous actuarial, underwriting, and accounting issues. Robert has extensive experience representing healthcare providers in various disputes, including complex litigation, arbitrations, and regulatory matters. He has successfully represented providers in litigation involving billing disputes and disputes between managed care plans and healthcare providers. In addition, Robert has represented healthcare providers in a variety of regulatory matters, including matters before the California Medical Board, the Department of Managed Health Care, and other regulatory agencies. His healthcare experience also includes providing compliance counseling to healthcare providers regarding Medicare Advantage programs and other regulatory issues. Robert has helped health plans respond to regulatory investigations, and has served as a representative for health plans in disputes between managed care plans and contracted managing general agent, and between managed care plan and plan members.