Robert C. Leventhal is a partner with Foley & Lardner LLP. A member of the firm's Insurance and Reinsurance Litigation and General Commercial Litigation Practices, as well as the Insurance Industry Team, Mr. Leventhal has extensive experience in handling highly complex business litigation, frequently involving numerous parties, on a range of matters that include contract disputes, antitrust issues, accountant malpractice, insurance and reinsurance disputes, and construction defects. He has represented clients in state and federal courts, as well as in arbitration and mediation proceedings.
Mr. Leventhal has a strong background in complex business litigation. He was recently lead litigation counsel representing California hospitals in a class action lawsuit challenging the adequacy of Medi-Cal hospital outpatient rates. The lawsuit settled for $85 million. He has also successfully defended complex class action law suits. Mr. Leventhal has significant experience handling cases that involve complex accounting and actuarial issues. He has represented clients in high stakes insurance and reinsurance disputes.
A member of the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association, Mr. Leventhal has contributed articles to the Health Care Law Newsletter, formerly published by Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. of New York.
Mr. Leventhal is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1985), where he was elected to the Order of the Coif and was a member of the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, and the State University of New York at Binghamton (B.A., 1979). He was admitted to the California Bar in 1985 and also is admitted to practice before the United States District Court, Northern, Eastern, Central and Southern Districts of California, and the United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.