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Virginia is a first chair litigator with a diverse practice, representing clients in the health care and financial services sectors. Her managed health care work is focused on defending insurers, managed care organizations, and plan administrators in complex multiparty and single-plaintiff litigation. Virginia helps clients navigate a range of claims, including bad faith, breach of contract, ERISA, the Mental Health Parity Act (MHPA), out-of-network, and issues arising under common law. As a go-to advisor for some of the largest companies in the U.S., Virginia has litigated matters in more than 21 states.

On January 13, a coalition of 39 state attorneys general — led by AGs from Pennsylvania, Washington, Illinois, Massachusetts, and California — reached a settlement with student loan servicer Navient over allegedly unfair, deceptive, and abusive student loan origination and servicing practices. The $1.8 billion settlement will undoubtedly draw eyes, but perhaps just as important