Amanda L.Genovese
Partner
Commercial Litigation
agenovese@seyfarth.com
Amanda is a trusted advocate with a strong track record of success in high-stakes litigation, arbitration, mediation, and class action defense. Known for her strategic insight and calm under pressure, Amanda is a key legal partner to clients navigating legal challenges.
More About Amanda
Amanda is known for representing several of the nation’s largest companies in their most complex disputes. She has earned a reputation for delivering exceptional results while building strong, trusted relationships with legal and executive teams.
Amanda was named a “Rising Star” at the 2022 New York Legal Awards by the New York Law Journal (ALM). In 2025, The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) noted that “Amanda Genovese is distinguished by her strong industry and legal knowledge, and exceptional client service.” As co-chair of Seyfarth’s New York Litigation team, Amanda plays a role in shaping the firm’s strategic, client-focused approach to litigation.
Amanda is a managed care litigator and a go-to outside counsel for health care and ERISA matters. She represents insurers, plan administrators, third-party administrators, HMOs, employers, and managed care organizations. Amanda represents clients in high-stakes reimbursement and network agreement litigation, including securing dismissals and negotiating strategic settlements. In addition to her litigation practice, Amanda advises clients on investigations and compliance matters involving network contracting, improper billing and coding, fraud and abuse laws, mental health parity laws, and government health care programs.
Outside of her managed care practice, Amanda is an experienced commercial litigator engaged by financial institutions and corporations in matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, consumer liability, and RICO claims.
Amanda understands what clients need—clear advice, timely updates, and a dedicated advocate in their corner—and she delivers.
Amanda was named a “Rising Star” at the 2022 New York Legal Awards by the New York Law Journal (ALM). In 2025, The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) noted that “Amanda Genovese is distinguished by her strong industry and legal knowledge, and exceptional client service.” As co-chair of Seyfarth’s New York Litigation team, Amanda plays a role in shaping the firm’s strategic, client-focused approach to litigation.
Amanda is a managed care litigator and a go-to outside counsel for health care and ERISA matters. She represents insurers, plan administrators, third-party administrators, HMOs, employers, and managed care organizations. Amanda represents clients in high-stakes reimbursement and network agreement litigation, including securing dismissals and negotiating strategic settlements. In addition to her litigation practice, Amanda advises clients on investigations and compliance matters involving network contracting, improper billing and coding, fraud and abuse laws, mental health parity laws, and government health care programs.
Outside of her managed care practice, Amanda is an experienced commercial litigator engaged by financial institutions and corporations in matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, consumer liability, and RICO claims.
Amanda understands what clients need—clear advice, timely updates, and a dedicated advocate in their corner—and she delivers.
- JD, New York Law School
Member, Media Law and Policy Center; Telecommunications Fellowship - BA, Manhattan College
Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society; Theta Alpha Kappa Honor Society; Division 1 Scholarship Athlete, Women’s Softball (Co-Captain)
- New Jersey
- New York
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, District of Colorado
- US District Court, District of Nevada
- US District Court, District of New Jersey
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- US District Court, Western District of New York
- US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York
- US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York
Related Key Industries
Representative Health Care and ERISA Experience
- Achieved dismissal of ERISA class action against a national health insurance company by plaintiff-participants challenging procedures for recovery of claim overpayments.
- Successfully argued before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, obtaining a unanimous decision that affirmed dismissal of a case against a New York health insurance company involving medical necessity determinations and claims under ERISA.
- Defended a Medicare Advantage organization in a commercial arbitration involving claims brought by a major hospital system.
- Achieved dismissals for major national health insurance companies in federal and state courts in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and California involving ERISA claims, breaches of fiduciary duties, and quasi-contractual and fraud claims.
- Obtained favorable settlement in a complex dispute involving a New York health insurance company and a hospital system that demanded millions of dollars, rate adjustments, and challenged its participating status.
- Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of a national health insurance company, in defense of claims asserted under the federal Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act, after securing summary judgment on key issues.
- Defended a national health insurance company in a multidistrict litigation involving cybersecurity.
- Defended managed care organizations in multiple cases brought by out-of-network medical providers alleging RICO conspiracy and state-law causes of action.
Representative Commercial Litigation Experience
- Achieved complete dismissal against a large, well known international retailer in federal litigation involving complex breach-of-contract and quasi-contractual claims.
- Obtained numerous dismissals and favorable settlements for national banking institutions, mortgage-servicing companies, and background-screening companies in individual and class actions under consumer-protection statutes.
- Obtained summary judgment in matter involving breach of a commercial lease and several million dollars in unpaid rent, late fees, and interest.
- Effectively represented a regional real estate management company by aggressively negotiating an extensive fine reduction and closure of regulatory actions.
- Successfully defended officers and directors of insolvent businesses in actions for fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, and conspiracy.
- Successfully limited discovery and developed an effective early-exit strategy from a high-profile false-advertising litigation for an international jewelry manufacturer and distributor.
- Represented national banking institutions and mortgage-servicing companies in various Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings.
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Jun 23, 2026
Health Care Beat Episode 57: Resolving Health Care Disputes: The Power of Mediation and Arbitration
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May 28, 2026
Health Care Beat Episode 56: AI & Health Care: Innovation, Regulation, and Reality - Part 3: AI Governance in the Hospital Setting
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Speaking Engagement
Apr 21, 2026
Amanda Genovese to Co-Present Strafford Webinar "Out-of-Network ERISA Claims: Identifying Provisions Subject to Provider Challenge"
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Podcast
March 31, 2026
Health Care Beat Episode 54: Enforcement in Focus: Practical Tips and Emerging Trends for Health Care Organizations
- Recognized as a Recommended Attorney for Labor and employment - ERISA litigation, The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) (2024)
- Recognized as a Rising Star in the New York Law Journal's (ALM) 2022 New York Legal Awards, an award recognizing the region's most promising lawyers 40 and younger
- Listed in New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) for Business Litigation, New York (2017-2022)
- Committee Member, LGBT Rights Committee, New York City Bar Association (2016-2019)
- Committee Member, Law Committee for the International Claim Association
- Co-Author, “The Seventh Circuit Had ‘Good Cause’ To Affirm An ERISA Plan Sponsor Win In Decade-Long Class Action,” Seyfarth’s Beneficially Yours Blog (June 12, 2023)
- Co-Author, “Harder to ‘Tennessee Waltz’ Around ERISA After Dialysis Newco: Preemption and the Fifth Circuit’s Change of Heart,” ERISA Litigation Reporter (2019)
- Co-Author, “The ‘Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule’ and Pushing the Bounds Post-‘McCulloch’,” New York Law Journal (March 2018)
- Co-Presenter, “Out-of-Network ERISA Claims: Identifying Provisions Subject to Provider Challenge,” Strafford Webinar (April 21, 2026)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 54: Enforcement in Focus: Practical Tips and Emerging Trends for Health Care Organizations,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 31, 2026)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 53: AI & Health Care: Innovation, Regulation, and Reality – Part 2: The Future of Health Plan Administration,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 23, 2025)
- Co-Presenter, “Webinar Recording: ERISA Back to School Study Session: Key Cases and Trends for Fall 2025,” Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 8, 2025)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 52 – AI & Health Care: Innovation, Regulation, and Reality – Part 1: Understanding the Present and Preparing for the Future,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 16, 2025)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 51 – PAGA & Wage Hour Audit Basics for California Health Care Employers,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 31, 2025)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 50 – Protecting Against Liability in Designated Health Services: Insights for Health Care Professionals,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 26, 2025)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 49 – The Evolving Landscape of Restrictive Covenants: Recent Legal Trends Impacting Health Care Providers,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 31, 2025)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 48 – Respecting Rights and Ensuring Care: Handling Religious-Based Treatment Objections in Health Care,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 21, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 47 – The Intersection of Joint Employment and Health Care: Insights for Stakeholders in California,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 7, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 46 – The Impact of Global Business Immigration and Mobility on Health Care, Life Sciences, and Pharmaceuticals – Part 2: Pascal Descargues, PhD, Genoskin,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 31, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 45 ‒ Balancing Act: Navigating a Career in Health Care and Executing on Business Objectives,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 3, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 44 – The Impact of Global Business Immigration and Mobility on Health Care, Life Sciences, and Pharmaceuticals – Part 1: Fred Chereau, Alexion Pharmaceuticals,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 11, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 43 - The ESG Landscape: Key Takeaways for the Health Care Industry,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 24, 2024)
- Co-Presenter, “ERISA Litigation Considerations,” Closed Client CLE Presentation (May 2023)
- Moderator, “Blip or Wave? Examining COVID-19 Related Disputes and Litigation Involving MCOs and Anticipating What the Future Holds,” American Conference Institute’s Managed Care Disputes and Litigation Conference (March 2022)
- Panelist, “Ethical Considerations for Certain Fee Arrangements and Early Pleading Considerations in Payor/Provider Disputes,” ABA’s National Managed Care Institute (November 2020)
- Moderator, “In-house Counsel Roundtable: Managing Key Legal Challenges in Managed Care Operations,” American Conference Institute’s Managed Care Disputes and Litigation Virtual Conference (July 2020)
- Co-Presenter, “Cinema & Developing Key Litigation Strategies in ERISA Reimbursement Cases to Drive Early Resolutions and Manage Legal Spending,” 2019 Blue Cross Blue Shield National Summit (April 2019)
- Featured, “Rising Star: Amanda Genovese,” New York Law Journal (October 4, 2022)
- “Seyfarth Poaches Troutman Pepper Benefits Litigator,” Bloomberg Law (January 17, 2023)
Government Fellowship
- Telecommunications Fellowship, New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Division of Law (2011)
Amanda is a trusted advocate with a strong track record of success in high-stakes litigation, arbitration, mediation, and class action defense. Known for her strategic insight and calm under pressure, Amanda is a key legal partner to clients navigating legal challenges.
More About Amanda
Amanda is known for representing several of the nation’s largest companies in their most complex disputes. She has earned a reputation for delivering exceptional results while building strong, trusted relationships with legal and executive teams.
Amanda was named a “Rising Star” at the 2022 New York Legal Awards by the New York Law Journal (ALM). In 2025, The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) noted that “Amanda Genovese is distinguished by her strong industry and legal knowledge, and exceptional client service.” As co-chair of Seyfarth’s New York Litigation team, Amanda plays a role in shaping the firm’s strategic, client-focused approach to litigation.
Amanda is a managed care litigator and a go-to outside counsel for health care and ERISA matters. She represents insurers, plan administrators, third-party administrators, HMOs, employers, and managed care organizations. Amanda represents clients in high-stakes reimbursement and network agreement litigation, including securing dismissals and negotiating strategic settlements. In addition to her litigation practice, Amanda advises clients on investigations and compliance matters involving network contracting, improper billing and coding, fraud and abuse laws, mental health parity laws, and government health care programs.
Outside of her managed care practice, Amanda is an experienced commercial litigator engaged by financial institutions and corporations in matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, consumer liability, and RICO claims.
Amanda understands what clients need—clear advice, timely updates, and a dedicated advocate in their corner—and she delivers.
Amanda was named a “Rising Star” at the 2022 New York Legal Awards by the New York Law Journal (ALM). In 2025, The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) noted that “Amanda Genovese is distinguished by her strong industry and legal knowledge, and exceptional client service.” As co-chair of Seyfarth’s New York Litigation team, Amanda plays a role in shaping the firm’s strategic, client-focused approach to litigation.
Amanda is a managed care litigator and a go-to outside counsel for health care and ERISA matters. She represents insurers, plan administrators, third-party administrators, HMOs, employers, and managed care organizations. Amanda represents clients in high-stakes reimbursement and network agreement litigation, including securing dismissals and negotiating strategic settlements. In addition to her litigation practice, Amanda advises clients on investigations and compliance matters involving network contracting, improper billing and coding, fraud and abuse laws, mental health parity laws, and government health care programs.
Outside of her managed care practice, Amanda is an experienced commercial litigator engaged by financial institutions and corporations in matters involving breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, business torts, consumer liability, and RICO claims.
Amanda understands what clients need—clear advice, timely updates, and a dedicated advocate in their corner—and she delivers.
- JD, New York Law School
Member, Media Law and Policy Center; Telecommunications Fellowship - BA, Manhattan College
Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society; Theta Alpha Kappa Honor Society; Division 1 Scholarship Athlete, Women’s Softball (Co-Captain)
- New Jersey
- New York
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US District Court, District of Colorado
- US District Court, District of Nevada
- US District Court, District of New Jersey
- US District Court, Eastern District of New York
- US District Court, Southern District of New York
- US District Court, Western District of New York
- US Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York
- US Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York
Related Key Industries
Representative Health Care and ERISA Experience
- Achieved dismissal of ERISA class action against a national health insurance company by plaintiff-participants challenging procedures for recovery of claim overpayments.
- Successfully argued before the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, obtaining a unanimous decision that affirmed dismissal of a case against a New York health insurance company involving medical necessity determinations and claims under ERISA.
- Defended a Medicare Advantage organization in a commercial arbitration involving claims brought by a major hospital system.
- Achieved dismissals for major national health insurance companies in federal and state courts in New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and California involving ERISA claims, breaches of fiduciary duties, and quasi-contractual and fraud claims.
- Obtained favorable settlement in a complex dispute involving a New York health insurance company and a hospital system that demanded millions of dollars, rate adjustments, and challenged its participating status.
- Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of a national health insurance company, in defense of claims asserted under the federal Mental Health Parity and Addictions Equity Act, after securing summary judgment on key issues.
- Defended a national health insurance company in a multidistrict litigation involving cybersecurity.
- Defended managed care organizations in multiple cases brought by out-of-network medical providers alleging RICO conspiracy and state-law causes of action.
Representative Commercial Litigation Experience
- Achieved complete dismissal against a large, well known international retailer in federal litigation involving complex breach-of-contract and quasi-contractual claims.
- Obtained numerous dismissals and favorable settlements for national banking institutions, mortgage-servicing companies, and background-screening companies in individual and class actions under consumer-protection statutes.
- Obtained summary judgment in matter involving breach of a commercial lease and several million dollars in unpaid rent, late fees, and interest.
- Effectively represented a regional real estate management company by aggressively negotiating an extensive fine reduction and closure of regulatory actions.
- Successfully defended officers and directors of insolvent businesses in actions for fraud, breach of fiduciary duties, and conspiracy.
- Successfully limited discovery and developed an effective early-exit strategy from a high-profile false-advertising litigation for an international jewelry manufacturer and distributor.
- Represented national banking institutions and mortgage-servicing companies in various Chapter 7 and 11 bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings.
Related News & Insights
-
Podcast
Jun 23, 2026
Health Care Beat Episode 57: Resolving Health Care Disputes: The Power of Mediation and Arbitration
-
Podcast
May 28, 2026
Health Care Beat Episode 56: AI & Health Care: Innovation, Regulation, and Reality - Part 3: AI Governance in the Hospital Setting
-
Speaking Engagement
Apr 21, 2026
Amanda Genovese to Co-Present Strafford Webinar "Out-of-Network ERISA Claims: Identifying Provisions Subject to Provider Challenge"
-
Podcast
March 31, 2026
Health Care Beat Episode 54: Enforcement in Focus: Practical Tips and Emerging Trends for Health Care Organizations
- Recognized as a Recommended Attorney for Labor and employment - ERISA litigation, The Legal 500 (Legalese Ltd.) (2024)
- Recognized as a Rising Star in the New York Law Journal's (ALM) 2022 New York Legal Awards, an award recognizing the region's most promising lawyers 40 and younger
- Listed in New York Super Lawyers Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) for Business Litigation, New York (2017-2022)
- Committee Member, LGBT Rights Committee, New York City Bar Association (2016-2019)
- Committee Member, Law Committee for the International Claim Association
- Co-Author, “The Seventh Circuit Had ‘Good Cause’ To Affirm An ERISA Plan Sponsor Win In Decade-Long Class Action,” Seyfarth’s Beneficially Yours Blog (June 12, 2023)
- Co-Author, “Harder to ‘Tennessee Waltz’ Around ERISA After Dialysis Newco: Preemption and the Fifth Circuit’s Change of Heart,” ERISA Litigation Reporter (2019)
- Co-Author, “The ‘Well-Pleaded Complaint Rule’ and Pushing the Bounds Post-‘McCulloch’,” New York Law Journal (March 2018)
- Co-Presenter, “Out-of-Network ERISA Claims: Identifying Provisions Subject to Provider Challenge,” Strafford Webinar (April 21, 2026)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 54: Enforcement in Focus: Practical Tips and Emerging Trends for Health Care Organizations,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 31, 2026)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 53: AI & Health Care: Innovation, Regulation, and Reality – Part 2: The Future of Health Plan Administration,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 23, 2025)
- Co-Presenter, “Webinar Recording: ERISA Back to School Study Session: Key Cases and Trends for Fall 2025,” Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 8, 2025)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 52 – AI & Health Care: Innovation, Regulation, and Reality – Part 1: Understanding the Present and Preparing for the Future,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (July 16, 2025)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 51 – PAGA & Wage Hour Audit Basics for California Health Care Employers,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 31, 2025)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 50 – Protecting Against Liability in Designated Health Services: Insights for Health Care Professionals,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (February 26, 2025)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 49 – The Evolving Landscape of Restrictive Covenants: Recent Legal Trends Impacting Health Care Providers,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (January 31, 2025)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 48 – Respecting Rights and Ensuring Care: Handling Religious-Based Treatment Objections in Health Care,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 21, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 47 – The Intersection of Joint Employment and Health Care: Insights for Stakeholders in California,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 7, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 46 – The Impact of Global Business Immigration and Mobility on Health Care, Life Sciences, and Pharmaceuticals – Part 2: Pascal Descargues, PhD, Genoskin,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 31, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 45 ‒ Balancing Act: Navigating a Career in Health Care and Executing on Business Objectives,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (October 3, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 44 – The Impact of Global Business Immigration and Mobility on Health Care, Life Sciences, and Pharmaceuticals – Part 1: Fred Chereau, Alexion Pharmaceuticals,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 11, 2024)
- Co-Speaker, “Health Care Beat Episode 43 - The ESG Landscape: Key Takeaways for the Health Care Industry,” Podcast, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (April 24, 2024)
- Co-Presenter, “ERISA Litigation Considerations,” Closed Client CLE Presentation (May 2023)
- Moderator, “Blip or Wave? Examining COVID-19 Related Disputes and Litigation Involving MCOs and Anticipating What the Future Holds,” American Conference Institute’s Managed Care Disputes and Litigation Conference (March 2022)
- Panelist, “Ethical Considerations for Certain Fee Arrangements and Early Pleading Considerations in Payor/Provider Disputes,” ABA’s National Managed Care Institute (November 2020)
- Moderator, “In-house Counsel Roundtable: Managing Key Legal Challenges in Managed Care Operations,” American Conference Institute’s Managed Care Disputes and Litigation Virtual Conference (July 2020)
- Co-Presenter, “Cinema & Developing Key Litigation Strategies in ERISA Reimbursement Cases to Drive Early Resolutions and Manage Legal Spending,” 2019 Blue Cross Blue Shield National Summit (April 2019)
- Featured, “Rising Star: Amanda Genovese,” New York Law Journal (October 4, 2022)
- “Seyfarth Poaches Troutman Pepper Benefits Litigator,” Bloomberg Law (January 17, 2023)
Government Fellowship
- Telecommunications Fellowship, New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Division of Law (2011)