Heather Richardson is a litigation partner in Gibson Dunn’s Los Angeles office and is Co-Chair of the firm’s ERISA Litigation practice. She specializes in health care, ERISA, insurance, employee misclassification, and class actions. She has handled dozens of high-stakes matters from inception to a win. She regularly litigates against both private parties and government entities in trial courts around the country and a variety of different arbitration tribunals. In the healthcare space, Heather has represented health plans and plan sponsors on a wide range of issues including reimbursement policy, coverage determinations, quality of care, pharmacy benefits, and provider contracting. She has served as trial counsel in cases involving novel, complex issues ranging from provider compensation to gig economy worker classification.