Pam Begaj-Loutos
Of CounselPam Begaj Loutos helps clients solve complex commercial litigation disputes throughout the country, including in federal and state trial courts and arbitration proceedings. Her practice currently focuses on healthcare, telecommunications, cybersecurity, and various other types of general business-to-business litigation. Among other areas of the law, Pam has handled disputes involving ERISA, RICO, failed transactions, and commercial tort and breach of contract matters. She advises clients in other sophisticated business litigation, including professional accounting liability, securities litigation, investigations, and class actions. Pam also has an active pro bono practice.
Whether advocating for large corporations, smaller companies, or her pro bono clients, Pam invests the time to understand their needs and provide creative solutions.
EXPERIENCE
- Represented a healthcare insurance company in a complex arbitration brought by a hospital system alleging that defendant improperly underpaid, misclassified, or denied reimbursement claims for out-of-network emergency medical services over a multi-year period and seeking hundreds of millions in damages based on ERISA, breach of contract, and quantum meruit. After a number of multi-week trials, the arbitration Panel ruled in the client’s favor on ERISA, prejudgment interest, and held that certain claims do not constitute emergency services under EMTALA and comparable state statutes. Also secured the dismissal of the state prompt pay claim in the arbitration.
- Secured a favorable settlement on behalf of a healthcare insurance company in a complex arbitration dispute brought by a hospital system alleging that defendant improperly underpaid, misclassified, or denied reimbursement claims for in-network services.
- Obtained the dismissal of all claims against a telecommunications company in a complex RICO, conspiracy, and communications law case.
- Secured a favorable settlement on behalf of a telecommunications company in a long-running dispute against a group of affiliated companies over fees charged as part of an access stimulation scheme in violation of RICO and California and Illinois state laws, and successfully defended against multiple breach of contract counterclaims.
- Successfully defeated class certification in a class action lawsuit against a major energy public utility company.
- Albanian
- Spanish
- J.D., John Marshall Law School
- B.A., Political Science, Loyola University Chicago 2006
