Tricia A. Pham is a Senior Counsel in Buchalter’s Litigation, Health Care Law, and Labor & Employment practice groups. She handles high-stakes commercial litigation at the federal and state level, representing a diverse array of health care entities as well as government and private businesses. She has extensive trial experience and has handled a wide range of litigation matters, including real estate/title disputes, intellectual property litigation, and disputes involving multi-level marketing businesses.
Within the health care industry, Ms. Pham has successfully represented health care providers in contracted and out-of-network reimbursement disputes against health insurers, providing valuable insight into unfair payment practices, medical necessity issues, and assessment of reasonable value of hospital and physician services. She regularly advises clients on an array of issues related to value-based care including coverage disputes, coordination of benefits, recoupment, and best practices to avoid litigation.
Ms. Pham also represents public and private entities in all facets of labor and employment law, including single-plaintiff lawsuits and collective actions in the areas of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, and wage and hour. Ms. Pham works closely with corporate clients, cities, and government agencies to promote compliant workplace policies and trainings to effectively minimizing employment-related risk. She has also successfully defended clients in arbitrations and administrative hearings before the California Civil Rights Department (formerly the DFEH), the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), the Public Employment Relations Board (“PERB”), and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”).