Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight

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  • Established in 2004
  • Firm Size 52
  • Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP acts as a private attorney general in support of the private and public good.

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    5.0/5.0 (3)
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About this firm

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP is a nationwide employment litigation law firm with offices in New York, Washington, DC, San Francisco, San Diego, and Nashville. We represent individuals against powerful interests. We act as a private attorney general in support of the private and public good.

Our attorneys have attended the nation's top law schools, clerked for judges throughout the United States, and amassed extensive experience litigating cases that have earned over $1 billion for our clients.

Sanford Heisler Sharp specializes in representing plaintiffs with claims involving employment discrimination, wage and hour violations, predatory lending, whistleblowing, False Claims Act (qui tam), consumer fraud, financial elder abuse, 401(K) (ERISA) matters, actions brought under Dodd Frank, SEC whistleblower matters, and other claims. The firm also has achieved great results in representing executives, attorneys and managers in contract and employment disputes throughout the United States.

Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight has an impressive history of success. Our team of skilled attorneys secured the largest jury award in an employment discrimination case, winning more than $250 million for 7,000 female sales representatives. The firm also achieved a $99 million wage and hour recovery on behalf of pharmaceutical representatives and represented a whistleblower in a $120 million qui tam case against Omnicare.

We know that injustice often harms the people who can least afford it. By handling most of our cases on a contingency fee basis, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight provides our clients with equal access to legal representation. We level the playing field so that your voice is heard.

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Areas of Practice (34)

  • Civil Litigation
  • Class Actions
  • Financial Services Law
  • Employee Benefits
  • Labor and Employment
  • Age Discrimination in Employment
  • Employee Rights
  • Employment Arbitration
  • Employment Breach of Contract
  • Employment Civil Rights
  • Employment Claims
  • Employment Class Actions
  • Employment Contracts
  • Employment Disability Discrimination
  • Employment Discrimination
  • Employment Law
  • Employment Litigation
  • Employment Mediation
  • Employment Rights
  • Employment Terminiation
  • Fair Employment Practices
  • Fair Labor Standards
  • Federal Employment Law
  • Harassment
  • National Labor Relations Act
  • Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Retaliatory Discharge
  • Title VII Discrimination
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Unfair Labor Practices
  • Wage and Hour Class Actions
  • Wage and Hour Law
  • Whistleblower Litigation
  • Wrongful Termination
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Jeremy Heisler
Vice Chairman
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New York, NY

Class Actions, Consumer Law, Civil Rights, Employment Law, Labor and Employment, Age Discrimination in Employment, Employee Rights, Employment Claims, Employment Class Actions, Employment Civil Rights, Employment Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Employment Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Executive Employment Law, Fair Employment Practices, Fair Labor Standards, Federal Employment Law, Harassment, Pregnancy Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Title VII Discrimination, Unfair Labor Practices, Wage and Hour Class Actions, Wage and Hour Law, Whistleblower Litigation, Appeals View More

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John McKnight
Senior Litigation Counsel
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Washington, DC

Whistleblower Litigation, Employment Law

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Kate Mueting
Partner
3.8
1 Review
Washington, DC

Litigation, Labor and Employment, Employment Class Actions, Employment Civil Rights, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination, Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Fair Employment Practices, Age Discrimination in Employment, Affirmative Action, Employee Rights, Employment Claims, Employment Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Employment Litigation, Employment Rights, Employment Terminiation, Executive Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards, Harassment, Pregnancy Discrimination, Title VII Discrimination View More

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Schwanda Rountree
Partner
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Washington, DC

Family Law, Estate Planning

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Ting Cheung
Associate
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Washington, DC
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Carolin Guentert
Associate
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New York, NY

Labor and Employment

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Sarah Chu
Counsel
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Washington, DC

Health Law, Litigation

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Christine Salazar
Associate
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Palo Alto, CA

Labor and Employment

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (3 reviews)

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  • Judgment

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  • Communication

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  • Legal Experience

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Diversity

At Sanford Heisler Sharp, we attract, retain and promote lawyers and staff from diverse backgrounds. We also know that what matters is talent, and we hire the best talent in the country.

The vast majority of our lawyers come from top 10 law schools. A third of our attorneys went to Harvard, Stanford, or Yale. Our summer associates are from the top five law schools in the United States. And our staff graduate from the top universities and colleges across American and ultimately transition to the very best law schools and Ph.D. programs.

Diversity and talent co-exist and flourish in our Firm. We have a team that accurately mirrors America and that represents the very best in America.

Take a minute to learn more about our team. Within our diverse team, what unifies us all is a passion for the cause – we all work to use the power of the law to help create and enforce a more just society.

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