About Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight LLP
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP is a nationwide litigation law firm with offices in New York, Washington, DC, Palo Alto, 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 obtained excellent outcomes across the United States representing C-Suite executives, attorneys (including general counsel, partners, and associates), and directors and managers seeking to resolve contract and employment disputes with their employers. Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP has also achieved great results across the country representing employees with claims involving discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, and wage and hour violations and representing individuals in whistleblowing, False Claims Act (qui tam), consumer fraud, 401(k) (ERISA), Dodd-Frank, SEC whistleblower, and public interest litigation and matters.Our Firm 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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THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 6
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 7
BEST LAW FIRMS® AWARDS: 5
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- Benchmark Litigation - 2021 and 2020 Labor & Employment Employee-Side Firm of the Year
- National Law Journal - 2022 Elite Trial Lawyers’ Civil Rights Firm of the Year
- National Law Journal - 2021 Elite Trial Lawyers’ Human Rights Firm of the Year
- Best Law Firms 2021 - U.S. News & World Report ranked Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP nationally for its ERISA Litigation practice. It also ranked the firm in 8 metro ranking categories.
- National Law Journal - 2021 Elite Trial Lawyers’ Employment Rights Firm of the Year
- Chambers & Partners - Ranked in USA in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
- Benchmark Litigation - Ranked nationwide and in five locations for Labor and Employment by Benchmark Litigation in 2020.
- Sanford Heisler Sharp was named one of the 50 best companies to watch in 2020 by Silicon Review.
- Best Law Firms 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, and 2016 - Ranked for its Employment Law practice in San Francisco; for its Commercial Litigation practice in San Diego; and for its Commercial Litigation practice in Washington, DC.
- Benchmark Litigation - Ranked in six locations for Labor and Employment by Benchmark Litigation in 2019.
- Sanford Heisler Sharp was named one of the Top 50 Most Trustworthy Companies in 2018 by Silicon Review.
- Law360 - 2021, 2019, 2018, and 2016 Employment Practice Group of the Year
- Benchmark Litigation - Ranked in four locations for Labor and Employment by Benchmark Litigation in 2018 for 10 attorneys.
- TopVerdict.com, Named the 8th top class action settlement in California in 2017 by TopVerdict.com for the Google wage and hour class action settlement
- Named the 12th top settlement in California in 2016 by TopVerdict.com for the Qualcomm gender discrimination class action
- 2015 US News Best Lawyers National Tier 1 Employment Firm, San Francisco
- National Law Journal - 2015 Litigation Boutique Hot List
- National Law Journal - 2015 Elite Trial Lawyers
- National Law Journal - 2014 Elite Trial Lawyers
- National Law Journal - 2013 Litigation Boutique Hot List
- Top Rated Lawyers - Labor and Employment Law, American Lawyers
- Litigation Department of the Year - Employment, The National Law Journal