Overview
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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Regional
Nashville
New York City
San Diego
San Francisco
Washington, D.C.
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About Our Clients
Rankings
Regional
Nashville
New York City
San Diego
San Francisco
Washington, D.C.
Practice Areas
- Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Law
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor and Employment Law - Employee
- Litigation - ERISA
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs
- Qui Tam Law
- Qui Tam/False Claims Act
Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
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Awards
Benchmark Litigation - Ranked in four locations for Labor and Employment by Benchmark Litigation in 2018 for 10 attorneys.
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Significant Matters
- A $762 million global qui tam settlement against human therapeutics company, Amgen, Inc.
- A jury verdict of $253 million; $175 million settlement in gender discrimination class action against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
- A $120 million settlement in qui tam case against pharmacy services provider, Omnicare, Inc.
- A $99 million settlement in nationwide wage and hour class action against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
- A $68 million settlement in qui tam case against Office Depot.
- A $28 million settlement in wage and hour class action with AT&T.
- A $24 million settlement in gender discrimination class action with pharmaceutical corporation, Sanofi-Aventis.
- A $23.5 million settlement in qui tam case against medical device manufacturer, Medtronic, Inc.
- A $19.5 million gender discrimination class action against tech company, Qualcomm.
- A $14 million settlement in overtime wage & hour class action against C&S Wholesale Grocers.
- An $11 million settlement in consumer fraud class action against Energy Plus Holdings LLC and Energy Plus Natural Gas LP.
- An $11.3 million settlement in whistleblower and qui tam case against medical device manufacturer, Smith & Nephew.
- An $8.7 million settlement in race discrimination class action against Cracker Barrel.
- An $8.2 million settlement in gender pay, promotion, and pregnancy discrimination class action against pharmaceutical company, Daiichi Sankyo.
- A $5.5 million settlement in wage & hour class action against Google.
- A $5.1 million settlement in whistleblower and qui tam lawsuit against Meridian Surgical Partners LLC.
- A $5 million settlement in gender discrimination and sexual harassment class action against Fairfield Resorts Incorporated.
- A $4.15 million settlement in whistleblower and qui tam case against medical device manufacturer, AtriCure, Inc.
- A $4.1 million settlement in whistleblower and qui tam case against genetic testing company, Pathway Genomics Corporation.
- A $4 million settlement in gender discrimination class action against Forest Laboratories and Forest Pharmaceuticals.
- A $4 million settlement in race discrimination class action against medical device manufacturer, Smith & Nephew.
- A $3.45 million settlement in ERISA breach of fiduciary duty class action against investment management firm, Eaton Vance.