Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP
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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, financial elder abuse, 401(k) (ERISA), Dodd-Frank, SEC whistleblower, and medical malpractice 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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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP is metro ranked in 3 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.
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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
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Awards
- 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
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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
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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.