Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP

Chairman: David Sanford

Vice Chairman: Jeremy Heisler

Co-Vice Chairman: Kevin Sharp

Managing Partners: H. Vincent McKnight, Jr, Charles Field, Michael Palmer, Schwanda Rountree, Leigh Anne St. Charles, David H. Tracey, Qiaojing Ella Zheng, Nicole Wiitala

Number of partners: 24

Number of lawyers: 63

Languages:English, Mandarin, Spanish

Firm Overview:

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP is a national public interest law firm that represents individuals and groups in cases that add significant value and improve their society. The firm has offices in New York City, Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Diego, Nashville, and Baltimore and it specializes in employment and gender discrimination, wage and hour violations, complex civil litigation, whistleblower/qui tam matters, public interest litigation, financial services litigation, and sexual violence, Title IX, and victims' rights civil litigation. Since opening its doors in 2004, Sanford Heisler Sharp has recovered more than one billion dollars for individual clients and the United States government and has achieved unparalleled success securing extraordinary systemic changes in corporate America to improve the work life of employees.

Main Areas of Practice:

Employment Discrimination:

24 partners, 63 total lawyers

Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP steadfastly protects the rights of those who have been subjected to discrimination in violation of federal laws like Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, as amended, and Section 1981 of the Reconstruction Era Civil Rights Act; state laws like the New York State Human Rights Law and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act; and local laws like the New York City Human Rights Law and the D.C. Human Rights Law.

Key Clients: C-Suite executives, employees, attorneys, students and others who have experienced discrimination and Title IX violations wishing to pursue litigation against their companies, law firms, and colleges and universities.

Contact: Danielle Fuschetti, Kate Mueting, Melinda Koster, Schwanda Rountree

Tel: (650) 547-5994 (202) 499 5206 (646) 402-5669 (410) 834-7416

Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Wage & Hour:

24 partners, 63 total lawyers

The wage and hour lawyers at Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, have worked tirelessly to recover money from employers to insure that their clients are properly and fully paid for their work. The firm has recovered millions of dollars for employees ranging from individuals in varied industries to independent contractors who were misclassified.

Contacts: Andrew Melzer, Michael Palmer

Tel: (646) 402 5657 (646) 402 5653

Emails: [email protected], [email protected]

Whistleblower/Qui Tam:

24 partners, 63 total lawyers

On behalf of the US government and whistleblowers from all walks of life, Sanford Heisler Sharp has successfully prosecuted various types of False Claims Act cases. The firm represents individuals who have information to bring claims against a company under the False Claims Act, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s whistleblower program, or the Security and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program.

Contacts: H. Vince McKnight, Jr, John McKnight, Russell Kornblith

Tel: (202) 499 5211

Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Financial Services Litigation:

24 partners, 63 total lawyers

Sanford Heisler Sharp’s financial services litigation practice represents and protects employees, investors, policyholders, and retirees from unscrupulous companies, stockbrokers, and investment advisors who have taken advantage of them in securities or other financial services transactions.

Contacts: Charles Field, Leigh Anne St. Charles, Qiaojing Ella Zheng

Tel: (619) 577 4252 (615) 434 7006 (650) 547 5991

Emails: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Public Interest Litigation:

24 partners, 63 total lawyers

Sanford Heisler Sharp represents municipalities in Virginia, Texas, and California in claims against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacy benefit managers for their role in creating the public health emergency caused by prescription opioids.

Contacts: Kevin Sharp, Jonathan Tepe, David Tracey

Tel: (615) 434 7001

Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Sexual Violence, Title IX, and Victims' Rights:

24 partners, 63 total lawyers

Sanford Heisler Sharp’s Sexual Violence, Title IX, and Victims' Rights Practice Group provides survivors of sexual violence exceptional advocacy in their effort to find some measure of justice through the civil court system. The firm’s attorneys’ aim to prevent clients from being revictimized while healing and seeking justice through the criminal justice process.

Contacts: Christine Dunn, Carolin Guentert

Tel: (202) 499 5214

Email: [email protected], [email protected]