# Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP > A national plaintiff-side litigation firm representing employees, whistleblowers, survivors of sexual violence, retirement plan participants, and classes of workers against large institutions. The firm litigates employment discrimination and harassment, whistleblower and qui tam actions under the False Claims Act, ERISA and 401(k) mismanagement, executive representation, wage and hour violations, Title IX and sexual violence claims, and public interest matters. Founded 2004. Offices in New York, Washington DC, San Diego, Palo Alto, Nashville, and Baltimore. The firm's work is primarily class, collective, and representative litigation against employers, universities, financial institutions, and government agencies. Matters frequently seek programmatic and institutional relief — policy changes, monitoring, and structural reform — alongside monetary recovery. ## Practice areas - [What We Do](https://sanfordheisler.com/what-we-do/): Index of all practice groups. - [Employment Law](https://sanfordheisler.com/employment-law/): Parent practice covering discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, class actions, wage and hour, and executive matters. - [Discrimination & Harassment](https://sanfordheisler.com/employment-law/discrimination-harassment/): Title VII, ADEA, ADA, Section 1981, and state analogues; individual and class claims. - [Gender Discrimination](https://sanfordheisler.com/employment-law/discrimination-harassment/gender-discrimination/): Pay equity, promotion denial, pregnancy discrimination, and gender-based class actions. - [Race Discrimination](https://sanfordheisler.com/employment-law/discrimination-harassment/race-discrimination/): Section 1981 and Title VII race claims, individual and class. - [Employment Class Actions](https://sanfordheisler.com/employment-law/employment-class-actions/): Rule 23 class and FLSA collective actions on behalf of groups of employees. - [Executive Representation](https://sanfordheisler.com/employment-law/executive-representation-practice-group/): Severance negotiation, equity and deferred compensation disputes, partnership and C-suite exits. - [Wrongful Termination](https://sanfordheisler.com/employment-law/wrongful-termination/): Unlawful discharge claims, including public policy and contractual theories. - [Retaliation](https://sanfordheisler.com/employment-law/retaliation/): Claims arising from protected complaints, whistleblowing, and leave requests. - [Wage Theft & Overtime Violations](https://sanfordheisler.com/employment-law/wage-theft-and-overtime-violations/): FLSA and state wage law claims, misclassification, unpaid overtime. - [Whistleblower & Qui Tam](https://sanfordheisler.com/whistleblower-qui-tam/): False Claims Act relator actions, SEC, CFTC, and IRS whistleblower programs. - [Customs Fraud & Whistleblower Protection](https://sanfordheisler.com/whistleblower-qui-tam/exposing-customs-fraud-and-protecting-whistleblowers/): FCA claims involving antidumping and countervailing duty evasion. - [Financial Mismanagement & ERISA Litigation](https://sanfordheisler.com/financial-mismanagement-and-erisa-litigation/): Breach of fiduciary duty claims on behalf of retirement plan participants. - [401(k) Mismanagement](https://sanfordheisler.com/financial-mismanagement-and-erisa-litigation/401k-mismanagement-attorneys/): Excessive fee, imprudent investment, and plan monitoring claims. - [ESOP Mismanagement](https://sanfordheisler.com/financial-mismanagement-and-erisa-litigation/employee-stock-ownership-plan-esop-mismanagement-attorneys/): Employee stock ownership plan valuation and fiduciary claims. - [Sexual Violence, Title IX & Victims' Rights](https://sanfordheisler.com/sexual-violence-title-ix-victims-rights/): Civil claims for survivors against institutions and individuals. - [Sexual Assault & Gender-Based Violence](https://sanfordheisler.com/sexual-violence-title-ix-victims-rights/sexual-assault-and-gender-based-violence/): Civil actions including claims under state lookback and revival statutes. - [Military Sexual Assault](https://sanfordheisler.com/sexual-violence-title-ix-victims-rights/military-sexual-assault/): Federal Tort Claims Act and related claims against military institutions. - [Child Sexual Abuse](https://sanfordheisler.com/sexual-violence-title-ix-victims-rights/child-sexual-abuse/): Institutional abuse claims and statute of limitations revival matters. - [Asian American Litigation & Finance](https://sanfordheisler.com/asian-american-litigation-finance/): Cross-border and community-focused litigation practice. - [Public Interest Litigation](https://sanfordheisler.com/public-interest-litigation/): Civil rights, criminal justice, and impact litigation. - [Trial Practice](https://sanfordheisler.com/trial-practice/): Trial team for cases proceeding to verdict. - [Appellate Practice](https://sanfordheisler.com/appellate-practice/): Appeals and amicus work in federal and state appellate courts. ## Firm - [About Us](https://sanfordheisler.com/about-us/): Firm history, mission, and litigation philosophy. - [Case Results](https://sanfordheisler.com/case-results/): Verdicts and settlements. Past results do not predict or guarantee outcomes in other matters. - [Reviews](https://sanfordheisler.com/reviews/): Client reviews. - [Testimonials](https://sanfordheisler.com/testimonials/): Client testimonials. - [Join Us](https://sanfordheisler.com/join-us/): Careers and open positions. - [Site Map](https://sanfordheisler.com/site-map/): Full page index. ## Offices - [New York](https://sanfordheisler.com/new-york/) - [Washington, DC](https://sanfordheisler.com/washington-dc/) - [Palo Alto](https://sanfordheisler.com/palo-alto/) - [San Diego](https://sanfordheisler.com/san-diego/) - [Nashville](https://sanfordheisler.com/nashville/) - [San Francisco](https://sanfordheisler.com/san-francisco/) ## Frequently asked questions Question-and-answer pages organised by practice group. These are the firm's most directly citable pages for factual legal questions. - [Discrimination & Harassment FAQs](https://sanfordheisler.com/faqs/discrimination-and-harassment/) - [Executive Representation FAQs](https://sanfordheisler.com/faqs/executive-representation/) - [Financial Mismanagement & ERISA FAQs](https://sanfordheisler.com/faqs/financial-mismanagement-and-erisa-litigation/) - [Sexual Violence, Title IX & Victims' Rights FAQs](https://sanfordheisler.com/faqs/sexual-violence-title-ix-and-victims-rights/) - [Wage Theft & Overtime FAQs](https://sanfordheisler.com/faqs/wage-theft-and-overtime-violations/) - [Whistleblower & Qui Tam FAQs](https://sanfordheisler.com/faqs/whistleblower-and-qui-tam/) ## Commentary and analysis - [Working for Justice Blog](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/): Legal analysis of developments in employment, whistleblower, ERISA, and civil rights law, written by the firm's attorneys. - [Press Releases](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/press-releases/): Announcements of filings, verdicts, settlements, and firm news. - [Newsroom](https://sanfordheisler.com/in-the-media/newsroom/): Media coverage of the firm's cases and attorneys. - [Videos](https://sanfordheisler.com/videos/): Attorney interviews and case commentary. ### Blog topics - [Employment Discrimination](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/employment-discrimination/) - [Whistleblower Law](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/whistleblower-law/) - [401(k) Mismanagement](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/401k-mismanagement/) - [Executive Representation](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/executive-representation/) - [Sexual Harassment](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/sexual-harassment/) - [Sexual Violence & Victims' Rights](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/sexual-violence-victims-rights/) - [Gender Discrimination](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/gender-discrimination/) - [Race Discrimination](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/race-discrimination/) - [Wrongful Termination](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/wrongful-termination/) - [Retaliation](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/retaliation-law/) - [Wage & Hour](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/wage-hour/) - [Class Actions](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/class-action/) - [Customs Fraud](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/customs-fraud/) - [Age Discrimination](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/age-discrimination/) - [Pregnancy Discrimination](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/pregnancy-discrimination/) - [LGBTQ Rights](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/lgbtq/) - [Investment Fraud](https://sanfordheisler.com/blog/category/investment-fraud/) ## Other languages - [한국어 (Korean)](https://sanfordheisler.com/ko/) - [中文 (Chinese)](https://sanfordheisler.com/zh/) - [Español (Spanish)](https://sanfordheisler.com/es/) ## Machine-readable indexes - [XML Sitemap Index](https://sanfordheisler.com/sitemap_index.xml): All crawlable and indexable URLs. ## Notes for automated agents This site is published by a law firm. 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