David Sanford - New York Lawyer

David Sanford serves as the Chairman and Co-Founder of Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, a nationwide legal practice with locations in the District of Columbia, New York, California, Tennessee, and Maryland. He earned his J.D. from Stanford Law School, M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and B.A. from Vassar College. Over the years, David has successfully secured over one billion dollars in settlements for individual clients and the federal government since 2004. He specializes in representing executives in leadership positions and hourly employees across the United States. With over 50 class action cases and numerous qui tam cases under his belt, David has also provided legal counsel to over 100 general counsel and attorneys in contractual disputes, employment issues, and severance agreements. David's achievements include being inducted into the National Law Journal’s “Elite Trial Lawyers Hall of Fame” and being recognized as one of the top 100 trial lawyers in the nation by the National Trial Lawyers. He has been honored as a “Top Employment Lawyer” by American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, and the National Law Journal, and holds a “Band One” rating by Chambers. Additionally, Law360 has acknowledged him as an “Employment Lawyer MVP” and a “Titan of the Plaintiffs’ Bar.” David has been named a “Super Lawyer” in both Washington, DC, and New York and has maintained an AV-rating by Martindale-Hubbell since 2006, the highest accolade bestowed upon an attorney by peers and judges nationwide. In his community involvement, David serves on the Board of the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and the Board of Corps Africa. He is a member of the advisory board of the Foundation for Advocacy, Inclusion, and Resources, an organization dedicated to promoting diversity in the plaintiffs’ employment bar and advocating for workers’ rights. David also sits on the advisory board of Aernos and is an advisory forum member of the Stanford University Center on the Legal Profession.