Executive Representation Cases
Munchkin Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
On July 28, 2025, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of Joseph Berkowitz against Munchkin, Inc. and its parent company, Why Brands, Inc. (collectively, “Munchkin”), the retailer and manufacturer of products for babies, toddlers, and parents.
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Swiftly System Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
On March 4, 2025, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of Jiin Ko, a former executive at Swiftly System, LLC (“Swiftly”), alleging discrimination and retaliation against the company and its CEO, Henry Kim, and aiding and abetting retaliation against Swiftly’s counsel.
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UM School of Medicine Race and Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Dr. Omaida Velazquez against the University of Miami (“UM”) and its Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, alleging gender, race, and national origin discrimination, unlawful retaliation, and breach of contract.
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Innogrit Corp. Breach of Contract Suit
On October 31, 2018, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed suit against InnoGrit Corporation, its co-founder Zining Wu, its parent company Shanghai Yingren Chuang Information Technology Co., LTD., and 100 as yet unnamed other defendants in California Superior Court, Santa Clara County.
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Zara Discrimination/Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
On June 3, 2015, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a lawsuit against the clothing retailer Zara USA, Inc. (“Zara”) and two senior executives on behalf of Ian Jack Miller, Zara’s former in-house counsel. The lawsuit alleged that Zara discriminated against Mr. Miller based on his religion, national origin, and sexual orientation, culminating in Mr. Miller’s wrongful termination, in violation of the New York City and New York State Human Rights laws.
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Metro Nashville Airport Authority Wrongful Termination Lawsuit
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee against the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (“MNAA”) on behalf of Robert Wigington, the Airport Authority’s former President and Chief Executive Officer. The Complaint alleges MNAA refused to allow Wigington to resume his job duties and responsibilities when he returned to work after recovering from liver transplant surgery.
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Chadbourne and Parke LLP Discrimination Class Action
April 20 Update: Below is a statement from David Sanford, chair of Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight regarding law firm Chadbourne and Parke’s vote to expel his client Kerrie Campbell from the partnership. Ms. Campbell was a litigation partner at Chadbourne in Washington, DC, on whose behalf Mr. Sanford filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against Chadbourne last year.
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Cushman and Wakefield Race Gender Discrimination Suit
(September 25, 2018) – Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight a leading national public interest law firm, today filed a $30 million race and gender discrimination lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against multibillion-dollar commercial real estate behemoth Cushman and Wakefield, Inc.
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Suzy Reingold v. Cushman and Wakefield, Inc.
(October 21, 2013, New York, NY) – Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight a leading national public interest law firm, today filed a more than $20 million employment discrimination lawsuit in Supreme Court, New York County, against Cushman and Wakefield, Inc. (C&W), the largest private real estate company in the world.
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EXL Service Holdings, Inc. Gender Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight today filed suit against EXL Service Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXLS), one of the world’s largest operations management and data analytics companies, and its senior officers, on behalf of its former General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Nancy Saltzman.
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Proskauer Rose LLP Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
On October 5, 2011, Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight filed a $10 million employment discrimination complaint against international law firm Proskauer Rose LLP on behalf of Proskauer’s longtime female Chief Financial Officer, Elly Rosenthal.
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General Electric Race Discrimination Action
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight represented Marc Thomas, President and CEO of General Electric Aviation Materials, in his suit on behalf of himself and other African-American executives at GE. Mr. Thomas alleged racial discrimination in pay and promotions at the highest levels of the GE Corporate structures. Sanford Heisler settled the case for undisclosed terms.