David Sanford
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Employment, Commercial Law, Consumer Law
1350 Avenue of the Americas, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019
About David Sanford
Practice Areas
- Employment
- Commercial Law
- Consumer Law
Education
- Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, 1995J.D.
- Law Review: Stanford Law and Policy Review, Symposium Editor, 1994 - 1995
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USAM.A.
- Major: Philosophy
- Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA, 1980B.A.
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North CarolinaABD
Languages
- German
Representative Cases
- NAACP, et al. v. Cracker Barrel ,(Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division )
- Howard, et al. v. United States Department of Commerce
- Williams, et al. v. United States Federal Aviation Administration
- Clemon, et al. v. Cooker Restaurants ,(Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division )
- Jobe, et al. v. TRW, Inc. ,(Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division )
- Smith, et al. v. Cinergy Corp ,(Court of Common Pleas, Hamilton County, Ohio )
- Williams, et al. v. Gulfstream ,(Central District of California, Eastern Division )
- Rhodes, et al. v. Cracker Barrel ,(Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division )
- Burton, et al. v. Toshiba ,(Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville Division) )
- Wade, et al. v. Kroger ,(Western District of Kentucky (Louisville Division) )
- Adkins v. Goody's ,(Middle District of Georgia (Albany Division) )
- Bert, et al. v. AK Steel ,(Southern District of Ohio, Western Division )
- Cabell v. Merck ,(Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Division )
- Bennet v. Nucor Steel ,(Western District of Arkansas, El Dorado Division )
- Armstrong, et al. v. Whirlpool Corp. ,(Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division )
- United States ex rel. Bennett v. AtriCure, Inc. (S.D.Tex.)
- NAACP, et al. v. Cracker Barrel ,(Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division )
- Howard, et al. v. United States Department of Commerce
- Williams, et al. v. United States Federal Aviation Administration
- Clemon, et al. v. Cooker Restaurants ,(Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division )
- Jobe, et al. v. TRW, Inc. ,(Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division )
- Smith, et al. v. Cinergy Corp ,(Court of Common Pleas, Hamilton County, Ohio )
- Williams, et al. v. Gulfstream ,(Central District of California, Eastern Division )
- Rhodes, et al. v. Cracker Barrel ,(Northern District of Georgia, Rome Division )
- Burton, et al. v. Toshiba ,(Middle District of Tennessee (Nashville Division) )
- Wade, et al. v. Kroger ,(Western District of Kentucky (Louisville Division) )
- Adkins v. Goody's ,(Middle District of Georgia (Albany Division) )
- Bert, et al. v. AK Steel ,(Southern District of Ohio, Western Division )
- Cabell v. Merck ,(Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Division )
- Bennet v. Nucor Steel ,(Western District of Arkansas, El Dorado Division )
- Armstrong, et al. v. Whirlpool Corp. ,(Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division )
- United States ex rel. Bennett v. AtriCure, Inc. (S.D.Tex.)
Classes and Seminars
- Fair Labor Standards Act, Alabama Bar, 2002
- Professor, Department of Philosophy, Williams College, 1988 - 1992
- Fellow, Department of Philosophy, Oberlin College, 1985 - 1986
- Guest Lecturer, American University Justice Program, 1999 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- New York
- Maryland, 1997
- District of Columbia, 1998
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 1st Circuit, 2016
- U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 2017
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2010
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1998
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida, 2006
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois, 2006
- U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2020
Other Affiliations
- William B. Bryant Inn of Court, 1996 - Present (Member)
Past Positions
- Hon. Judge Gladys Kessler, U.S. District Court for District of Columbia, Law Clerk, 1995 - 1996
- Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, Washington, D.C., Associate, Appellate Division, 1996 - 1997
- Boies & Schiller, Washington, DC, Associate, 1997 - 1998
- Gordon, Silberman, Wiggins & Childs, Associate, 1998 - 2001
- Gordon, Silberman, Wiggins & Childs, Partner, 2001 - 2003
- Wiggins, Childs, Quinn & Pantazis, 1998 - 2003
- White House Counsel's Office, Law Clerk, 1994
- Honorable Dorothy Nelson, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, Pasadena, California, Judicial Intern, 1993
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Co-Vice Chairman43 years of experienceDiscrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour, Wrongful Termination, Employment, Whistleblower, Civil Litigation, Class Actions, Consumer Law, Civil Rights, Financial
- Senior Litigation Counsel; Co-Ombudsperson6 years of experienceDiscrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour, Wrongful Termination, Employment, Whistleblower, Civil Litigation, Class Actions, Consumer Law, Civil Rights, Financial
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