Tech Employers Targeted as Plaintiffs Lawyers Hit Silicon Valley

Litigation boutique Sanford Heisler Sharp said Tuesday that it has expanded into Palo Alto, California’s Silicon Valley business hub, in a move to enhance access to tech industry workers.

The New York-founded firm, which has built a reputation for representing workers in employment lawsuits against big corporations and other law firms, is opening the office with six attorneys, according to a firm press release. Qiaojing Ella Zheng and Felicia Gilbert, the managing partners of Sanford Heisler’s San Francisco office, are set to lead the new outpost in downtown Palo Alto.

Chair David Sanford said in an interview that the move ...