Julia N.Sarnoff
Counsel
Labor & Employment
jsarnoff@seyfarth.com
Julia offers clients practical, business-friendly, and efficient representation in disability access litigation, government compliance investigations, and structured negotiations with advocacy groups.
More About Julia
Julia is a member of the firm’s ADA Title III specialty team. Her practice focuses exclusively on disability law and its impact on public accommodations under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and corollary state nondiscrimination statutes. Julia represents clients in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits in federal and state courts, as well as in government compliance investigations and structured negotiations with disability rights organizations.
Julia’s areas of experience include architectural barriers, effective communication, service animals, and digital accessibility issues such as the accessibility of websites, mobile applications, and self-service kiosks to individuals with visual and hearing disabilities. Julia has successfully represented a broad range of Fortune 500 companies, including hotels, retailers, restaurants, automobile manufacturers, schools, technology companies, and health care providers in ADA Title III matters in various jurisdictions across the United States. Julia also advises clients throughout the country regarding ADA requirements and creating compliance policies and training programs to enable clients to avoid or respond to litigation.
Julia has extensive experience with the key players in the Title III ADA plaintiffs’ bar and closely tracks developments in the disability access legal space. With her unique experience and insights, Julia is able to devise practical and efficient strategies for achieving business-friendly and advantageous results for clients in litigation, government compliance investigations, and structured negotiations with advocacy groups.
Prior to joining Seyfarth, Julia worked as an associate in the labor and employment department of an international law firm, where she represented clients in the full range of employment law matters, from traditional labor to single-plaintiff and class-based wage/hour, discrimination, harassment, and noncompetes/restrictive covenants.
Julia’s areas of experience include architectural barriers, effective communication, service animals, and digital accessibility issues such as the accessibility of websites, mobile applications, and self-service kiosks to individuals with visual and hearing disabilities. Julia has successfully represented a broad range of Fortune 500 companies, including hotels, retailers, restaurants, automobile manufacturers, schools, technology companies, and health care providers in ADA Title III matters in various jurisdictions across the United States. Julia also advises clients throughout the country regarding ADA requirements and creating compliance policies and training programs to enable clients to avoid or respond to litigation.
Julia has extensive experience with the key players in the Title III ADA plaintiffs’ bar and closely tracks developments in the disability access legal space. With her unique experience and insights, Julia is able to devise practical and efficient strategies for achieving business-friendly and advantageous results for clients in litigation, government compliance investigations, and structured negotiations with advocacy groups.
Prior to joining Seyfarth, Julia worked as an associate in the labor and employment department of an international law firm, where she represented clients in the full range of employment law matters, from traditional labor to single-plaintiff and class-based wage/hour, discrimination, harassment, and noncompetes/restrictive covenants.
- JD, Georgetown University Law Center
- BA, University of California, Berkeley
With honors
- California
- District of Columbia
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
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- Recognized as a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Labor and Employment Law - Management (2022-2024)
- Co-Author, “California Court Of Appeal’s Midvale Decision Opens The Floodgates For More Website Accessibility Lawsuits,” ADA Title III News and Insights, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 11, 2019)
- Co-Author, “Defendants Fighting Website Accessibility Cases Face An Uphill Battle In 2018,” ADA Title III News and Insights, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 19, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Websites, Kiosks, and Other Self-Service Equipment in Franchising: Legal Pitfalls Posed by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act," Franchise Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Winter 2017)
- Co-Author, “Public Accommodations are Starting to Win Website Accessibility Lawsuits,” ADA Title III News and Insights, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 24, 2017)
- Co-Presenter, "ADA Title III Disability Access: Hot Issues and Litigation Trends in the Food and Beverage Industry," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 16, 2022)
- Speaker, “Don’t Be the Next Victim of a Website Accessibility Lawsuit,” presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 6, 2018)
- Speaker, "ADA Compliance for Real Estate Owners and Operators: Avoiding and Responding to Drive-By Claims and Enforcement Actions," Strafford (July 26, 2018)
- Speaker, “ADA & Business Today,” Mid-Atlantic ADA Update Conference, presented by Mid-Atlantic ADA Center (September 15, 2017)
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Speaker, “Is Your Website the Subject of an ADA Title III Lawsuit Yet?” presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 28, 2016)
Julia offers clients practical, business-friendly, and efficient representation in disability access litigation, government compliance investigations, and structured negotiations with advocacy groups.
More About Julia
Julia is a member of the firm’s ADA Title III specialty team. Her practice focuses exclusively on disability law and its impact on public accommodations under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and corollary state nondiscrimination statutes. Julia represents clients in single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits in federal and state courts, as well as in government compliance investigations and structured negotiations with disability rights organizations.
Julia’s areas of experience include architectural barriers, effective communication, service animals, and digital accessibility issues such as the accessibility of websites, mobile applications, and self-service kiosks to individuals with visual and hearing disabilities. Julia has successfully represented a broad range of Fortune 500 companies, including hotels, retailers, restaurants, automobile manufacturers, schools, technology companies, and health care providers in ADA Title III matters in various jurisdictions across the United States. Julia also advises clients throughout the country regarding ADA requirements and creating compliance policies and training programs to enable clients to avoid or respond to litigation.
Julia has extensive experience with the key players in the Title III ADA plaintiffs’ bar and closely tracks developments in the disability access legal space. With her unique experience and insights, Julia is able to devise practical and efficient strategies for achieving business-friendly and advantageous results for clients in litigation, government compliance investigations, and structured negotiations with advocacy groups.
Prior to joining Seyfarth, Julia worked as an associate in the labor and employment department of an international law firm, where she represented clients in the full range of employment law matters, from traditional labor to single-plaintiff and class-based wage/hour, discrimination, harassment, and noncompetes/restrictive covenants.
Julia’s areas of experience include architectural barriers, effective communication, service animals, and digital accessibility issues such as the accessibility of websites, mobile applications, and self-service kiosks to individuals with visual and hearing disabilities. Julia has successfully represented a broad range of Fortune 500 companies, including hotels, retailers, restaurants, automobile manufacturers, schools, technology companies, and health care providers in ADA Title III matters in various jurisdictions across the United States. Julia also advises clients throughout the country regarding ADA requirements and creating compliance policies and training programs to enable clients to avoid or respond to litigation.
Julia has extensive experience with the key players in the Title III ADA plaintiffs’ bar and closely tracks developments in the disability access legal space. With her unique experience and insights, Julia is able to devise practical and efficient strategies for achieving business-friendly and advantageous results for clients in litigation, government compliance investigations, and structured negotiations with advocacy groups.
Prior to joining Seyfarth, Julia worked as an associate in the labor and employment department of an international law firm, where she represented clients in the full range of employment law matters, from traditional labor to single-plaintiff and class-based wage/hour, discrimination, harassment, and noncompetes/restrictive covenants.
- JD, Georgetown University Law Center
- BA, University of California, Berkeley
With honors
- California
- District of Columbia
- US District Court, Central District of California
- US District Court, Northern District of California
- US District Court, Southern District of California
Related Services
Related News & Insights
-
Recognition
Aug 18, 2022
Seyfarth Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2023
-
Webinar
Aug 16, 2022
ADA Title III Disability Access: Hot Issues and Litigation Trends in the Food and Beverage Industry
-
Blog Post
Aug 1, 2022
Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice Issue Joint Guidance On Accessible Telehealth Services
-
Recognition
Aug 19, 2021
Seyfarth Attorneys Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2022
- Recognized as a "Ones to Watch" lawyer by Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Labor and Employment Law - Management (2022-2024)
- Co-Author, “California Court Of Appeal’s Midvale Decision Opens The Floodgates For More Website Accessibility Lawsuits,” ADA Title III News and Insights, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 11, 2019)
- Co-Author, “Defendants Fighting Website Accessibility Cases Face An Uphill Battle In 2018,” ADA Title III News and Insights, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 19, 2018)
- Co-Author, "Websites, Kiosks, and Other Self-Service Equipment in Franchising: Legal Pitfalls Posed by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act," Franchise Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3 (Winter 2017)
- Co-Author, “Public Accommodations are Starting to Win Website Accessibility Lawsuits,” ADA Title III News and Insights, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (March 24, 2017)
- Co-Presenter, "ADA Title III Disability Access: Hot Issues and Litigation Trends in the Food and Beverage Industry," Webinar, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (August 16, 2022)
- Speaker, “Don’t Be the Next Victim of a Website Accessibility Lawsuit,” presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (November 6, 2018)
- Speaker, "ADA Compliance for Real Estate Owners and Operators: Avoiding and Responding to Drive-By Claims and Enforcement Actions," Strafford (July 26, 2018)
- Speaker, “ADA & Business Today,” Mid-Atlantic ADA Update Conference, presented by Mid-Atlantic ADA Center (September 15, 2017)
-
Speaker, “Is Your Website the Subject of an ADA Title III Lawsuit Yet?” presented by Seyfarth Shaw LLP (September 28, 2016)