David B. Sarnoff, Esq., Acc Email & Phone Number

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Certified Executive Coach, Leadership Trainer, Team Building and Career Consultant. Coaching Certification from the International Coaching Federation ("ICF"). Workshop facilitator for legal and corporate leadership retreats. Past Co-Chair of the DE&I committee of the NYC Bar Association.David’s coaching model is to focus on facilitating opportunities for a client’s development and awareness in order to elevate their leadership capabilities while addressing other challenges to professional growth. He has honed his listening skills and use of self to guide clients to identify and discover gaps in performance and leadership. David has a particular focus on emotional intelligence, raising his client's self-awareness and is certified in the EQ-i 2.0 assessment.David is recognized for his professionalism and ability to blend client confidentiality with supporting the goals of the sponsoring organization. He is particularly adept at working with professionals responsible for leading others while maintaining their own set of responsibilities. He also works with those aspiring to be in leadership positions or individuals who have been identified to have gaps in their performance. David incorporates a strong advocacy for collaboration, establishing networks and team building in his coaching philosophy. He utilizes assessments, including the EQ-i 2.0, DiSC and qualitative 360-degree interviews and feedback summaries.David also has a monthly coaching column focused on management and leadership in the Practising Law Institute's Chronicle.Prior to founding the Sarnoff Group, David was a Co-Founder of Morandi, Taub & Sarnoff LLC, focusing on legal recruiting, coaching and career counseling. He also practiced law as a litigation associate at Gold & Wachtel LLP (N/K/A Wachtel Missry LLP), where his practice concentrated on complex commercial litigation and white-collar defense.

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Certified Executive Coach & Leadership Trainer. Certified in the following: EQ assessment EQ-i 2.0, Everything DiSC® Facilitator and Smart Collaboration Accelerator. David coaches attorneys at all levels and executives/managers in a variety of industries, including, legal, finance, technology, hospitality and education, among others. He also facilitates development workshops & presents to organizations at partner and corporate retreats on topics including, EQ v. IQ, leadership skills, productive conflict, allyship, inclusion, giving and receiving feedback, active listening, generational disconnect and building trust, among others. He has authored numerous articles and is a keynote speaker.Notable Experience:Moderator, Loeb Leadership DE&I Public Dialogue Panel - Multiple appearancesPanelist, EQ v. IQ, Association of Legal AdministratorsModerator/Panelist, DE&I, Code-Switching & Being One's True SelfPanelist - Building Highly Collaborative Teams, Practising Law InstitutePanelist - Active Listening, USA 500 ClubsModerator/Panelist - Safe Space Dialogue on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and AllyshipCo-Presenter - Leading in Adverse Times: The Leadership Challenge, NALP Professional Development Institute ConferenceKeynote speaker, Association of Legal Administrators, Washington, DC. Chapter, HR RetreatCo-facilitator leadership training, Native American Leadership Forum, Honolulu, HI. Topics included productive conflict, EQ, giving and receiving feedback and active listening.Faculty, Practising Law Institute CLE One Hour Briefing "Active Listening is a Critical Skill for Attorneys to Practice Law at a High Caliber During Coronavirus and Beyond," 10/29/20. Over 980 registrants.New York City Bar Association CLE Program- "Using EQ as a Tool to Improve Lawyers' Well-Being and Performance," Panelist and Co-PresenterCo-Facilitated Loeb Leadership's Diversity & Inclusion Roundtable and Co-Authored the subsequent report

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Recruiter, career coaching, business development coaching and interview consultant. Placed attorneys of all levels into law firms, hedge funds, investment banks and companies. Interview and career coaching. Law firm mergers and acquisitions.

Litigation AssociatePractice focused on white-collar defense and complex commercial litigation.Second chaired several trials and hearings in state and federal court; engaged in motion practice and discovery. Conducted internal investigations, taken and defended depositions and drafted pleadings.

Juris Doctor

Zicklin School Of Business, Icoach New York, Professional Coaching Program Certificate 84 Class Hrs, Executive Coaching

Bachelor Of Arts, Cum Laude, Social Sciences