Beth
A.
Wilkinson
Beth Wilkinson is one of the nation’s most highly regarded trial lawyers and a founding partner at Wilkinson Stekloff LLP, the nation’s leading trial boutique. She has over 35 years of experience in high-profile criminal cases and bet-the-company civil litigation, having first-chaired more than 60 jury trials, with an unmatched record of success in federal and state courts throughout the country. Beth’s career began in the Army and continued with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York, and the Department of Justice, where she took on lead roles in the prosecution of the Oklahoma City bombers.
Most recently, Beth led the trial team that secured a victory for the NFL and its 32 member teams in one of the largest antitrust class action lawsuits in the country challenging the distribution of the Sunday Ticket subscription package and the NFL’s media agreements. She also recently served as lead trial counsel for Microsoft prevailing in the FTC’s challenge to Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision—the second-largest merger trial in American history and the biggest involving a technology company.
In addition to her position as an elected member of The American Law Institute, Beth is also Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Among her many accolades, Chambers and Partners has recognized Beth with its national Outstanding Individual award, and both Legal 500 and Benchmark Litigation have inducted her into their Hall of Fame. Beth received her B.A. magna cum laude from Princeton University and her J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law.