Beth Wilkinson’s Insider View of Women in—and Out—of Big Law

For trial lawyer groupies and fans of the National Football League’s Washington Commanders, Beth Wilkinson is a household name. One of the most prominent litigators of our times, she first catapulted to fame for successfully prosecuting Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.

Wilkinson has been in the limelight more recently for investigating alleged sexual misconduct within the Commanders organization. A former partner at Latham & Watkins and general counsel of Fannie Mae, Wilkinson left the partnership at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in 2016 to launch Washington-based Wilkinson Walsh, now called Wilkinson Stekloff.

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