Lawyer Suing NFL for Racial Bias Is No Stranger to Controversy

The lawyer behind the bombshell discrimination lawsuit against the National Football League is no stranger to controversy.

Doug Wigdor filed more than a dozen lawsuits against Fox News over alleged sexual harassment at the conservative network. He’s taken on Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in gender-bias suits and is currently waging a legal war with billionaire Leon Black on behalf of Russian model Guzel Ganieva, who claims the Apollo Global Management Inc. co-founder sexually assaulted her.

Wigdor’s penchant for hard-knuckle tactics and aggressive public support of his clients were on full display in media appearances on Wednesday with Brian Flores, the ...