Beveridge’s Ben Wilson Speaks From Giants’ Shoulders (Podcast)

Ben Wilson has been affectionately described as the dean of black partners within Big Law. But that title doesn’t begin to do justice to the Beveridge & Diamond chairman, who announced his retirement last month after 45 years in the legal profession.

Wilson has mentored generations of Black and other diverse attorneys. And, in 2008, founded the Diverse Partners Network, which he intends to continue to lead after retirement, renamed as the Diverse Lawyers Network. He is also the founder of the African American Managing Partners Network, tight-knit network of African American leaders of major law firms that began in ...