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Beth Wilkinson<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Beth has served as lead counsel in over 50 jury trials, including numerous bet-the-company, multibillion-dollar cases. She has developed an unrivaled record of victories in federal and state courts throughout the country. Her career has taken Beth from the Army to a leading role in the prosecution of the Oklahoma City bombers to nationally recognized work as a litigation partner at two of the nation\u2019s most prominent law firms, and to founding Wilkinson Stekloff.<\/p>\n

Most recently, Beth was lead trial counsel for Microsoft in the FTC\u2019s challenge to Microsoft\u2019s $69 billion acquisition of Activision \u2014 the second-largest merger in history and the biggest involving a technology company.\u00a0She defeated the FTC\u2019s request for a preliminary injunction to stop the transaction after a five-day trial that began less than four weeks after the FTC filed its federal court complaint, and directed all aspects of litigation strategy from the time the acquisition was announced in January 2022, positioning the case for a federal court victory on an unprecedented timetable.\u00a0The American Lawyer named Beth \u201cLitigator of the Week\u201d and described the firm as \u201cthe legal equivalent of an elite special ops unit\u201d for leading the successful defense.<\/p>\n

Beth is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of American Law Institute (ALI), and a Legal 500 \u201cLeading Trial Lawyer.\u201d In 2022, Legal 500 inducted Beth into its Hall of Fame. She has been named The American Lawyer \u201cLitigator of the Year,\u201d a Law360 \u201cTrial Ace\u201d and \u201cTrial MVP,\u201d a National Law Journal \u201cWinning Litigator\u201d and \u201cGeneral Litigation Trailblazer,\u201d and one of Washingtonian\u2019s \u201cMost Powerful Women in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition, Chambers and Partners has repeatedly named Beth a national \u201cStar Trial Lawyer\u201d and recently honored her for her \u201cOutstanding Contribution to the Legal Profession.\u201d Chambers described Beth as \u201cthe best trial lawyer there is,\u201d a \u201csuperstar,\u201d and a \u201clion at the bar,\u201d noting her \u201csupreme advocacy\u201d and \u201cunparalleled experience acting as lead trial counsel.\u201d Beth has also been chosen for Benchmark Litigation\u2019s elite group of the 10 leading women litigators who stand out from its iconic \u201cTop 250 Women in Litigation\u201d list, as well as the \u201cTop 100 Trial Lawyers,\u201d and has been recognized by Benchmark as a \u201cLitigation Star.\u201d She has also appeared on Lawdragon\u2019s \u201c500 Leading Lawyers in America\u201d and \u201c500 Leading Litigators in America\u201d lists, and the Daily Journal\u2019s \u201cNational Leading Litigators\u201d list.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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