USA Guide 2026 : USA - Nationwide
Provided by Wilkinson Stekloff LLP
Wilkinson Stekloff has quickly become the go-to firm for clients who want to litigate antitrust cases with an eye toward trial rather than settlement. We focus on developing a strategy for winning at trial to try to achieve positive results for our clients before trial.
We are one of the few firms in the country who has shown we can win antitrust cases in any setting—before judges or juries, against private plaintiffs or the government, and at every phase of litigation. We have won bet-the-company, multi-billion-dollar antitrust cases on motions to dismiss and at summary judgment. And we have taken some of the biggest antitrust cases in history to judgment and won, including successfully defending Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard in the second-largest merger trial in American history, and obtaining judgment as a matter of law for the NFL in a $21 billion case that sought to dismantle their highly successful media distribution model.
Wilkinson Stekloff has received recognition across the industry for our success, including Chambers and Partners ranking the firm in their “Nationwide Antitrust” category and four partners individually as “D.C. Antitrust Litigation Specialists,” Legal 500 ranking us in “Antitrust Civil Litigation Defense,” and both Global Competition Review and Benchmark Litigation awarding Matter of the Year to our work on the Microsoft/Activision deal.
Provided by Chambers
Wilkinson Stekloff LLP is a well-known boutique noted for its strong antitrust offering. It is highly regarded for its litigation and trial capabilities and is well placed to serve clients, especially from the technology industry.
DC-based Beth Wilkinson is a key contact.
Provided by Chambers
Wilkinson Stekloff serve as lead trial counsel for Hewlett Packard Enterprise in its defence of its $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks against the Department of Justice’s challenge in federal court in the Northern District of California.
Provided by Chambers
Wilkinson has a very deep bench of exceptionally smart and excellent writers and litigators. They handled a very complex and sophisticated matter very well.
Wilkinson has a deep, talented team of excellent litigators.
Wilkinson is good at managing large, complex cases, providing strategic evaluation of the pros and cons.
Wilkinson has brilliant strategic trial lawyers who are very client-focused.
The team have a real game plan and execute it well. They are very pragmatic and can do it in a short amount of time.
Chambers is the leading data and intelligence partner for the legal sector.
