Douglas Wigdor

It is difficult to imagine another employment lawyer with a comparable record both in the courtroom and at the negotiating table. Ranked one of the Top 100 attorneys in New York Metro by Super Lawyers, Mr. Wigdor routinely tries cases to verdict, has won numerous verdicts in the millions of dollars and has been honored with the New York Law Journal’s 2020 Distinguished Leader Award. A tireless advocate for victims of sexual harassment, sexual assault and other forms of unlawful workplace misconduct, Mr. Wigdor is a Forbes Diversity & Inclusion Contributor and can often be seen standing up for his clients’ rights in television and radio interviews; he has even testified before the UK Parliament in connection with his high-profile cases. His “pursuit of decency, justice and high-dollar settlements in the #MeToo era have landed Mr. Wigdor on the list of Law360’s Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar,” according to a profile recognizing Mr. Wigdor as one of the 10 most influential plaintiffs’ lawyers in the U.S. From Dominique Strauss-Kahn to Harvey Weinstein, Mr. Wigdor has been at the forefront of some of the most closely watched sexual harassment and sexual assault cases of the last decade. Named a Top 100 Hollywood Power Lawyer by The Hollywood Reporter and a Top Music Lawyer by Billboard, Mr. Wigdor’s employment trial verdicts and high-profile cases have resulted in several feature profiles about his career, including articles in The New York Times, Bloomberg Businessweek and the London Independent. He has been referred to in these and other major news publications as one of New York’s most high-profile litigators. A former U.S. Senator for New York said of Mr. Wigdor, “it’s much better to have him on our side than risk sitting across from him.” The New York Law Journal has featured Mr. Wigdor and Wigdor LLP’s clients in the top New York State verdicts six times, including the number one and two employment verdicts and the number one disability discrimination verdict. Mr. Wigdor and Wigdor LLP have also been recognized by Chambers and Partners, one of the most prestigious legal directories in the world. As a former Federal Law Clerk in the Eastern District of New York, an Assistant District Attorney and a senior lawyer at a prominent management-side employment firm, he brings his trial experience to bear, regularly trying cases in federal and state court as well as arbitration tribunals. Mr. Wigdor is also an arbitrator himself, serving on the American Arbitration Association Employment Panel.