Peggy J. Wedgworth is a Senior Partner at Milberg and Chair of the Antitrust Practice Group. She is also Co-Chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee and Chair of the Pro Bono Committee. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyer in New York, New York since 2015.
Ms. Wedgworth started her career as an Assistant District Attorney in Brooklyn, New York. Since leaving the public sector, she has represented victims in antitrust, securities, commodities, and whistleblower matters.
Ms. Wedgworth currently serves as secretary and trustee of the National Civil Justice Institute (NCJI), a think tank dedicated to the preservation of the civil justice system and regularly serves as a moderator in the annual Forum for State Appellate Court Judges.
She is a member of the bars of New York and the U.S. Supreme Court, and regularly speaks on topics relating to antitrust litigation, multi-district litigation, class action and consumer matters. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association’s Antitrust Committee, where she has served as both a speaker and panelist. She is a member of the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (COSAL) and a member of the American Association of Justice (AAJ).
She has authored articles that can be found in several publications, most recently in the December 2019 issue of Trial magazine entitled, Challenging “Attorneys’ Eyes Only” and Improper Categorical Privilege Logs. She regularly serves as a judge in both college and law school mock trial competitions.
Ms. Wedgworth received a B.A. degree in Foreign Language and International Business from Auburn University, and a J.D. degree from the University of Alabama School of Law.
