Meredith A. Firetog

Meredith A. Firetog is a Partner at Wigdor LLP, where she represents clients in high-stakes employment and discrimination matters. Recognized as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and honored with distinctions such as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch and the National Law Journal Rising Star of the Plaintiff’s Bar, she has established herself as a respected advocate for employees facing workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.

Meredith earned her B.A. with high honors from Swarthmore College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and served on the College Judiciary Committee. Meredith then completed her Master of Studies with distinction at Oxford University before obtaining her Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School. At Stanford, she was a Senior Symposium Editor of the Stanford Law Review, Co-President of the Stanford Public Interest Law Foundation, and a leader in Women of Stanford Law.

Meredith began her career at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, where she gained experience in complex commercial litigation. She then clerked for the Honorable Gregory H. Woods of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Following her clerkship, she joined Sanford Heisler Sharp, rising to the position of Partner while focusing on gender discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour class actions.

Meredith’s representative matters include litigating claims under Title IX and the Fair Housing Act on behalf of Yale University students, prosecuting wage and hour violations against Oracle on behalf of thousands of salespeople, and representing executives, attorneys, and administrators in cases of pay inequity, discrimination, and retaliation.

With a strong track record of successful outcomes and leadership in plaintiff-side litigation, Meredith A. Firetog brings passion, precision, and proven results to every case. She continues to advance employee rights and gender equity in workplaces nationwide.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Wigdor LLP
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• Stanford Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Oxford University
  Master of Studies (M. St.)
• Swarthmore College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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