Beth Wilkinson, a star litigator at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, has left the firm to launch a new firm along with high-profile litigators from Kirkland & Ellis and Covington & Burling.

Alexandra Walsh, a white-collar criminal defense partner at Paul Weiss in Washington, D.C., will also be a name partner at the new, trial-focused boutique, Wilkinson Walsh + Eskovitz, along with Munger, Tolles & Olson partner Sean Eskovitz in Los Angeles.