Frank L. Weil | |
Birth Date: | March 6, 1894 |
Birth Place: | New York City |
Death Place: | New York City |
Nationality: | American |
Spouse: | Henrietta Simons |
Occupation: | Lawyer |
Alma Mater: | Columbia Law School |
Frank Leopold Weil (March 6, 1894 – November 10, 1957) was an American lawyer. He was a founding partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in 1931.[1]
Born in New York City, Weil attended Columbia Law School, where he became friends with Samuel Irving Rosenman.[2] After graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1917, he practiced at Elkus, Gleason & Proskauer. Together with Sylvan Gotshal and Horace Manges he founded Weil, Gotshal & Manges in 1931, which is one of the largest law firms in the world.
Weil was married to former Henrietta Simons, the granddaughter of Moses Alexander.