Frank Weil

Frank Leopold Weil (March 6, 1894 – November 10, 1957) was an American lawyer.

[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 as of 2016[update] is one of the largest law firms in the world.

[1] Weil was married to former Henrietta Simons, the granddaughter of Moses Alexander.