Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is an American law firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1931, it employs 1,217 attorneys as of 2024, and reported annual revenues of over $2.02 billion in 2025, ranking it within The American Lawyer AmLaw 100 top tier.
History
The firm was founded in New York City in 1931 by Frank Weil, Sylvan Gotshal, and Horace Manges. Since 1968, Weil has been headquartered in the General Motors building, overlooking Central Park, in New York City's Manhattan borough.[5] After its founding in 1931, the firm grew steadily in the following decades, taking on clients including General Electric and General Motors, and becoming one of the largest law firms in the country.[6] In 1975, the firm opened an office in Washington, D.C., its first outside New York City, followed in the 1980s by locations in Miami, Houston and Dallas