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Mar 21, 1897 Memphis, Tennessee, United States Died on 11 Aug 1968 (aged 71)
American lawyer
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About Sylvan Gotshal
- Sylvan H.
- Gotshal (March 21, 1897 – August 11, 1968) was an American lawyer, known for his advocacy of industrial design rights.
- He was a founding partner of Weil, Gotshal & Manges in 1931. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, to Leopold and Julia (née Hirschman) Gotshal (initially Gottschall), he attended Vanderbilt University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1917.
- During World War I, he volunteered to serve in the United States Army but saw no combat action.
- He then earned a LL.B.
- from Columbia Law School in 1920, and started practicing at Rose & Paskus in New York City. Together with Frank Weil and Horace Manges he founded Weil, Gotshal & Manges in 1931, which as of 2016 is one the largest law firms in the world.
- He also became very active in civic affairs and was, at one time, chairman of the American Arbitration Association and the United Jewish Appeal.He married Violet Kleeman of Nashville in 1918.
- They had one daughter, Sue Ann Gotshal, who married John L.
- Weinberg in 1952.
