Frank H. Wohl
Recognized since 2003
New York, New York
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Called “the best in class” by Chambers USA, Frank is a litigator who represents individuals and entities in complex civil litigation, regulatory enforcement, and white collar criminal matters. His clients include a wide range of for-profit and nonprofit entities, including financial institutions, public and private corporations, law firms, universities, and hospitals. Frank has also represented a broad spectrum of individuals, from business executives to financial market participants, lawyers, accountants, art dealers, and other professionals.
A founding partner of LSW, Frank has appeared as prosecutor or defense counsel in numerous criminal trials and appeals and as plaintiff or defense counsel in civil cases. In many of these matters, he has helped clients avoid public charges and court proceedings. In others, he has acted as counsel in trials, arbitrations, and appeals. Frank has also acted as an arbitrator in commercial arbitrations and as independent counsel to boards of directors and board committees of both for-profit and nonprofit entities. Frank’s participation in the legal community stretches back decades, including chairing numerous New York City Bar Association programs on ethical and strategic issues in corporate investigations. Additionally, he has served as a panelist at American Law Institute-American Bar Association and American Conference Institute programs and as a faculty member for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s (NITA) trial practice and civil discovery programs.
- E-mail: fwohl@lswlaw.com
- Direct Phone Number: +1.212.921.8399
- Phone Number: +1.212.921.8399
- Lawyer Page: https://www.lswlaw.com/lawyers/frank-wohl/
- 1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
- University of Chicago, J.D., graduated 1966
- Dartmouth College, B.A., graduated 1963
- New York, New York
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- Federal Bar Council - President (2010-2012)
- New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board - Chair (1998-2002)
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York - Member, Attorney Panel, Grievance Committee
- New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department - Member, Departmental Disciplinary Committee (2011-2016)
- New York City Bar Association - Member, Professional Discipline Committee (2009-2010); Member, Professional and Judicial Ethics Committee (2006-2008)
- New York Council of Defense Lawyers - Director (1998-2000)
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, SDNY
6 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
4 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Chambers USA
- “Senior Statesperson,” Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations – New York
New York Council of Defense Lawyers
- Norman S. Ostrow Award for outstanding contribution to the defense of liberty and the preservation of individual rights (2018)
Federal Bar Council
- Whitney North Seymour Award for outstanding public service by a private practitioner (2014)
American College of Trial Lawyers
- Access to Justice Award for outstanding commitment to ensuring access to justice to parties in need (2000)
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