When I first met Carl Lobell, I liked him immediately. It was 1965, and he was a lawyer at the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. He had come to Weil to interview with me to be an associate at our firm. We had contacts in common, since I, too, had previously been in the Antitrust Division.

I remember to this day being struck by his attitude and intellect. For me, first impressions are often correct, and that was certainly the case here: Everyone trusts and likes Carl. He is adept, brilliant and analytical and, throughout his career, he has demonstrated a capacity to solve some of the most complex legal and financial questions.