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Citing inappropriate social media posts, Mayer Brown fires partner less than 2 months after hiring announcement
Mayer Brown fired a lateral funds formation partner in early July after a report surfaced of inappropriate social media posts with sexually explicit language on X, formerly known as Twitter. (Image from Shutterstock)
Mayer Brown fired a lateral funds formation partner in early July after a report surfaced of inappropriate social media posts with sexually explicit language on X, formerly known as Twitter, according to a report by Law.com.
The fired partner is David Kreisler, who was a partner in the global private funds and investment management practice, according to a mid-May hiring announcement by the law firm.
A Mayer Brown spokesperson told Law.com that it learned about the since-deleted social media posts after a Medium post included alleged screen shots.
“We promptly terminated him as a partner once we became aware of the situation, and he is no longer affiliated with the firm,” the spokesperson said.
The firm told Law.com that it engaged “reputable third-party screening providers” to vet Kreisler.
Partner recruiter Jeffrey Lowe of CenterPeak told Law.com that he thinks that there is a wide disparity in due diligence by top firms when screening lateral hires.
“Some firms are actively looking at social media profiles and the like,” he said, “but also I think many don’t and don’t have as sophisticated of a vetting process as others.”
Law.com was not able to reach Kreisler for comment using “various listed points of contact.” The ABA Journal was unable to find a working phone number for him online. A listing for Kreisler by the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers has his phone number at Mayer Brown in New York, but no other number.
Kreisler came to Mayer Brown from DLA Piper. He had joined DLA around May 2024 after working at Sidley Austin.
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