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Citing inappropriate social media posts, Mayer Brown fires companion lower than 2 months after hiring announcement
July 29, 2025, 9:23 am CDT
Mayer Brown fired a lateral funds formation companion in early July after a report surfaced of inappropriate social media posts with sexually express language on X, previously often called Twitter. (Picture from Shutterstock)
Mayer Brown fired a lateral funds formation companion in early July after a report surfaced of inappropriate social media posts with sexually express language on X, previously often called Twitter, in response to a report by Legislation.com.
The fired companion is David Kreisler, who was a companion within the world personal funds and funding administration apply, in response to a mid-Could hiring announcement by the regulation agency.
A Mayer Brown spokesperson instructed Legislation.com that it realized in regards to the since-deleted social media posts after a Medium submit included alleged display screen photographs.
“We promptly terminated him as a companion as soon as we grew to become conscious of the scenario, and he’s now not affiliated with the agency,” the spokesperson stated.
The agency instructed Legislation.com that it engaged “respected third-party screening suppliers” to vet Kreisler.
Accomplice recruiter Jeffrey Lowe of CenterPeak instructed Legislation.com that he thinks that there’s a broad disparity in due diligence by prime corporations when screening lateral hires.
“Some corporations are actively taking a look at social media profiles and the like,” he stated, “but additionally I feel many don’t and don’t have as subtle of a vetting course of as others.”
Legislation.com was not in a position to attain Kreisler for remark utilizing “numerous listed factors of contact.” The ABA Journal was unable to discover a working telephone quantity for him on-line. A list for Kreisler by the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers has his telephone quantity at Mayer Brown in New York, however no different quantity.
Kreisler got here to Mayer Brown from DLA Piper. He had joined DLA round Could 2024 after working at Sidley Austin.
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