Mayer Brown Vice Chair Maher Submits His Resignation

Mayer Brown vice chair Paul Maher has officially submitted his resignation after being passed up for promotion.

Maher’s departure was announced in a May 15 memo, according to the National Law Journal. He had been on sabbatical since news broke that he did not get a position in the firm’s new management structure.

Maher was based in the United Kingdom, and his relationship with some U.S. partners had become strained in recent years, Legal Week reports. He is believed to be in job discussions with other law firms, including Latham & Watkins, Dewey & LeBoeuf and Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker, the story says.

Maher had served as vice chair with Kenneth Geller, who is becoming Mayer Brown’s new managing partner. Herbert “Bert" Krueger will become the firm’s new chairman, replacing James Holzhauer, who is resigning to address health issues.

Mayer Brown is eliminating its “troika” management structure featuring a chairman and two vice chairs. Its new dual structure has a chairman and managing partner. It also has a seven-member management committee to quickly respond to changing market conditions, and a larger board representing the broader voice of the partnership.