The
talk
of
Biglaw
—
well,
besides
the
Biglaw
Biter
—
is
partner
David
Kreisler’s
super
short
tenure
at
Mayer
Brown.
It
took
him
just
about
two
months
to
wash
out
at
his
new
firm.
Kreisler
joined
the
fund
formation
practice
at
Mayer
Brown
in
May,
and
was
out
by
early
July.
The
reason?
Sexually
charged
posts
on
the
artist
formerly
known
as
Twitter.
(Think
thinly
veiled
innuendo
and
comments
designed
to
impress
at
13-year-old
boy.)
As
detailed
in
this
Medium
post,
Kreisler
had
a
penchant
for
making
a
variety
of
inappropriate
comments
with
his
since-deleted
X
account.
The
Medium
post
also
alleges
Kreisler’s
problematic
social
media
presence
was
behind
his
departure
from
his
previous
firms
(Sidley
and
DLA
Piper
—
though
there
are
reports
Kreisler
left
Sidley
on
his
own).
And
Mayer
Brown
is
explicit
this
is
the
reason
they
ended
their
relationship
with
Kreisler.
“We
learned
about
the
posts
after
the
article
was
published,”
a
Mayer
Brown
spokesperson
said
in
a
statement.
“We
promptly
terminated
him
as
a
partner
once
we
became
aware
of
the
situation,
and
he
is
no
longer
affiliated
with
the
firm.”
But
like,
HOW
DID
MAYER
BROWN
MISS
THIS?
They
didn’t
spare
a
glance
at
his
social
media?
DOUBLE
FUCKING
NEWSFLASH
in
the
year
of
our
lord
2025
you
have
to
check
a
potential
partner’s
online
presence.
This
is
basic
shit
that
sororities
have
on
lockdown.
Dan
Binstock,
a
recruiter
at
Garrison,
told
Law.com
that
Mayer
Brown
is
not
the
only
Biglaw
firm
ignoring
the
social
media
elephant
in
the
room.
“I
question
how
many
firms
do
social
media
deep
dives,”
Binstock
said.
“Firms
may
get
swept
up
in
the
process
where
they
are
attracted
to
a
partner’s
book
of
business
and
all
the
other
things.”
It’s
perhaps
unfair
to
paint
all
of
Biglaw
as
digital
ostriches
—
hell,
some
go
pretty
damn
far
examining
every
social
media
post
of
even
soon-to-be
associates.
As
partner
recruiter
Jeffrey
Lowe
of
CenterPeak
notes,
the
Biglaw
vetting
landscape
is
so
uneven
you’re
likely
to
twist
an
ankle,
“Some
firms
are
actively
looking
at
social
media
profiles
and
the
like
when
considering
lateral
partner
candidates,
but
also
I
think
many
don’t
and
don’t
have
as
sophisticated
of
a
vetting
process
as
others,”
Lowe
said.
“If
you
were
to
survey
the
Am
Law
100,
you’d
find
a
wide
disparity
in
due
diligence.”
Maybe
this
will
be
the
wake
up
call
*some*
in
Biglaw
need
—
no
matter
how
much
of
a
rainmaker
you
think
you’re
getting,
firms
absolutely
have
to
be
aware
of
the
digital
footprint
they’re
getting
with
additions
to
their
partnership.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of
The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of
Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
AtL
tipsters
are
the
best,
so
please
connect
with
her.
Feel
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to
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