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Mayer Brown governance structure in limbo as Maher quits

Maher has always been a game of at least two halves : full of drive and good ideas for the business, loyal to his clients but very hard to live with. He was able to deliver the old Rowe & Maw – minus a few who had seen the light and who went on to thrive elsewhere – to a Maher Brown whose New York office had demanded a London platform. Once the shine of the new London presence started to fade, Maher’s lack of charm was bound to grate with his very statesman-like Chicago colleagues. Only those firms whose strategy calls for an alley cat amongst the pigeons are likely to be brave enough to invite him in. In this market, there may be more calls for his talents in PE/hedge funds that need to shake down their portfolios than with firms who will be fearful that key assets will walk as Maher arrives.

20-May-2009

4:43 pm