Professor Mayer joined Cardozo in 2025 from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was a Harry A. Bigelow Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in Law. His research mainly focuses on corporate reorganizations and corporate law. Prior to his fellowship, Mayer was an associate in the business restructuring group at Ropes & Gray, LLP and a law clerk to Justice Barry T. Albin (ret.) of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Mayer received his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School and his B.A. and M.A. from Johns Hopkins University.

Featured Scholarship

The Modern Corporation and the Ghost of Partnerships Past

52 J. Corp. L. ___ (forthcoming 2026)

Reorganization By Force

114 Calif. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2026)

The Enduring Case for Bankruptcy Exceptionalism

36 W. Legal Hist. J. 161 (forthcoming 2026) (invited symposium contribution)

The Corporate Restructuring Machine: Introducing an Open Platform Approach to the Workout 

51 J. Corp. L. (forthcoming 2026) (with Horst Eidenmueller)

Control Rights and Chapter 11's Expanding Scope

98 Am. Bankr. L.J. 341 (2024)