Professor Harold G. Maier began teaching at Vanderbilt University Law School in 1965 and held the David Daniels Allen Distinguished Chair in Law until his retirement in 2006. In addition to his service at Vanderbilt, he founded the transnational legal studies program and the Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law. Among his many endeavors, Professor Maier served on the editorial board of the American Journal of International Law and as a member of the editorial board of the American Journal of Comparative Law. In 1983-1984, he served as Counselor on International Law to the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State. In addition to his teaching at Vanderbilt, he also was a visiting professor at Pepperdine, the University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Georgia, where he left an impression on many of his colleagues. Professor Maier is an internationally recognized authority on regulatory law and international law.
The Editorial Board of the Journal is pleased to publish the following tributes to Professor Maier on the occasion of his retirement.