Antitrust & Competition: lateral market monitor

From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 407 lateral moves in Antitrust & Competition, 2.9% of all lateral moves we tracked. On settled windows the count went from 365 to 393 (+7.7%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Partners account for 32.4% of movers, near the market's 27.7%. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 109 to 120 (+10.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. 13.3% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.

Lateral hires in Antitrust & Competition were spread across 175 firms. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 25.8% of arrivals (12.9% market-wide), so hiring here is moderately concentrated. First on the hiring table is Latham & Watkins, with arrivals in the 21-40 band.

New York ranks first among destination cities with 16.2% of arrivals, followed by Washington, DC (12.5%). A change of city came with 19.3% of moves (market 20.5%).

Group moves were 4.4% of the total (market 1.5%). In-house roles drew 30 lawyers in the last 6 months, 15 per 100 lateral moves (market 13.1).

With volume in Antitrust & Competition holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.