Practice by city · November 2026
Banking & Finance in Denver: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Banking & Finance in Denver over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 21
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- -9.1%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 38.1%
- Partner share of moves
- 50
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 21 lawyers joined a new firm in Banking & Finance in Denver from November 2025 to October 2026, 1.1% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 22 to 20 (-9.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | Banking & Finance | Denver | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 38.1% | 30.8% | 30.5% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | - | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 57.1% | 55.8% | 55.7% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | - | 13.1% | 15.0% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 25.0% | 20.4% | 28.5% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 57.1% | 63.8% | 45.1% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (-9.1%) | rose (+14.1%) | flat (+6.7%) | rose (+9.0%) |
12 months to October 2026 unless the row says three years; a row switches to three years for every column when this page's 12-month value is not published. A dash is a value we do not publish. Flat means a change under 5% or inside the noise of the two counts.
Set against the Banking & Finance practice as a whole, the partner share stands out most: 38.1% here against 30.8%, above it. Set against all moves in Denver, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 57.1% here against 45.1%, above it. Year on year it held flat while the Banking & Finance practice as a whole rose.
- Partner38.1%
- Associate57.1%
Over the three years to October 2026, 50 lawyers moved in Banking & Finance in Denver. They joined 24 different firms. 38.1% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers57.1%
- 400-999 lawyers38.1%
At 38.1%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%.
- 1,000+ lawyers38.1%
- 400-999 lawyers50.0%
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 24 firms hired at least one lateral in Banking & Finance in Denver in the window. Ten firms account for 75.0% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Polsinelli, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.
The practice accounts for 12.6% of all lateral moves in Denver. Over the three years to October 2026, 60.0% of movers came from another firm in Denver itself. A change of city came with 25.0% of moves (market 20.5%).
With volume in Banking & Finance in Denver holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.
Firms by rank and band
Each firm appears as a rank and a band, never an exact count, and only with at least 10 moves in the window.
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polsinelli | 6-10 |
| 2 | Reed Smith | 6-10 |
| 3 | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck | 3-5 |
| 4 | Ballard Spahr | 3-5 |
| 5 | Vinson & Elkins | 3-5 |
| 6 | Womble Bond Dickinson | 3-5 |
Deals in Banking & Finance in Denver
Sartori & Partners data count 36 over the three years to October 2026.
WilmerHale ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 6-10 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WilmerHale | 6-10 |
| 2 | Vinson & Elkins | 6-10 |
| 3 | Holland & Hart | 3-5 |
| 4 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Banking & Finance in Denver
26 lawyers were promoted to partner in Banking & Finance in Denver over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 12.0 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 13.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 72.0% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 25 promotions.
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Edition November 2026. Window: November 2025 to October 2026. Source: Sartori & Partners, from public law-firm announcements, firm websites and professional profiles, checked monthly. Methodology. Spot an error? [email protected].
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