Practice by city · November 2026
Banking & Finance in Miami: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Banking & Finance in Miami over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 35
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 45.7%
- Partner share of moves
- 25
- Firms that hired
- 74
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 35 lateral moves in Banking & Finance in Miami, 1.8% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Banking & Finance | Miami | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 45.7% | 30.8% | 30.5% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 14.3% | 12.7% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 40.0% | 55.8% | 57.6% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 10.8% | 12.2% | 14.3% | 12.3% |
| Changed city | 20.0% | 20.4% | 28.7% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 46.9% | 63.8% | 50.7% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+14.1%) | rose (+34.4%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 46.9% here against 63.8%, below it. Set against all moves in Miami, the associate share stands out most: 40.0% here against 57.6%, below it.
Over the three years to October 2026, 74 lawyers moved in Banking & Finance in Miami, 32 of them partners (43.2%). They joined 44 different firms. 10.8% stepped up a level on the move and 28.1% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 59.3% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner45.7%
- Counsel14.3%
- Associate40.0%
At 45.7%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%.
- 1,000+ lawyers46.9%
- 400-999 lawyers21.9%
- 150-399 lawyers21.9%
Lateral hires in Banking & Finance in Miami were spread across 25 firms. 46.9% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers59.3%
- 400-999 lawyers11.9%
- 150-399 lawyers15.3%
- under 150 lawyers13.6%
The practice accounts for 11.6% of all lateral moves in Miami. Over the three years to October 2026, 55.4% of movers came from another firm in Miami itself. A change of city came with 20.0% of moves (market 20.5%).
Deals in Banking & Finance in Miami
Sartori & Partners data count 58 dated deals in Banking & Finance in Miami in the 12 months to October 2026 and 123 over the three years to October 2026.
Banking & lending work is involved in 49.6% of them.
White & Case ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | White & Case | 21-40 |
| 2 | Greenberg Traurig | 11-20 |
| 3 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 11-20 |
| 4 | Hughes Hubbard & Reed | 11-20 |
| 5 | Holland & Knight | 11-20 |
| 6 | Vedder | 3-5 |
| 7 | Sidley Austin | 3-5 |
| 8 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | 3-5 |
| 9 | Kirkland & Ellis | 3-5 |
| 10 | Foley & Lardner | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Banking & Finance in Miami
25 lawyers were promoted to partner in Banking & Finance in Miami over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 10.0 years, with the middle half between 8.0 years and 13.2 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 66.7% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 24 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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