Practice by city · November 2026
Capital Markets in San Francisco: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Capital Markets in San Francisco over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 22
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 48
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 22 lateral moves in Capital Markets in San Francisco, 3.6% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Capital Markets | San Francisco | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves (three years) | 25.0% | 31.2% | 27.5% | 26.9% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 10.4% | 11.2% | 15.0% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 77.3% | 56.5% | 58.9% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | - | 15.1% | 14.1% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 17.5% | 23.0% | 16.7% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 81.8% | 69.1% | 57.7% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | flat (+6.7%) | rose (+30.1%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Against the Capital Markets practice as a whole, the widest gap is the associate share, which is higher here: 77.3% against 56.5%. Against all moves in San Francisco, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is higher here: 81.8% against 57.7%.
- Partner25.0%
- Counsel10.4%
- Associate64.6%
Over the three years to October 2026, 48 lawyers moved in Capital Markets in San Francisco. They joined 26 different firms. 83.0% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers83.0%
- 400-999 lawyers12.8%
81.8% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
There were 22 open roles in Capital Markets in San Francisco on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
The practice accounts for 4.9% of all lateral moves in San Francisco. Over the three years to October 2026, 68.8% of movers came from another firm in San Francisco itself.
Deals in Capital Markets in San Francisco
Sartori & Partners data count 443 dated deals in Capital Markets in San Francisco in the 12 months to October 2026 and 1,035 over the three years to October 2026.
Capital markets work is involved in 95.1% of them.
By client industry, Pharma & Biotech comes first with 33.1%.
Latham & Watkins ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 151-250 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins | 151-250 |
| 2 | Cooley | 101-150 |
| 3 | Davis Polk & Wardwell | 101-150 |
| 4 | Goodwin Procter | 61-100 |
| 5 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 61-100 |
| 6 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 61-100 |
| 7 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 41-60 |
| 8 | Sidley Austin | 21-40 |
| 9 | Fenwick & West | 21-40 |
| 10 | DLA Piper | 21-40 |
Specialities in Capital Markets in San Francisco
Over the three years to October 2026, Equity Offerings & IPOs was involved in 45.8% of moves in Capital Markets in San Francisco, then Public Company Reporting with 45.8%.
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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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