Practice by city · November 2026
Construction in Houston: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Construction in Houston over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 44
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +66.7%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 36.4%
- Partner share of moves
- 30
- Firms that hired
What the data show
From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 44 lateral moves in Construction in Houston, 5.2% of the practice's moves. Year on year, on windows that end a month early, the count grew 66.7% (27 to 45). The market as a whole moved +9.0%, so this flow outpaced it.
| Measure | Here | Construction | Houston | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 36.4% | 32.0% | 29.6% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 11.4% | 15.4% | 10.3% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 52.3% | 52.4% | 59.5% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 11.4% | 16.8% | 9.1% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 17.1% | 21.9% | 16.8% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 52.4% | 34.0% | 58.9% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | rose (+66.7%) | flat (-1.8%) | rose (+51.1%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Set against the Construction practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 52.4% here against 34.0%, above it. Set against all moves in Houston, the associate share stands out most: 52.3% here against 59.5%, below it. Year on year it rose while the Construction practice as a whole held flat.
Over the three years to October 2026, 117 lawyers moved in Construction in Houston, 44 of them partners (37.6%). They joined 64 different firms. 15.4% stepped up a level on the move and 11.8% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 49.4% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner36.4%
- Counsel11.4%
- Associate52.3%
Partners make up 36.4% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. A step up in title came with 11.4% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers52.4%
- 400-999 lawyers23.8%
- 150-399 lawyers11.9%
- under 150 lawyers11.9%
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 64 firms hired at least one lateral in Construction in Houston in the window. Ten firms account for 34.2% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers49.4%
- 400-999 lawyers13.8%
- 150-399 lawyers11.5%
- under 150 lawyers25.3%
The practice accounts for 13.3% of all lateral moves in Houston. Over the three years to October 2026, 76.9% of movers came from another firm in Houston itself. 17.1% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.
A firm recruiting in Construction in Houston is buying into a rising, partner-heavy flow, so the strongest candidates will hear from more than one firm.
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 | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings | 6-10 |
| 2 | White & Case | 6-10 |
| 3 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | 3-5 |
| 4 | Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial | 3-5 |
| 5 | Kirkland & Ellis | 3-5 |
| 6 | Womble Bond Dickinson | 3-5 |
| 7 | Adams and Reese | 3-5 |
| 8 | Baker McKenzie | 3-5 |
| 9 | Phelps Dunbar | 3-5 |
| 10 | Gray Reed | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Construction in Houston
24 lawyers were promoted to partner in Construction in Houston over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 9.5 years, with the middle half between 8.8 years and 12.2 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 75.0% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 24 promotions.
Specialities in Construction in Houston
Over the three years to October 2026, Construction Disputes was involved in 55.6% of moves in Construction in Houston, then Construction Contracts with 21.4%.
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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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