Practice by city · November 2026
Corporate & M&A in Cleveland: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Corporate & M&A in Cleveland 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
- 22.7%
- Partner share of moves
- 43
- 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 Corporate & M&A in Cleveland, 0.8% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Corporate & M&A | Cleveland | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 22.7% | 29.9% | 21.4% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 16.3% | 10.2% | 23.1% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 63.6% | 57.7% | 54.8% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | - | 12.4% | 15.5% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 25.0% | 21.2% | 14.3% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 27.3% | 62.6% | 36.9% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+15.8%) | rose (+55.2%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Corporate & M&A practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 27.3% here against 62.6%, below it. Set against all moves in Cleveland, the share who changed city stands out most: 25.0% here against 14.3%, above it.
- Partner22.7%
- Associate63.6%
Over the three years to October 2026, 43 lawyers moved in Corporate & M&A in Cleveland. 26.7% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers27.3%
- 150-399 lawyers59.1%
At 22.7%, partners are a smaller slice of arrivals than in the market as a whole (27.7%).
- 1,000+ lawyers26.7%
- 400-999 lawyers23.3%
- 150-399 lawyers40.0%
Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 27.3% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
The practice accounts for 26.2% of all lateral moves in Cleveland. Over the three years to October 2026, 67.4% of movers came from another firm in Cleveland itself. A change of city came with 25.0% of moves (market 20.5%).
Deals in Corporate & M&A in Cleveland
Sartori & Partners data count 95 dated deals in Corporate & M&A in Cleveland in the 12 months to October 2026 and 229 over the three years to October 2026.
M&A work is involved in 86.0% of them and Private equity in 10.0%.
By client industry, Technology & Software comes first with 10.9%.
Jones Day ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 61-100 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones Day | 61-100 |
| 2 | Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff | 21-40 |
| 3 | Baker & Hostetler | 21-40 |
| 4 | Squire Patton Boggs | 11-20 |
| 5 | Taft Stettinius & Hollister | 11-20 |
| 6 | UB Greensfelder | 3-5 |
| 7 | Thompson Hine | 3-5 |
Specialities in Corporate & M&A in Cleveland
Over the three years to October 2026, Private M&A was involved in 53.5% of moves in Corporate & M&A in Cleveland.
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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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