Practice by city · November 2026
Corporate & M&A in Miami: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Corporate & M&A 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
- 48
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +54.8%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 37.5%
- Partner share of moves
- 28
- Firms that hired
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 48 lateral moves in Corporate & M&A in Miami from November 2025 to October 2026, 1.6% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 31 to 48, up 54.8% year on year. That runs ahead of the wider market, which moved +9.0%.
| Measure | Here | Corporate & M&A | Miami | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 37.5% | 29.9% | 30.5% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 5.8% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 62.5% | 57.7% | 57.6% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 12.5% | 12.4% | 16.2% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 46.2% | 21.2% | 28.7% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 63.0% | 62.6% | 50.7% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | rose (+54.8%) | rose (+15.8%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Against the Corporate & M&A practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share who changed city, which is higher here: 46.2% against 21.2%. Against all moves in Miami, the widest gap is the share who changed city, which is higher here: 46.2% against 28.7%. Year on year it moved with the Corporate & M&A practice as a whole: both rose.
Over the three years to October 2026, 103 lawyers moved in Corporate & M&A in Miami, 35 of them partners (34.0%). They joined 44 different firms. 9.7% stepped up a level on the move and 36.1% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 65.9% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner37.5%
- Associate62.5%
Partners make up 37.5% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. A step up in title came with 12.5% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers63.0%
- 400-999 lawyers17.4%
- 150-399 lawyers15.2%
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. Lateral hires in Corporate & M&A in Miami were spread across 44 firms. Ten firms account for 58.3% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. Greenberg Traurig ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 21-40 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers65.9%
- 400-999 lawyers19.3%
- 150-399 lawyers9.1%
- under 150 lawyers5.7%
The practice accounts for 15.9% of all lateral moves in Miami. Over the three years to October 2026, 51.5% of movers came from another firm in Miami itself. A change of city came with 46.2% of moves (market 20.5%).
There were 27 open roles in Corporate & M&A in Miami on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
For a firm hiring in Corporate & M&A in Miami, the pool is moving and partners are part of it: expect competing offers and budget time for a contested process.
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 | Greenberg Traurig | 21-40 |
| 2 | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | 6-10 |
| 3 | Holland & Knight | 6-10 |
| 4 | Gunster | 3-5 |
| 5 | Kirkland & Ellis | 3-5 |
| 6 | Cozen O'Connor | 3-5 |
| 7 | Polsinelli | 3-5 |
| 8 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | 3-5 |
| 9 | Akerman | 3-5 |
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenberg Traurig | 6-10 |
Deals in Corporate & M&A in Miami
Sartori & Partners data count 316 dated deals in Corporate & M&A in Miami in the 12 months to October 2026 and 705 over the three years to October 2026.
M&A work is involved in 80.6% of them and Private equity in 7.5%.
By client industry, Technology & Software comes first with 7.9%.
Greenberg Traurig ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 151-250 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenberg Traurig | 151-250 |
| 2 | Kirkland & Ellis | 41-60 |
| 3 | Holland & Knight | 41-60 |
| 4 | Sidley Austin | 41-60 |
| 5 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 41-60 |
| 6 | Akerman | 41-60 |
| 7 | Morrison & Foerster | 21-40 |
| 8 | White & Case | 21-40 |
| 9 | Jones Day | 21-40 |
| 10 | DLA Piper | 21-40 |
Time to partner in Corporate & M&A in Miami
34 lawyers were promoted to partner in Corporate & M&A in Miami over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 9.0 years, with the middle half between 8.0 years and 10.5 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 83.9% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 31 promotions.
Specialities in Corporate & M&A in Miami
Over the three years to October 2026, Private M&A was involved in 37.9% of moves in Corporate & M&A in Miami.
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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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