Practice by city · November 2026
Corporate & M&A in Nashville: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Corporate & M&A in Nashville over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 32
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 37.5%
- Partner share of moves
- 49
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 32 lawyers joined a new firm in Corporate & M&A in Nashville from November 2025 to October 2026, 1.1% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Corporate & M&A | Nashville | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 37.5% | 29.9% | 28.4% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | - | 11.3% | 8.6% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 53.1% | 57.7% | 62.9% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | - | 12.4% | 6.9% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 33.3% | 21.2% | 28.6% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 46.9% | 62.6% | 38.9% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+15.8%) | rose (+40.0%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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: 46.9% here against 62.6%, below it. Set against all moves in Nashville, the associate share stands out most: 53.1% here against 62.9%, below it.
- Partner37.5%
- Associate53.1%
Over the three years to October 2026, 49 lawyers moved in Corporate & M&A in Nashville, 21 of them partners (42.9%). 52.1% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers46.9%
- 400-999 lawyers43.8%
This is a partner market: 37.5% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers52.1%
- 400-999 lawyers43.8%
Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 46.9% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
The practice accounts for 27.6% of all lateral moves in Nashville. Over the three years to October 2026, 51.0% of movers came from another firm in Nashville itself. A change of city came with 33.3% of moves (market 20.5%).
Deals in Corporate & M&A in Nashville
Sartori & Partners data count 145 dated deals in Corporate & M&A in Nashville in the 12 months to October 2026 and 361 over the three years to October 2026.
M&A work is involved in 69.3% of them and Private equity in 24.4%.
By client industry, Healthcare Providers & Payors comes first with 35.5%.
Bass, Berry & Sims ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 151-250 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bass, Berry & Sims | 151-250 |
| 2 | Holland & Knight | 21-40 |
| 3 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 11-20 |
| 4 | Kirkland & Ellis | 11-20 |
| 5 | K & L Gates | 11-20 |
| 6 | Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz | 6-10 |
| 7 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 3-5 |
| 8 | Polsinelli | 3-5 |
| 9 | Loeb & Loeb | 3-5 |
| 10 | Husch Blackwell | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Corporate & M&A in Nashville
27 lawyers were promoted to partner in Corporate & M&A in Nashville 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 11.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 83.3% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 24 promotions.
Specialities in Corporate & M&A in Nashville
Over the three years to October 2026, Private M&A was involved in 42.9% of moves in Corporate & M&A in Nashville.
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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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