Environment & Sustainability: lateral market monitor

Sartori & Partners data show 334 lateral moves in Environment & Sustainability from November 2025 to October 2026, 2.4% of all lateral moves we tracked. On settled windows the count went from 310 to 332 (+7.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

At 32.9%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 113 to 106 (-6.2%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. 16.8% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.

205 firms hired at least one lateral in Environment & Sustainability in the window. Ten firms account for 17.7% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: moderately concentrated. Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.

London ranks first among destination cities with 9.9% of arrivals, followed by Washington, DC (8.1%). A change of city came with 20.2% of moves (market 20.5%).

In-house roles drew 38 lawyers in the last 6 months, 21 per 100 lateral moves (market 13.1).

With volume in Environment & Sustainability holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.