Practice by city · November 2026
Financial Services Regulatory in London: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Financial Services Regulatory in London over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 26
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- -6.7%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 57.7%
- Partner share of moves
- 24
- Firms that hired
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 26 lawyers joined a new firm in Financial Services Regulatory in London from November 2025 to October 2026, 11.1% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 30 to 28 (-6.7%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | Financial Services Regulatory | London | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 57.7% | 47.9% | 29.3% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 10.2% | 13.4% | 8.5% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 30.8% | 37.6% | 60.4% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 19.2% | 13.7% | 11.5% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 16.9% | 18.3% | 17.7% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 76.9% | 66.7% | 68.5% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (-6.7%) | rose (+19.6%) | flat (-2.5%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Financial Services Regulatory practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 76.9% here against 66.7%, above it. Set against all moves in London, the associate share stands out most: 30.8% here against 60.4%, below it. Year on year it held flat while the Financial Services Regulatory practice as a whole rose.
Over the three years to October 2026, 88 lawyers moved in Financial Services Regulatory in London, 36 of them partners (40.9%). They joined 56 different firms. 17.0% stepped up a level on the move and 16.9% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 70.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner57.7%
- Associate30.8%
At 57.7%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. 19.2% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers76.9%
- 400-999 lawyers23.1%
Lateral hires in Financial Services Regulatory in London were spread across 24 firms. Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 76.9% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers70.2%
- 400-999 lawyers17.9%
- under 150 lawyers7.1%
The practice accounts for 2.0% of all lateral moves in London. Over the three years to October 2026, 61.4% of movers came from another firm in London itself.
For a firm planning a hire in Financial Services Regulatory in London, a flat market means candidates are not being pulled by a wave: the case for a move has to come from the platform.
Deals in Financial Services Regulatory in London
Sartori & Partners data count 29 dated deals in Financial Services Regulatory in London in the 12 months to October 2026 and 59 over the three years to October 2026.
By client industry, Banks & Financial Institutions comes first with 37.3%.
Linklaters ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 6-10 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linklaters | 6-10 |
| 2 | Latham & Watkins | 3-5 |
| 3 | Clifford Chance | 3-5 |
| 4 | Addleshaw Goddard | 3-5 |
| 5 | A&O Shearman | 3-5 |
| 6 | Sullivan & Worcester | 3-5 |
| 7 | Slaughter and May | 3-5 |
| 8 | Simmons & Simmons | 3-5 |
| 9 | Osborne Clarke | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Financial Services Regulatory in London
59 lawyers were promoted to partner in Financial Services Regulatory in London over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 11.0 years, with the middle half between 10.0 years and 12.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 76.9% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 39 promotions.
Specialities in Financial Services Regulatory in London
Over the three years to October 2026, Payments & Fintech Regulation was involved in 34.1% of moves in Financial Services Regulatory in London.
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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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