Practice by city · November 2026
Health Care in Chicago: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Health Care in Chicago over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 21
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 23.8%
- Partner share of moves
- 64
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 21 lateral moves in Health Care in Chicago from November 2025 to October 2026, 5.0% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Health Care | Chicago | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 23.8% | 36.3% | 26.8% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 14.1% | 13.8% | 10.0% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 61.9% | 50.1% | 61.6% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 17.2% | 14.8% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 13.2% | 21.0% | 17.9% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 38.1% | 48.5% | 51.2% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+14.5%) | flat (+9.7%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Health Care practice as a whole, the widest gap is the partner share, which is lower here: 23.8% against 36.3%. Against all moves in Chicago, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is lower here: 38.1% against 51.2%.
Over the three years to October 2026, 64 lawyers moved in Health Care in Chicago, 23 of them partners (35.9%). They joined 32 different firms. 17.2% stepped up a level on the move and 13.2% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 71.4% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner23.8%
- Associate61.9%
Partners account for 23.8% of movers, near the market's 27.7%.
- 1,000+ lawyers38.1%
- 400-999 lawyers28.6%
- 150-399 lawyers28.6%
38.1% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers71.4%
- 400-999 lawyers17.9%
The practice accounts for 3.5% of all lateral moves in Chicago. Over the three years to October 2026, 71.9% of movers came from another firm in Chicago itself.
Deals in Health Care in Chicago
Sartori & Partners data count 34 dated deals in Health Care in Chicago in the 12 months to October 2026 and 98 over the three years to October 2026.
M&A work is involved in 64.3% of them.
By client industry, Healthcare Providers & Payors comes first with 86.7%.
McDermott Will & Schulte ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 11-20 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 11-20 |
| 2 | Bass, Berry & Sims | 11-20 |
| 3 | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath | 6-10 |
| 4 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton | 6-10 |
| 5 | Polsinelli | 6-10 |
| 6 | Sidley Austin | 6-10 |
| 7 | McGuireWoods | 3-5 |
| 8 | Kirkland & Ellis | 3-5 |
| 9 | Troutman Pepper Locke | 3-5 |
| 10 | Nixon Peabody | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Health Care in Chicago
28 lawyers were promoted to partner in Health Care in Chicago over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 10.0 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 11.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 89.3% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 28 promotions.
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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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