Practice by city · November 2026
Health Care in Los Angeles: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Health Care in Los Angeles over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 20
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 35.0%
- Partner share of moves
- 54
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 20 lateral moves in Health Care in Los Angeles, 4.8% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Health Care | Los Angeles | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 35.0% | 36.3% | 27.9% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 30.0% | 11.5% | 13.9% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 30.0% | 50.1% | 57.4% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 22.2% | 14.8% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 14.0% | 21.0% | 17.0% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 60.0% | 48.5% | 47.0% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+14.5%) | rose (+21.0%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Health Care practice as a whole, the associate share stands out most: 30.0% here against 50.1%, below it. Set against all moves in Los Angeles, the associate share stands out most: 30.0% here against 57.4%, below it.
- Partner35.0%
- Counsel30.0%
- Associate30.0%
Over the three years to October 2026, 54 lawyers moved in Health Care in Los Angeles, 21 of them partners (38.9%). They joined 33 different firms. 22.2% stepped up a level on the move and 14.0% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 46.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers46.2%
- 400-999 lawyers28.2%
- 150-399 lawyers20.5%
Partners make up 35.0% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow.
60.0% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
The practice accounts for 2.8% of all lateral moves in Los Angeles. Over the three years to October 2026, 68.5% of movers came from another firm in Los Angeles itself.
Deals in Health Care in Los Angeles
Sartori & Partners data count 25 dated deals in Health Care in Los Angeles in the 12 months to October 2026 and 58 over the three years to October 2026.
M&A work is involved in 46.6% of them.
By client industry, Healthcare Providers & Payors comes first with 72.4%.
Polsinelli ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 6-10 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polsinelli | 6-10 |
| 2 | King & Spalding | 6-10 |
| 3 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton | 6-10 |
| 4 | Nixon Peabody | 3-5 |
| 5 | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips | 3-5 |
| 6 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | 3-5 |
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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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