Health Care in New York: lateral monitor

Sartori & Partners data show 32 lateral moves in Health Care in New York from November 2025 to October 2026, 7.6% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 40 to 29 (-27.5%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 91 lawyers moved in Health Care in New York, 35 of them partners (38.5%). They joined 64 different firms. 15.4% stepped up a level on the move and 14.7% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 40.8% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

This is a partner market: 34.4% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide. A step up in title came with 21.9% of moves (market 12.9%).

Lateral hires in Health Care in New York were spread across 30 firms. Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 40.0% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.

The practice accounts for 1.5% of all lateral moves in New York. Over the three years to October 2026, 63.7% of movers came from another firm in New York itself.

With volume in Health Care in New York holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.

Sartori & Partners data count 34 dated deals in Health Care in New York in the 12 months to October 2026 and 116 over the three years to October 2026.

M&A work is involved in 55.2% of them and Disputes & investigations in 23.3%.

By client industry, Healthcare Providers & Payors comes first with 66.4%.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 11-20 band.

Over the three years to October 2026, Health Care Transactions was involved in 31.9% of moves in Health Care in New York, then Health Care Fraud & Abuse with 23.1%.