Practice by city · November 2026
Insurance & Reinsurance in Atlanta: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Insurance & Reinsurance in Atlanta over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 25
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 20.0%
- Partner share of moves
- 59
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 25 lawyers joined a new firm in Insurance & Reinsurance in Atlanta from November 2025 to October 2026, 3.7% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Insurance & Reinsurance | Atlanta | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 20.0% | 30.5% | 24.9% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 24.0% | 16.2% | 15.2% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 56.0% | 52.7% | 57.4% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 20.0% | 16.5% | 12.7% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 12.5% | 18.2% | 16.4% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 44.0% | 46.1% | 41.4% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | flat (+2.5%) | flat (-10.4%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Insurance & Reinsurance practice as a whole, the widest gap is the partner share, which is lower here: 20.0% against 30.5%. Against all moves in Atlanta, the widest gap is the counsel share, which is higher here: 24.0% against 15.2%.
Over the three years to October 2026, 59 lawyers moved in Insurance & Reinsurance in Atlanta. They joined 33 different firms. 10.2% stepped up a level on the move and 12.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 43.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner20.0%
- Counsel24.0%
- Associate56.0%
The partner share is 20.0%, below the market's 27.7%, so most movers are associates and counsel. A step up in title came with 20.0% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers44.0%
- 150-399 lawyers20.0%
- under 150 lawyers28.0%
Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 44.0% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers43.2%
- 400-999 lawyers13.6%
- 150-399 lawyers18.2%
- under 150 lawyers25.0%
The practice accounts for 10.5% of all lateral moves in Atlanta. Over the three years to October 2026, 71.2% of movers came from another firm in Atlanta itself.
Deals in Insurance & Reinsurance in Atlanta
Sartori & Partners data count 25 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 84.0% of them.
By client industry, Insurance comes first with 80.0%.
King & Spalding ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 6-10 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | King & Spalding | 6-10 |
| 2 | Freeman Mathis & Gary | 3-5 |
| 3 | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | 3-5 |
| 4 | Eversheds Sutherland | 3-5 |
Specialities in Insurance & Reinsurance in Atlanta
Over the three years to October 2026, Insurance Coverage was involved in 81.4% of moves in Insurance & Reinsurance in Atlanta.
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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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