Practice by city · November 2026
Intellectual Property in Houston: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Intellectual Property in Houston over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 24
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 33.3%
- Partner share of moves
- 62
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 24 lawyers joined a new firm in Intellectual Property in Houston from November 2025 to October 2026, 2.3% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Intellectual Property | Houston | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 33.3% | 34.4% | 29.6% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 19.4% | 11.8% | 13.8% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 45.8% | 49.7% | 59.5% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 8.1% | 12.5% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 15.5% | 18.5% | 16.1% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 70.0% | 48.6% | 58.9% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | flat (+7.2%) | rose (+51.1%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Intellectual Property practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is higher here: 70.0% against 48.6%. Against all moves in Houston, the widest gap is the associate share, which is lower here: 45.8% against 59.5%.
Over the three years to October 2026, 62 lawyers moved in Intellectual Property in Houston. They joined 40 different firms. 8.1% stepped up a level on the move and 15.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 50.9% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner33.3%
- Associate45.8%
This is a partner market: 33.3% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers50.9%
- 400-999 lawyers15.1%
- under 150 lawyers26.4%
Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 70.0% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
There were 22 open roles in Intellectual Property in Houston on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
The practice accounts for 7.3% of all lateral moves in Houston. Over the three years to October 2026, 79.0% of movers came from another firm in Houston itself.
Deals in Intellectual Property in Houston
Sartori & Partners data count 54 dated deals in Intellectual Property in Houston in the 12 months to October 2026 and 151 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 99.3% of them.
Munck Wilson Mandala ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munck Wilson Mandala | 21-40 |
| 2 | Susman Godfrey. | 11-20 |
| 3 | Jones Day | 11-20 |
| 4 | Norton Rose Fulbright | 6-10 |
| 5 | Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton | 6-10 |
| 6 | Baker Botts | 6-10 |
| 7 | Jackson Walker | 3-5 |
| 8 | Bracewell | 3-5 |
| 9 | Womble Bond Dickinson | 3-5 |
| 10 | FisherBroyles | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Intellectual Property in Houston
22 lawyers were promoted to partner in Intellectual Property in Houston 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 8.0 years and 11.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 90.5% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 21 promotions.
Specialities in Intellectual Property in Houston
Over the three years to October 2026, Patent Litigation was involved in 40.3% of moves in Intellectual Property in Houston, then Patent: Electrical, Computer & Software with 40.3%.
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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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