Intellectual Property in Los Angeles: lateral monitor

Sartori & Partners data show 69 lateral moves in Intellectual Property in Los Angeles from November 2025 to October 2026, 6.6% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 55 to 72 (+30.9%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 182 lawyers moved in Intellectual Property in Los Angeles, 70 of them partners (38.5%). They joined 97 different firms. 10.4% stepped up a level on the move and 13.7% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 42.4% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

With partners at 30.4% of arrivals, the mix is in line with the market's 27.7%. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 24 to 22 (-8.3%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. 13.0% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.

The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 97 firms hired at least one lateral in Intellectual Property in Los Angeles in the window. Ten firms account for 27.9% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: moderately concentrated. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.

The practice accounts for 9.7% of all lateral moves in Los Angeles. Over the three years to October 2026, 69.2% of movers came from another firm in Los Angeles itself. A change of city came with 12.9% of moves (market 20.5%).

There were 39 open roles in Intellectual Property in Los Angeles on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.

For a firm planning a hire in Intellectual Property in Los Angeles, a flat market means candidates are not being pulled by a wave: the case for a move has to come from the platform.

Sartori & Partners data count 290 dated deals in Intellectual Property in Los Angeles in the 12 months to October 2026 and 760 over the three years to October 2026.

Disputes & investigations work is involved in 95.0% of them and M&A in 2.8%.

By client industry, Media & Entertainment comes first with 13.6%.

Hanson Bridgett ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 61-100 band.

Over the three years to October 2026, Copyright was involved in 33.5% of moves in Intellectual Property in Los Angeles, then Trademarks & Brands with 29.7%.