Intellectual Property in New York: lateral monitor

Sartori & Partners data show 143 lateral moves in Intellectual Property in New York from November 2025 to October 2026, 13.7% of the practice's moves. Year on year the count held level (141 to 147 on settled windows, +4.3%). That is in step with the wider market, which moved +9.0%.

Over the three years to October 2026, 411 lawyers moved in Intellectual Property in New York, 127 of them partners (30.9%). They joined 155 different firms. 10.5% stepped up a level on the move and 14.4% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 60.6% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

The level mix sits close to the market: partners are 28.0% of arrivals, against 27.7% market-wide. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 46 to 38 (-17.4%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. A step up in title came with 11.9% of moves (market 12.9%).

81 firms hired at least one lateral in Intellectual Property in New York in the window. Ten firms account for 30.4% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Morrison & Foerster, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.

The practice accounts for 6.9% of all lateral moves in New York. Over the three years to October 2026, 71.0% of movers came from another firm in New York itself. A change of city came with 12.1% of moves (market 20.5%).

5.6% of moves came as part of a group, against 1.5% market-wide.

There were 80 open roles in Intellectual Property in New York on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.

For a firm planning a hire in Intellectual Property in New York, 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 872 dated deals in Intellectual Property in New York in the 12 months to October 2026 and 2,185 over the three years to October 2026.

Disputes & investigations work is involved in 90.5% of them and Other in 3.6%.

By client industry, Pharma & Biotech comes first with 10.5%.

Pryor Cashman ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 61-100 band.

Over the three years to October 2026, Patent Litigation was involved in 32.8% of moves in Intellectual Property in New York, then Copyright with 26.0%.