International Arbitration & Public International Law: lateral market monitor

Sartori & Partners data show 162 lateral moves in International Arbitration & Public International Law from November 2025 to October 2026, 1.1% of all lateral moves we tracked. On settled windows the count went from 149 to 168 (+12.8%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

At 35.8%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 51 to 59 (+15.7%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. 16.7% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.

Lateral hires in International Arbitration & Public International Law were spread across 76 firms. Ten firms account for 40.3% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: concentrated. Hogan Lovells Cadwalader ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 11-20 band.

London ranks first among destination cities with 28.4% of arrivals. 24.8% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

Group moves were 7.4% of the total (market 1.5%).

For a firm planning a hire in International Arbitration & Public International Law, a flat market means candidates are not being pulled by a wave: the case for a move has to come from the platform.