Litigation & Disputes in Charlotte: lateral monitor

In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 35 lawyers joined a new firm in Litigation & Disputes in Charlotte from November 2025 to October 2026, 0.6% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 39 to 35 (-10.3%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 116 lawyers moved in Litigation & Disputes in Charlotte, 35 of them partners (30.2%). They joined 41 different firms. 12.9% stepped up a level on the move and 37.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 55.6% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

Partners account for 31.4% of movers, near the market's 27.7%. 14.3% 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. Lateral hires in Litigation & Disputes in Charlotte were spread across 41 firms. Ten firms account for 55.3% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.

The practice accounts for 25.9% of all lateral moves in Charlotte. Over the three years to October 2026, 47.4% of movers came from another firm in Charlotte itself. A change of city came with 18.5% of moves (market 20.5%).

With volume in Litigation & Disputes in Charlotte holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.

34 lawyers were promoted to partner in Litigation & Disputes in Charlotte 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 9.0 years and 11.5 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 80.6% made partner within 12 years.

These figures rest on 31 promotions.