Practice by city · November 2026
Litigation & Disputes in Minneapolis: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Litigation & Disputes in Minneapolis over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 60
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +76.5%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 26.7%
- Partner share of moves
- 33
- Firms that hired
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 60 lawyers joined a new firm in Litigation & Disputes in Minneapolis from November 2025 to October 2026, 1.1% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 34 to 60, up 76.5% year on year. The market as a whole moved +9.0%, so this flow outpaced it.
| Measure | Here | Litigation & Disputes | Minneapolis | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 26.7% | 27.4% | 31.1% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 23.3% | 14.4% | 16.0% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 48.3% | 57.7% | 50.9% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 25.0% | 13.4% | 20.8% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 15.6% | 19.6% | 19.5% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 41.4% | 43.3% | 47.1% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | rose (+76.5%) | rose (+7.5%) | rose (+40.8%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Litigation & Disputes practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share who moved up a level, which is higher here: 25.0% against 13.4%. Set against all moves in Minneapolis, the counsel share stands out most: 23.3% here against 16.0%, above it. Year on year it moved with the Litigation & Disputes practice as a whole: both rose.
Over the three years to October 2026, 140 lawyers moved in Litigation & Disputes in Minneapolis, 35 of them partners (25.0%). They joined 47 different firms. 17.1% stepped up a level on the move and 19.4% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 44.7% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner26.7%
- Counsel23.3%
- Associate48.3%
With partners at 26.7% of arrivals, the mix is in line with the market's 27.7%. 25.0% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers41.4%
- 400-999 lawyers25.9%
- 150-399 lawyers20.7%
- under 150 lawyers12.1%
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 Minneapolis were spread across 47 firms. Ten firms account for 48.1% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. Husch Blackwell ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 11-20 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers44.7%
- 400-999 lawyers11.8%
- 150-399 lawyers29.4%
- under 150 lawyers14.1%
The practice accounts for 56.6% of all lateral moves in Minneapolis. Over the three years to October 2026, 62.1% of movers came from another firm in Minneapolis itself. 15.6% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.
10.0% of moves came as part of a group, against 1.5% market-wide.
Volume in Litigation & Disputes in Minneapolis is rising with a mix close to the market, so timing matters more than the level you hire at.
Firms by rank and band
Each firm appears as a rank and a band, never an exact count, and only with at least 10 moves in the window.
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Husch Blackwell | 11-20 |
| 2 | Spencer Fane | 6-10 |
| 3 | Stinson | 6-10 |
| 4 | Littler Mendelson | 6-10 |
| 5 | Robins Kaplan | 3-5 |
| 6 | Ogletree Deakins | 3-5 |
| 7 | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | 3-5 |
| 8 | Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith | 3-5 |
| 9 | Dorsey & Whitney | 3-5 |
| 10 | Lathrop GPM | 3-5 |
Deals in Litigation & Disputes in Minneapolis
Sartori & Partners data count 29 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 100.0% of them.
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 11-20 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath | 11-20 |
Time to partner in Litigation & Disputes in Minneapolis
80 lawyers were promoted to partner in Litigation & Disputes in Minneapolis 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. 82.7% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 75 promotions.
Specialities in Litigation & Disputes in Minneapolis
Over the three years to October 2026, Commercial Litigation was involved in 47.9% of moves in Litigation & Disputes in Minneapolis, then Class Actions with 16.4%.
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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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