Litigation & Disputes in Phoenix: lateral monitor

In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 35 lawyers joined a new firm in Litigation & Disputes in Phoenix from November 2025 to October 2026, 0.6% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 43 to 40 (-7.0%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 129 lawyers moved in Litigation & Disputes in Phoenix, 36 of them partners (27.9%). They joined 41 different firms. 9.3% stepped up a level on the move and 17.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 46.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

Partners make up 40.0% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. A step up in title came with 14.3% of moves (market 12.9%).

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 Phoenix were spread across 41 firms. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 54.3% of arrivals (12.2% market-wide), so hiring here is concentrated. Fennemore Craig ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 11-20 band.

The practice accounts for 57.4% of all lateral moves in Phoenix. Over the three years to October 2026, 65.9% of movers came from another firm in Phoenix itself. A change of city came with 29.6% of moves (market 20.5%).

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

39 lawyers were promoted to partner in Litigation & Disputes in Phoenix 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 8.2 years and 12.8 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 73.5% made partner within 12 years.

These figures rest on 34 promotions.