Practice by city · November 2026
Private Equity in Dallas: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Private Equity in Dallas over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 35
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +2.8%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 48.6%
- Partner share of moves
- 23
- Firms that hired
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 35 lateral moves in Private Equity in Dallas from November 2025 to October 2026, 2.8% of the practice's moves. On settled 12-month windows the count showed no clear change: 37 against 36 (+2.8%). The market as a whole moved +9.0%, so this flow lagged it.
| Measure | Here | Private Equity | Dallas | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 48.6% | 38.1% | 32.2% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 5.3% | 10.0% | 12.1% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 48.6% | 50.1% | 54.2% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 14.3% | 14.2% | 11.3% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 14.7% | 21.1% | 14.0% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 58.8% | 71.6% | 46.5% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+2.8%) | rose (+14.9%) | rose (+28.2%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Private Equity practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is lower here: 58.8% against 71.6%. Against all moves in Dallas, the widest gap is the partner share, which is higher here: 48.6% against 32.2%. Year on year it held flat while the Private Equity practice as a whole rose.
Over the three years to October 2026, 95 lawyers moved in Private Equity in Dallas, 46 of them partners (48.4%). They joined 48 different firms. 13.7% stepped up a level on the move and 19.8% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 60.4% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner48.6%
- Associate48.6%
At 48.6%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. 14.3% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers58.8%
- 400-999 lawyers17.6%
- under 150 lawyers14.7%
23 firms hired at least one lateral in Private Equity in Dallas in the window. Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 58.8% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers60.4%
- 400-999 lawyers27.5%
- 150-399 lawyers5.5%
- under 150 lawyers6.6%
The practice accounts for 10.1% of all lateral moves in Dallas. Over the three years to October 2026, 72.6% of movers came from another firm in Dallas itself. 14.7% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.
With volume in Private Equity in Dallas holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.
Deals in Private Equity in Dallas
Sartori & Partners data count 115 dated deals in Private Equity in Dallas in the 12 months to October 2026 and 291 over the three years to October 2026.
Private equity work is involved in 56.4% of them and M&A in 8.6%.
By client industry, Financial Sponsors comes first with 82.8%.
Weil Gotshal & Manges ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 61-100 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 61-100 |
| 2 | Kirkland & Ellis | 41-60 |
| 3 | Sidley Austin | 21-40 |
| 4 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 11-20 |
| 5 | Holland & Knight | 11-20 |
| 6 | Vinson & Elkins | 11-20 |
| 7 | Paul Hastings | 11-20 |
| 8 | Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld | 6-10 |
| 9 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 6-10 |
| 10 | McGuireWoods | 6-10 |
Time to partner in Private Equity in Dallas
33 lawyers were promoted to partner in Private Equity in Dallas over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 9.0 years, with the middle half between 8.5 years and 11.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 83.9% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 31 promotions.
Specialities in Private Equity in Dallas
Over the three years to October 2026, Buyouts was involved in 22.1% of moves in Private Equity in Dallas.
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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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