Practice by city · November 2026
Private Equity in Miami: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Private Equity in Miami over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 23
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 43.5%
- Partner share of moves
- 47
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 23 lawyers joined a new firm in Private Equity in Miami from November 2025 to October 2026, 1.8% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Private Equity | Miami | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 43.5% | 38.1% | 30.5% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | - | 11.2% | 11.9% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 56.5% | 50.1% | 57.6% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 14.9% | 12.6% | 14.3% | 12.3% |
| Changed city | 40.0% | 21.1% | 28.7% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 72.7% | 71.6% | 50.7% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+14.9%) | rose (+34.4%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Set against the Private Equity practice as a whole, the share who changed city stands out most: 40.0% here against 21.1%, above it. Against all moves in Miami, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is higher here: 72.7% against 50.7%.
Over the three years to October 2026, 47 lawyers moved in Private Equity in Miami. They joined 22 different firms. 14.9% stepped up a level on the move and 39.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 68.9% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner43.5%
- Associate56.5%
This is a partner market: 43.5% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers68.9%
- 400-999 lawyers20.0%
Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 72.7% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
The practice accounts for 7.6% of all lateral moves in Miami. Over the three years to October 2026, 48.9% of movers came from another firm in Miami itself. A change of city came with 40.0% of moves (market 20.5%).
Deals in Private Equity in Miami
Sartori & Partners data count 55 dated deals in Private Equity in Miami in the 12 months to October 2026 and 123 over the three years to October 2026.
Private equity work is involved in 52.8% of them.
By client industry, Financial Sponsors comes first with 88.6%.
McDermott Will & Schulte ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDermott Will & Schulte | 21-40 |
| 2 | Kirkland & Ellis | 21-40 |
| 3 | Greenberg Traurig | 11-20 |
| 4 | Akerman | 11-20 |
| 5 | Holland & Knight | 11-20 |
| 6 | Sidley Austin | 6-10 |
| 7 | Reed Smith | 6-10 |
| 8 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 3-5 |
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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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