Practice by city · November 2026
Product Liability & Torts in Seattle: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Product Liability & Torts in Seattle over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 21
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 52.4%
- Partner share of moves
- 46
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 21 lawyers joined a new firm in Product Liability & Torts in Seattle from November 2025 to October 2026, 2.2% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Product Liability & Torts | Seattle | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 52.4% | 27.3% | 30.1% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | - | 16.8% | 14.1% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 42.9% | 55.8% | 55.1% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 15.2% | 15.0% | 12.8% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 20.0% | 20.9% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 76.2% | 40.7% | 65.6% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | flat (+2.3%) | flat (+18.0%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Product Liability & Torts practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is higher here: 76.2% against 40.7%. Set against all moves in Seattle, the partner share stands out most: 52.4% here against 30.1%, above it.
- Partner52.4%
- Associate42.9%
Over the three years to October 2026, 46 lawyers moved in Product Liability & Torts in Seattle, 22 of them partners (47.8%). They joined 20 different firms. 15.2% stepped up a level on the move and 20.0% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 76.0% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
Partners make up 52.4% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow.
76.2% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
The practice accounts for 13.5% of all lateral moves in Seattle. Over the three years to October 2026, 60.9% of movers came from another firm in Seattle itself.
Deals in Product Liability & Torts in Seattle
Sartori & Partners data count 39 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 97.4% of them.
By client industry, Individuals & Consumers comes first with 51.3%.
Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro | 21-40 |
| 2 | Baker & Hostetler | 3-5 |
Specialities in Product Liability & Torts in Seattle
Over the three years to October 2026, Product Liability was involved in 54.3% of moves in Product Liability & Torts in Seattle.
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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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