Practice by city · November 2026
Projects & Infrastructure in New York: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Projects & Infrastructure in New York over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 61
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +30.4%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 44.3%
- Partner share of moves
- 32
- Firms that hired
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 61 lawyers joined a new firm in Projects & Infrastructure in New York from November 2025 to October 2026, 11.7% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 46 to 60 (+30.4%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | Projects & Infrastructure | New York | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 44.3% | 38.6% | 28.3% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 8.2% | 11.2% | 12.3% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 49.2% | 48.4% | 58.4% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 11.5% | 15.1% | 11.6% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 16.7% | 22.3% | 10.9% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 90.2% | 71.1% | 62.6% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+30.4%) | flat (+1.3%) | rose (+11.9%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Projects & Infrastructure practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 90.2% here against 71.1%, above it. Against all moves in New York, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is higher here: 90.2% against 62.6%. Year on year it moved with the Projects & Infrastructure practice as a whole: both flat.
Over the three years to October 2026, 146 lawyers moved in Projects & Infrastructure in New York, 55 of them partners (37.7%). They joined 56 different firms. 9.6% stepped up a level on the move and 13.1% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 81.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner44.3%
- Associate49.2%
This is a partner market: 44.3% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide. A step up in title came with 11.5% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers81.2%
- 400-999 lawyers12.5%
- 150-399 lawyers4.9%
32 firms hired at least one lateral in Projects & Infrastructure in New York in the window. Ten firms account for 57.4% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Cooley, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.
The practice accounts for 2.9% of all lateral moves in New York. Over the three years to October 2026, 72.6% of movers came from another firm in New York itself. 16.7% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.
There were 51 open roles in Projects & Infrastructure in New York on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
With volume in Projects & Infrastructure in New York holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.
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 | Cooley | 6-10 |
| 2 | Milbank | 3-5 |
| 3 | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | 3-5 |
| 4 | Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 3-5 |
| 5 | Kirkland & Ellis | 3-5 |
| 6 | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 3-5 |
| 7 | Taft Stettinius & Hollister | 3-5 |
| 8 | White & Case | 3-5 |
| 9 | Latham & Watkins | 3-5 |
Deals in Projects & Infrastructure in New York
Sartori & Partners data count 230 dated deals in Projects & Infrastructure in New York in the 12 months to October 2026 and 590 over the three years to October 2026.
Project & infrastructure finance work is involved in 74.2% of them and Banking & lending in 7.8%.
By client industry, Power & Renewables comes first with 53.6%.
Milbank ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 61-100 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milbank | 61-100 |
| 2 | Latham & Watkins | 61-100 |
| 3 | White & Case | 41-60 |
| 4 | Clifford Chance | 21-40 |
| 5 | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe | 21-40 |
| 6 | Norton Rose Fulbright | 21-40 |
| 7 | Kirkland & Ellis | 21-40 |
| 8 | Paul Hastings | 11-20 |
| 9 | Sullivan & Cromwell | 11-20 |
| 10 | King & Spalding | 11-20 |
Time to partner in Projects & Infrastructure in New York
42 lawyers were promoted to partner in Projects & Infrastructure in New York 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 8.5 years and 13.5 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 71.8% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 39 promotions.
Specialities in Projects & Infrastructure in New York
Over the three years to October 2026, Project Finance was involved in 47.9% of moves in Projects & Infrastructure in New York, then Project Development with 17.8%.
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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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