Real Estate in New York: lateral monitor

In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 209 lawyers joined a new firm in Real Estate in New York from November 2025 to October 2026, 14.0% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 162 to 208, up 28.4% year on year. It outpaced the market's own change of +9.0%.

Over the three years to October 2026, 528 lawyers moved in Real Estate in New York, 183 of them partners (34.7%). They joined 158 different firms. 13.4% stepped up a level on the move and 10.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 52.6% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

With partners at 30.6% of arrivals, the mix is in line with the market's 27.7%. Year on year partner moves alone held level (59 to 61 on settled windows, +3.4%). 12.9% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.

97 firms hired at least one lateral in Real Estate in New York in the window. Ten firms account for 29.2% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: moderately concentrated. First on the hiring table is Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.

The practice accounts for 10.0% of all lateral moves in New York. Over the three years to October 2026, 71.2% of movers came from another firm in New York itself. A change of city came with 11.6% of moves (market 20.5%).

There were 60 open roles in Real Estate in New York on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.

For a firm hiring in Real Estate in New York, a rising market means candidates have options: move quickly once a shortlist exists.

Sartori & Partners data count 227 dated deals in Real Estate in New York in the 12 months to October 2026 and 550 over the three years to October 2026.

Real estate work is involved in 74.5% of them and Banking & lending in 7.3%.

By client industry, Real Estate comes first with 57.3%.

Olshan Frome Wolosky ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.

Over the three years to October 2026, Real Estate Finance was involved in 48.7% of moves in Real Estate in New York, then Commercial Real Estate Transactions with 42.6%.