Regulatory & Compliance in London: lateral monitor

In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 30 lawyers joined a new firm in Regulatory & Compliance in London from November 2025 to October 2026, 7.4% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 24 to 32 (+33.3%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 90 lawyers moved in Regulatory & Compliance in London, 38 of them partners (42.2%). They joined 51 different firms. 17.8% stepped up a level on the move and 21.7% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 59.0% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

This is a partner market: 53.3% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide. A step up in title came with 16.7% of moves (market 12.9%).

The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 51 firms hired at least one lateral in Regulatory & Compliance in London in the window. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 37.8% of arrivals (12.2% market-wide), so hiring here is concentrated. Keystone Law ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.

The practice accounts for 2.3% of all lateral moves in London. Over the three years to October 2026, 60.0% of movers came from another firm in London itself. A change of city came with 24.0% of moves (market 20.5%).

With volume in Regulatory & Compliance in London holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.

50 lawyers were promoted to partner in Regulatory & Compliance in London 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 9.0 years and 14.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 68.8% made partner within 12 years.

These figures rest on 32 promotions.