Practice by city · November 2026
Regulatory & Compliance in New York: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Regulatory & Compliance 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
- 22
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +4.3%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 50.0%
- Partner share of moves
- 22
- Firms that hired
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 22 lawyers joined a new firm in Regulatory & Compliance in New York from November 2025 to October 2026, 5.4% of the practice's moves. Year on year the count held level (23 to 24 on settled windows, +4.3%). The market as a whole moved +9.0%, a similar pace.
| Measure | Here | Regulatory & Compliance | New York | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 50.0% | 42.5% | 28.3% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 25.6% | 15.4% | 12.3% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 27.3% | 40.5% | 58.4% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 20.5% | 14.2% | 11.5% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 22.7% | 20.1% | 12.4% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 45.5% | 53.1% | 62.6% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+4.3%) | flat (+0.5%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Regulatory & Compliance practice as a whole, the associate share stands out most: 27.3% here against 40.5%, below it. Against all moves in New York, the widest gap is the associate share, which is lower here: 27.3% against 58.4%. Year on year it moved with the Regulatory & Compliance practice as a whole: both flat.
Over the three years to October 2026, 78 lawyers moved in Regulatory & Compliance in New York, 32 of them partners (41.0%). They joined 60 different firms. 20.5% stepped up a level on the move and 22.7% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 50.0% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner50.0%
- Associate27.3%
This is a partner market: 50.0% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers45.5%
- 400-999 lawyers31.8%
Lateral hires in Regulatory & Compliance in New York were spread across 22 firms. 45.5% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers50.0%
- 400-999 lawyers21.9%
- 150-399 lawyers17.2%
- under 150 lawyers10.9%
The practice accounts for 1.1% of all lateral moves in New York. Over the three years to October 2026, 65.4% of movers came from another firm in New York itself.
For a firm planning a hire in Regulatory & Compliance in New York, a flat market means candidates are not being pulled by a wave: the case for a move has to come from the platform.
Time to partner in Regulatory & Compliance in New York
21 lawyers were promoted to partner in Regulatory & Compliance in New York over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 11.5 years, with the middle half between 10.0 years and 15.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 60.0% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 20 promotions.
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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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