Restructuring & Insolvency: lateral market monitor

In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 698 lawyers joined a new firm in Restructuring & Insolvency from November 2025 to October 2026, 5.0% of all lateral moves we tracked. On settled windows the count went from 638 to 702, up 10.0% year on year. It tracks the market's own change of +9.0%.

This is a partner market: 41.5% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide. Year on year, on windows that end a month early, partner moves alone grew 21.1% (237 to 287). 16.5% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.

280 firms hired at least one lateral in Restructuring & Insolvency in the window. Ten firms account for 17.7% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: moderately concentrated. First on the hiring table is Latham & Watkins, with arrivals in the 11-20 band.

New York ranks first among destination cities with 24.4% of arrivals, followed by London (13.6%). 17.8% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

1.0% of moves came as part of a group, against 1.5% market-wide. In-house roles drew 35 lawyers in the last 6 months, 9.9 per 100 lateral moves (market 13.1).

For a firm hiring in Restructuring & Insolvency, the pool is moving and partners are part of it: expect competing offers and budget time for a contested process.