Practice by city · November 2026
Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 29
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 44.8%
- Partner share of moves
- 20
- Firms that hired
- 59
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 29 lateral moves in Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas from November 2025 to October 2026, 4.2% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Restructuring & Insolvency | Dallas | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 44.8% | 41.5% | 32.2% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 8.5% | 12.6% | 12.1% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 44.8% | 43.3% | 54.2% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | - | 16.5% | 11.3% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 11.4% | 18.3% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 41.4% | 56.2% | 46.5% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+10.0%) | rose (+28.2%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Against the Restructuring & Insolvency practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is lower here: 41.4% against 56.2%. Set against all moves in Dallas, the partner share stands out most: 44.8% here against 32.2%, above it.
- Partner44.8%
- Associate44.8%
Over the three years to October 2026, 59 lawyers moved in Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas, 26 of them partners (44.1%). They joined 39 different firms. 55.6% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers41.4%
- 400-999 lawyers31.0%
- 150-399 lawyers27.6%
This is a partner market: 44.8% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers55.6%
- 400-999 lawyers28.9%
- under 150 lawyers11.1%
Lateral hires in Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas were spread across 20 firms. Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 41.4% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
The practice accounts for 8.4% of all lateral moves in Dallas. Over the three years to October 2026, 66.1% of movers came from another firm in Dallas itself.
Deals in Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas
Sartori & Partners data count 37 dated deals in Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas in the 12 months to October 2026 and 120 over the three years to October 2026.
Restructuring & insolvency work is involved in 82.5% of them.
Sidley Austin ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sidley Austin | 21-40 |
| 2 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 11-20 |
| 3 | Paul Hastings | 11-20 |
| 4 | Haynes and Boone | 6-10 |
| 5 | Kirkland & Ellis | 6-10 |
| 6 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 6-10 |
| 7 | Foley & Lardner | 3-5 |
| 8 | Jones Day | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas
22 lawyers were promoted to partner in Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 9.0 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 12.5 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 75.0% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 20 promotions.
Specialities in Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas
Over the three years to October 2026, Corporate Restructuring was involved in 55.9% of moves in Restructuring & Insolvency in Dallas, then Insolvency Litigation with 50.8%.
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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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