Practice by city · November 2026
Restructuring & Insolvency in Los Angeles: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in Restructuring & Insolvency in Los Angeles over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 20
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 40.0%
- Partner share of moves
- 62
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 20 lateral moves in Restructuring & Insolvency in Los Angeles from November 2025 to October 2026, 2.9% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | Restructuring & Insolvency | Los Angeles | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 40.0% | 41.5% | 27.9% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves (three years) | 9.7% | 12.6% | 12.7% | 12.1% |
| Associate share of moves | 50.0% | 43.3% | 57.4% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 11.3% | 14.3% | 13.1% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 19.1% | 18.3% | 17.0% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers (three years) | 42.6% | 58.8% | 47.5% | 52.5% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+10.0%) | rose (+21.0%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Restructuring & Insolvency practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers over three years stands out most: 42.6% here against 58.8%, below it. Set against all moves in Los Angeles, the partner share stands out most: 40.0% here against 27.9%, above it.
- Partner40.0%
- Associate50.0%
Over the three years to October 2026, 62 lawyers moved in Restructuring & Insolvency in Los Angeles, 33 of them partners (53.2%). They joined 43 different firms. 11.3% stepped up a level on the move and 19.1% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 61.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers42.6%
- 400-999 lawyers34.4%
- 150-399 lawyers14.8%
- under 150 lawyers8.2%
This is a partner market: 40.0% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers61.2%
- 400-999 lawyers18.4%
- 150-399 lawyers12.2%
Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 42.6% of arrivals, against 52.5% across the market.
The practice accounts for 2.8% of all lateral moves in Los Angeles. Over the three years to October 2026, 61.3% of movers came from another firm in Los Angeles itself.
Deals in Restructuring & Insolvency in Los Angeles
Sartori & Partners data count 44 dated deals in Restructuring & Insolvency in Los Angeles in the 12 months to October 2026 and 127 over the three years to October 2026.
Restructuring & insolvency work is involved in 78.7% of them.
Latham & Watkins ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latham & Watkins | 21-40 |
| 2 | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 11-20 |
| 3 | Sidley Austin | 6-10 |
| 4 | White & Case | 6-10 |
| 5 | Milbank | 6-10 |
| 6 | Kirkland & Ellis | 3-5 |
| 7 | Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 3-5 |
| 8 | Weil Gotshal & Manges | 3-5 |
| 9 | Jones Day | 3-5 |
| 10 | Hogan Lovells Cadwalader | 3-5 |
Specialities in Restructuring & Insolvency in Los Angeles
Over the three years to October 2026, Creditors' Rights & Collections was involved in 37.1% of moves in Restructuring & Insolvency in Los Angeles, then Corporate Restructuring with 35.5%.
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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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