Practice by city · November 2026
White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in Chicago: lateral monitor
Lawyers who changed firm in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in Chicago over the last 12 months, set against the practice and the city as a whole.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 27
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 33.3%
- Partner share of moves
- 21
- Firms that hired
- 58
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 27 lawyers joined a new firm in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in Chicago from November 2025 to October 2026, 5.7% of the practice's moves.
| Measure | Here | White Collar, Investigations & Criminal | Chicago | Market |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 33.3% | 41.6% | 26.8% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 18.5% | 12.6% | 9.5% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 48.1% | 45.2% | 61.6% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 17.2% | 14.8% | 9.5% | 12.3% |
| Changed city | - | 15.6% | 15.7% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 48.1% | 55.5% | 51.2% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | flat (+8.2%) | flat (+9.7%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 White Collar, Investigations & Criminal practice as a whole, the widest gap is the partner share, which is lower here: 33.3% against 41.6%. Against all moves in Chicago, the widest gap is the associate share, which is lower here: 48.1% against 61.6%.
- Partner33.3%
- Counsel18.5%
- Associate48.1%
Over the three years to October 2026, 58 lawyers moved in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in Chicago, 21 of them partners (36.2%). They joined 38 different firms. 56.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- 1,000+ lawyers48.1%
- 400-999 lawyers37.0%
Partners make up 33.3% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow.
- 1,000+ lawyers56.2%
- 400-999 lawyers31.2%
Lateral hires in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in Chicago were spread across 21 firms. Firms in the 1,000+ lawyers class took 48.1% of arrivals, against 53.6% across the market.
The practice accounts for 4.5% of all lateral moves in Chicago. Over the three years to October 2026, 67.2% of movers came from another firm in Chicago itself.
Deals in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in Chicago
Sartori & Partners data count 25 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 100.0% of them.
Jones Day ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 6-10 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jones Day | 6-10 |
| 2 | Taft Stettinius & Hollister | 3-5 |
| 3 | King & Spalding | 3-5 |
Time to partner in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in Chicago
26 lawyers were promoted to partner in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in Chicago 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 11.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 92.3% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 26 promotions.
Specialities in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in Chicago
Over the three years to October 2026, Government & Internal Investigations was involved in 84.5% of moves in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in Chicago, then Securities Enforcement with 39.7%.
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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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