White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in New York: lateral monitor

In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 83 lawyers joined a new firm in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in New York from November 2025 to October 2026, 17.4% of the practice's moves. On settled windows the count went from 61 to 79 (+29.5%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 232 lawyers moved in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in New York, 92 of them partners (39.7%). They joined 128 different firms. 13.8% stepped up a level on the move and 13.8% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 60.3% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

Partners make up 38.6% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 27 to 29 (+7.4%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. 9.6% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.

The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 128 firms hired at least one lateral in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in New York in the window. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 20.3% of arrivals (12.2% market-wide), so hiring here is moderately concentrated. First on the hiring table is Seyfarth Shaw, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.

The practice accounts for 4.0% of all lateral moves in New York. Over the three years to October 2026, 70.3% of movers came from another firm in New York itself. 8.8% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

For a firm planning a hire in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal 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.

Sartori & Partners data count 47 dated deals in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in New York in the 12 months to October 2026 and 137 over the three years to October 2026.

Disputes & investigations work is involved in 92.0% of them.

By client industry, Individuals & Consumers comes first with 32.8%.

Davis Polk & Wardwell ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 6-10 band.

Over the three years to October 2026, Government & Internal Investigations was involved in 75.0% of moves in White Collar, Investigations & Criminal in New York, then Criminal Defence with 42.2%.