City · promotions · November 2026
Tokyo: promotions and time to partner
How Tokyo fills its partner bench: promotions against lateral partner arrivals, and how long the track to partner takes.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 27
- Partner promotionsJune 2025 to May 2026
- 14.0 years
- Median time to partnerFive years of promotions
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data record 27 partner promotions in Tokyo from June 2025 to May 2026. Promotions are confirmed about five months late, so this window ends earlier than the lateral figures.
Across five years of promotions, the median time from first year of practice to partner is 14.0 years, with the middle half between 12.0 years and 16.0 years. The market median is 10.0 years, so the track here runs longer. The median rests on 25 promotions.
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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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