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Admiralty & Maritime Litigation: lateral monitor
Lawyers whose work centers on Admiralty & Maritime Litigation and who changed firm over the last 12 months, set against the Shipping & Maritime practice and the market.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 24
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 25.0%
- Partner share of moves
- 77
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 24 lateral moves in Admiralty & Maritime Litigation from November 2025 to October 2026.
| Measure | Here | Shipping & Maritime | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 25.0% | 28.0% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 29.2% | 17.2% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 45.8% | 54.8% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 14.3% | 14.2% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 23.5% | 22.3% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 26.1% | 42.2% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | rose (+30.1%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Shipping & Maritime practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers, which is lower here: 26.1% against 42.2%.
Over the three years to October 2026, 77 lawyers moved in Admiralty & Maritime Litigation, 32 of them partners (41.6%). They joined 43 different firms. 14.3% stepped up a level on the move and 23.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 31.4% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner25.0%
- Counsel29.2%
- Associate45.8%
Partners account for 25.0% of movers, near the market's 27.7%.
- 1,000+ lawyers26.1%
- 400-999 lawyers47.8%
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. 43 firms hired at least one lateral in Admiralty & Maritime Litigation in the window. Ten firms account for 51.9% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers31.4%
- 400-999 lawyers31.4%
- under 150 lawyers28.6%
Firms by rank and band
Each firm appears as a rank and a band, never an exact count, and only with at least 10 moves in the window.
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker | 6-10 |
| 2 | Clyde & Co | 3-5 |
| 3 | Jones Walker | 3-5 |
| 4 | Stephenson Harwood | 3-5 |
| 5 | Watson Farley & Williams | 3-5 |
| 6 | Kennedys Law | 3-5 |
| 7 | Keystone Law | 3-5 |
| 8 | Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani | 3-5 |
| 9 | GrayRobinson | 3-5 |
Deals in Admiralty & Maritime Litigation
Sartori & Partners data count 30 dated deals in Admiralty & Maritime Litigation in the 12 months to October 2026 and 88 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 98.9% of them.
By client industry, Shipping comes first with 50.0%.
Stephenson Harwood ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 6-10 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephenson Harwood | 6-10 |
| 2 | Blank Rome | 6-10 |
| 3 | Holman Fenwick Willan | 6-10 |
| 4 | Penningtons Manches Cooper | 3-5 |
| 5 | Hill Dickinson | 3-5 |
| 6 | Clyde & Co | 3-5 |
| 7 | Reed Smith | 3-5 |
| 8 | DWF | 3-5 |
| 9 | Cole Scott & Kissane | 3-5 |
| 10 | Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Admiralty & Maritime Litigation
31 lawyers were promoted to partner in Admiralty & Maritime Litigation 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 8.0 years and 11.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 81.0% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 21 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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