White Collar, Investigations & Criminal · speciality monitor
Anti-Bribery & Corruption: lateral monitor
Lawyers whose work centers on Anti-Bribery & Corruption and who changed firm over the last 12 months, set against the White Collar, Investigations & Criminal practice and the market.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 97
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +17.4%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 60.8%
- Partner share of moves
- 59
- Firms that hired
What the data show
From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 97 lateral moves in Anti-Bribery & Corruption. On settled windows the count went from 86 to 101 (+17.4%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | White Collar, Investigations & Criminal | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 60.8% | 41.6% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 9.3% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 28.9% | 45.2% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 15.5% | 13.4% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 12.7% | 18.5% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 66.0% | 55.5% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+17.4%) | flat (+8.2%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 White Collar, Investigations & Criminal practice as a whole, the partner share stands out most: 60.8% here against 41.6%, above it. Year on year it moved with the White Collar, Investigations & Criminal practice as a whole: both flat.
Over the three years to October 2026, 290 lawyers moved in Anti-Bribery & Corruption, 157 of them partners (54.1%). They joined 128 different firms. 15.2% stepped up a level on the move and 12.7% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 64.3% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner60.8%
- Counsel9.3%
- Associate28.9%
Partners make up 60.8% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 44 to 56 (+27.3%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. A step up in title came with 15.5% of moves (market 12.9%).
- 1,000+ lawyers66.0%
- 400-999 lawyers21.6%
- 150-399 lawyers9.3%
59 firms hired at least one lateral in Anti-Bribery & Corruption in the window. Ten firms account for 38.5% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Barnes & Thornburg, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers64.3%
- 400-999 lawyers12.8%
- 150-399 lawyers14.0%
- under 150 lawyers8.9%
Washington, DC ranks first among destination cities with 30.9% of arrivals.
With volume in Anti-Bribery & Corruption holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.
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 | Barnes & Thornburg | 6-10 |
| 2 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | 3-5 |
| 3 | Greenberg Traurig | 3-5 |
| 4 | Winston Taylor | 3-5 |
| 5 | DLA Piper | 3-5 |
| 6 | Dorsey & Whitney | 3-5 |
| 7 | Paul Hastings | 3-5 |
| 8 | Steptoe | 3-5 |
| 9 | Holland & Knight | 3-5 |
Deals in Anti-Bribery & Corruption
Sartori & Partners data count 35 over the three years to October 2026.
Disputes & investigations work is involved in 100.0% of them.
Time to partner in Anti-Bribery & Corruption
25 lawyers were promoted to partner in Anti-Bribery & Corruption in the 12 months to May 2026, 159 over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 11.0 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 13.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 71.5% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 123 promotions.
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Reports
- Anti-Bribery Hiring Is Partner Hiring: Partners Are 60.8% of Moves
Most anti-bribery laterals are partners: 60.8%, against 41.6% in white collar and 27.7% across the market. Over 3 years London and Paris sit beside Washington, DC, and hiring held flat (+17.4%).
November 11, 2026 · November 2026
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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