Corporate Restructuring: lateral monitor

In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 289 lawyers joined a new firm in Corporate Restructuring from November 2025 to October 2026. On settled windows the count went from 318 to 287 (-9.7%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 861 lawyers moved in Corporate Restructuring, 351 of them partners (40.8%). They joined 252 different firms. 13.2% stepped up a level on the move and 17.2% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 67.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

At 45.0%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. On settled 12-month windows partner moves alone showed no clear change: 127 against 123 (+3.3%). 15.9% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.

140 firms hired at least one lateral in Corporate Restructuring in the window. Ten firms account for 24.3% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: moderately concentrated. First on the hiring table is Latham & Watkins, with arrivals in the 11-20 band.

By city, New York comes first (26.6% of arrivals), then London (17.0%). 18.5% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

There were 79 open roles in Corporate Restructuring on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.

With volume in Corporate Restructuring holding level, a hire depends on a specific reason to move, which a firm has to put in front of the candidate.

Sartori & Partners data count 494 dated deals in Corporate Restructuring in the 12 months to October 2026 and 1,464 over the three years to October 2026.

Restructuring & insolvency work is involved in 87.6% of them and Disputes & investigations in 5.5%.

By client industry, Consumer Goods & Retail comes first with 9.4%.

White & Case ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 61-100 band.