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E-Commerce & Digital Platforms: lateral monitor
Lawyers whose work centers on E-Commerce & Digital Platforms and who changed firm over the last 12 months, set against the Technology, Data & Privacy practice and the market.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 38
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +48.1%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 52.6%
- Partner share of moves
- 29
- Firms that hired
What the data show
From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 38 lateral moves in E-Commerce & Digital Platforms. On settled windows the count went from 27 to 40 (+48.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | Technology, Data & Privacy | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 52.6% | 33.2% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 13.2% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 34.2% | 51.2% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 23.7% | 14.8% | 12.9% |
| Changed city (three years) | 16.5% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 68.4% | 58.4% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+48.1%) | rose (+32.6%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Technology, Data & Privacy practice as a whole, the widest gap is the partner share, which is higher here: 52.6% against 33.2%. Year on year it held flat while the Technology, Data & Privacy practice as a whole rose.
Over the three years to October 2026, 104 lawyers moved in E-Commerce & Digital Platforms, 44 of them partners (42.3%). They joined 61 different firms. 20.2% stepped up a level on the move and 16.5% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 65.9% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner52.6%
- Counsel13.2%
- Associate34.2%
At 52.6%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. 23.7% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers68.4%
- 400-999 lawyers23.7%
The 12-month firm table is below our naming threshold, so this part reads the three years to October 2026. Lateral hires in E-Commerce & Digital Platforms were spread across 61 firms. Ten firms account for 41.6% of arrivals, against 12.2% across the market: concentrated. First on the hiring table is Eversheds Sutherland, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers65.9%
- 400-999 lawyers18.2%
- under 150 lawyers13.6%
City figures here cover the three years to October 2026. Paris ranks first among destination cities with 20.2% of arrivals.
There were 37 open roles in E-Commerce & Digital Platforms on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
With volume in E-Commerce & Digital Platforms 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 | Eversheds Sutherland | 6-10 |
| 2 | Reed Smith | 3-5 |
| 3 | Baker McKenzie | 3-5 |
| 4 | Ballard Spahr | 3-5 |
| 5 | Bird & Bird | 3-5 |
| 6 | White & Case | 3-5 |
| 7 | Keystone Law | 3-5 |
| 8 | Lewis Silkin | 3-5 |
| 9 | Ashurst Perkins Coie | 3-5 |
| 10 | Sidley Austin | 3-5 |
Deals in E-Commerce & Digital Platforms
Sartori & Partners data count 29 over the three years to October 2026.
Time to partner in E-Commerce & Digital Platforms
51 lawyers were promoted to partner in E-Commerce & Digital Platforms over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 9.0 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 11.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 85.2% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 27 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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