Equity Offerings & IPOs: lateral monitor

In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 235 lawyers joined a new firm in Equity Offerings & IPOs from November 2025 to October 2026. On settled windows the count went from 253 to 240 (-5.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 697 lawyers moved in Equity Offerings & IPOs, 269 of them partners (38.6%). They joined 203 different firms. 13.2% stepped up a level on the move and 21.1% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 69.3% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

This is a partner market: 36.6% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 105 to 86 (-18.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. A step up in title came with 14.9% of moves (market 12.9%).

113 firms hired at least one lateral in Equity Offerings & IPOs in the window. Ten firms account for 29.9% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: moderately concentrated. Latham & Watkins ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 11-20 band.

New York ranks first among destination cities with 26.8% of arrivals, followed by London (9.4%). 22.7% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

There were 206 open roles in Equity Offerings & IPOs on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.

With volume in Equity Offerings & IPOs 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 4,206 dated deals in Equity Offerings & IPOs in the 12 months to October 2026 and 11,313 over the three years to October 2026.

Capital markets work is involved in 98.5% of them and Banking & lending in 0.6%.

By client industry, Pharma & Biotech comes first with 22.5%.

Latham & Watkins ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 701-1200 band.