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Insurance Transactions: lateral monitor
Lawyers whose work centers on Insurance Transactions and who changed firm over the last 12 months, set against the Insurance & Reinsurance practice and the market.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 24
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- 54.2%
- Partner share of moves
- 56
- Lateral moves, three yearsThree years to October 2026
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 24 lateral moves in Insurance Transactions from November 2025 to October 2026.
| Measure | Here | Insurance & Reinsurance | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 54.2% | 30.5% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | - | 16.2% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 41.7% | 52.7% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 17.9% | 14.2% | 12.3% |
| Changed city (three years) | 17.4% | 18.2% | 21.6% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 83.3% | 46.1% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | - | flat (+2.5%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Insurance & Reinsurance practice as a whole, the share hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers stands out most: 83.3% here against 46.1%, above it.
Over the three years to October 2026, 56 lawyers moved in Insurance Transactions, 33 of them partners (58.9%). They joined 32 different firms. 17.9% stepped up a level on the move and 17.4% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 70.6% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner54.2%
- Associate41.7%
This is a partner market: 54.2% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide.
- 1,000+ lawyers70.6%
- 400-999 lawyers21.6%
83.3% of arrivals went to firms with 1,000+ lawyers, against 53.6% market-wide.
There were 24 open roles in Insurance Transactions on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
City figures here cover the three years to October 2026. London ranks first among destination cities with 35.7% of arrivals.
Deals in Insurance Transactions
Sartori & Partners data count 50 dated deals in Insurance Transactions in the 12 months to October 2026 and 116 over the three years to October 2026.
M&A work is involved in 32.8% of them.
By client industry, Insurance comes first with 94.0%.
Debevoise & Plimpton ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Debevoise & Plimpton | 21-40 |
| 2 | Willkie Farr & Gallagher | 11-20 |
| 3 | Sidley Austin | 11-20 |
| 4 | Troutman Pepper Locke | 6-10 |
| 5 | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates | 6-10 |
| 6 | Latham & Watkins | 6-10 |
| 7 | Linklaters | 6-10 |
| 8 | Mayer Brown | 3-5 |
| 9 | Kirkland & Ellis | 3-5 |
| 10 | Cravath, Swaine & Moore | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Insurance Transactions
45 lawyers were promoted to partner in Insurance Transactions 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 10.0 years and 12.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 81.8% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 33 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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