Investment Management Regulatory: lateral monitor

From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 103 lateral moves in Investment Management Regulatory. On settled windows the count went from 99 to 107 (+8.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 286 lawyers moved in Investment Management Regulatory, 131 of them partners (45.8%). They joined 120 different firms. 12.2% stepped up a level on the move and 16.2% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 76.2% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

At 54.4%, the partner share of arrivals sits above the market's 27.7%. Year on year, on windows that end a month early, partner moves alone grew 46.2% (39 to 57). A step up in title came with 13.6% of moves (market 12.9%).

Lateral hires in Investment Management Regulatory were spread across 67 firms. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 31.1% of arrivals (12.9% market-wide), so hiring here is concentrated. First on the hiring table is Ropes & Gray, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.

New York ranks first among destination cities with 24.3% of arrivals. 12.7% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.

There were 117 open roles in Investment Management Regulatory on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.

With volume in Investment Management Regulatory 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 95 dated deals in Investment Management Regulatory in the 12 months to October 2026 and 330 over the three years to October 2026.

Fund formation work is involved in 8.8% of them and M&A in 7.6%.

By client industry, Asset Management & Funds comes first with 91.2%.

Dechert ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 61-100 band.