Medical Malpractice: lateral monitor

From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 108 lateral moves in Medical Malpractice. On settled windows the count went from 139 to 118 (-15.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 392 lawyers moved in Medical Malpractice, 118 of them partners (30.1%). They joined 130 different firms. 15.3% stepped up a level on the move and 20.8% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 23.1% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

With partners at 31.5% of arrivals, the mix is in line with the market's 27.7%. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 42 to 39 (-7.1%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. 18.5% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.

Lateral hires in Medical Malpractice were spread across 58 firms. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 38.0% of arrivals (12.9% market-wide), so hiring here is concentrated. First on the hiring table is Freeman Mathis & Gary, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.

City figures here cover the three years to October 2026. New York ranks first among destination cities with 9.7% of arrivals, followed by Chicago (7.1%). A change of city came with 20.5% of moves (market 20.5%).

There were 40 open roles in Medical Malpractice on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.

For a firm planning a hire in Medical Malpractice, a flat market means candidates are not being pulled by a wave: the case for a move has to come from the platform.

Sartori & Partners data count 166 dated deals in Medical Malpractice in the 12 months to October 2026 and 435 over the three years to October 2026.

Disputes & investigations work is involved in 96.3% of them.

By client industry, Healthcare Providers & Payors comes first with 60.9%.

Marshall Dennehey ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 41-60 band.