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Power & Gas Regulation: lateral monitor
Lawyers whose work centers on Power & Gas Regulation and who changed firm over the last 12 months, set against the Regulatory & Compliance practice and the market.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 55
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +14.0%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 36.4%
- Partner share of moves
- 37
- Firms that hired
What the data show
Sartori & Partners data show 55 lateral moves in Power & Gas Regulation from November 2025 to October 2026. On settled windows the count went from 50 to 57 (+14.0%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | Regulatory & Compliance | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 36.4% | 42.5% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 16.4% | 16.0% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 47.3% | 40.5% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level (three years) | 10.8% | 14.2% | 12.3% |
| Changed city | 14.3% | 18.4% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 50.9% | 53.1% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+14.0%) | flat (+0.5%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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.
Against the Regulatory & Compliance practice as a whole, the widest gap is the associate share, which is higher here: 47.3% against 40.5%. Year on year it moved with the Regulatory & Compliance practice as a whole: both flat.
Over the three years to October 2026, 166 lawyers moved in Power & Gas Regulation, 72 of them partners (43.4%). They joined 94 different firms. 10.8% stepped up a level on the move and 15.8% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 51.9% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner36.4%
- Counsel16.4%
- Associate47.3%
This is a partner market: 36.4% of movers were partners, against 27.7% market-wide. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 20 to 22 (+10.0%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
- 1,000+ lawyers50.9%
- 400-999 lawyers23.6%
- 150-399 lawyers25.5%
Lateral hires in Power & Gas Regulation were spread across 37 firms. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 51.9% of arrivals (12.9% market-wide), so hiring here is concentrated. Balch & Bingham ranks first by lateral arrivals, in the 6-10 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers51.9%
- 400-999 lawyers28.2%
- 150-399 lawyers14.5%
- under 150 lawyers5.3%
City figures here cover the three years to October 2026. Washington, DC ranks first among destination cities with 26.5% of arrivals. A change of city came with 14.3% of moves (market 20.5%).
There were 55 open roles in Power & Gas Regulation on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
For a firm planning a hire in Power & Gas Regulation, a flat market means candidates are not being pulled by a wave: the case for a move has to come from the platform.
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 | Balch & Bingham | 6-10 |
| 2 | McCarthy Tétrault | 3-5 |
| 3 | White & Case | 3-5 |
| Rank | Firm | Moves (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balch & Bingham | 6-10 |
| 2 | McCarthy Tétrault | 3-5 |
Deals in Power & Gas Regulation
Sartori & Partners data count 74 over the three years to October 2026.
Regulatory & antitrust work is involved in 59.5% of them.
By client industry, Utilities, Water & Waste comes first with 47.3%.
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 11-20 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fasken Martineau DuMoulin | 11-20 |
| 2 | CMS | 6-10 |
| 3 | Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Power & Gas Regulation
76 lawyers were promoted to partner in Power & Gas Regulation over five years, according to Sartori & Partners data.
The median time from first year of practice to partner is 10.5 years, with the middle half between 9.0 years and 14.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 68.3% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 60 promotions.
Related monitors and reports
Other specialities in Regulatory & Compliance
Hiring in this market
Reports
- Power and Gas Regulation Lawyers: Hiring Beyond the Largest Firms
Firms of 150-399 lawyers hired 25.5% of power and gas regulation laterals in 12 months, 2.1 times their share in the regulatory practice. Hiring in the field held flat (+14.0%) year on year.
November 11, 2026 · November 2026
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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