Premises & General Liability: lateral monitor

From November 2025 to October 2026, Sartori & Partners recorded 432 lateral moves in Premises & General Liability. On settled windows the count went from 420 to 442 (+5.2%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.

Over the three years to October 2026, 1,286 lawyers moved in Premises & General Liability, 355 of them partners (27.6%). They joined 221 different firms. 16.2% stepped up a level on the move and 19.0% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 26.9% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.

The level mix sits close to the market: partners are 25.2% of arrivals, against 27.7% market-wide. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 128 to 107 (-16.4%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. A step up in title came with 17.4% of moves (market 12.9%).

107 firms hired at least one lateral in Premises & General Liability in the window. The ten firms at the head of the hiring table took 44.2% of arrivals (12.9% market-wide), so hiring here is concentrated. First on the hiring table is Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, with arrivals in the 21-40 band.

New York ranks first among destination cities with 14.6% of arrivals, followed by Miami (9.3%). A change of city came with 18.6% of moves (market 20.5%).

There were 89 open roles in Premises & General Liability on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.

With volume in Premises & General Liability 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 175 dated deals in Premises & General Liability in the 12 months to October 2026 and 513 over the three years to October 2026.

Disputes & investigations work is involved in 97.1% of them.

By client industry, Consumer Goods & Retail comes first with 14.8%.

Cole Scott & Kissane ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 41-60 band.