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Technology Transactions & Outsourcing: lateral monitor
Lawyers whose work centers on Technology Transactions & Outsourcing and who changed firm over the last 12 months, set against the Technology, Data & Privacy practice and the market.
The last 12 months: November 2025 to October 2026
- 146
- Lateral moves, 12 monthsNovember 2025 to October 2026
- +18.9%
- Year on yearSettled 12-month windows
- 39.7%
- Partner share of moves
- 84
- Firms that hired
What the data show
In the Sartori & Partners lateral record, 146 lawyers joined a new firm in Technology Transactions & Outsourcing from November 2025 to October 2026. On settled windows the count went from 122 to 145 (+18.9%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat.
| Measure | Here | Technology, Data & Privacy | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partner share of moves | 39.7% | 33.2% | 27.7% |
| Counsel share of moves | 8.9% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| Associate share of moves | 51.4% | 51.2% | 58.5% |
| Moved up a level | 12.3% | 14.8% | 12.9% |
| Changed city | 27.7% | 18.4% | 20.5% |
| Hired by firms of 1,000+ lawyers | 61.0% | 58.4% | 53.6% |
| Year on year | flat (+18.9%) | rose (+32.6%) | 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 A dash is a value we do not publish.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 Technology, Data & Privacy practice as a whole, the widest gap is the share who changed city, which is higher here: 27.7% against 18.4%. Year on year it held flat while the Technology, Data & Privacy practice as a whole rose.
Over the three years to October 2026, 372 lawyers moved in Technology Transactions & Outsourcing, 151 of them partners (40.6%). They joined 153 different firms. 11.6% stepped up a level on the move and 24.4% changed city, against 12.3% and 21.6% across the market over the same three years. 66.3% came from firms with 1,000+ lawyers.
- Partner39.7%
- Counsel8.9%
- Associate51.4%
Partners make up 39.7% of arrivals, against 27.7% across the market: a partner-heavy flow. On settled windows partner moves alone went from 49 to 58 (+18.4%), a change inside the noise of the two counts, so we read it as flat. 12.3% of movers stepped up a level when they changed firm, against 12.9% for the market.
- 1,000+ lawyers61.0%
- 400-999 lawyers28.8%
- 150-399 lawyers5.5%
- under 150 lawyers4.8%
Lateral hires in Technology Transactions & Outsourcing were spread across 84 firms. Ten firms account for 29.0% of arrivals, against 12.9% across the market: moderately concentrated. First on the hiring table is Morrison & Foerster, with arrivals in the 6-10 band.
- 1,000+ lawyers66.3%
- 400-999 lawyers16.7%
- 150-399 lawyers5.9%
- under 150 lawyers11.1%
London ranks first among destination cities with 15.1% of arrivals. 27.7% of movers also changed city, against 20.5% market-wide.
There were 319 open roles in Technology Transactions & Outsourcing on law-firm career pages on November 11, 2026.
For a firm planning a hire in Technology Transactions & Outsourcing, 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 | Morrison & Foerster | 6-10 |
| 2 | DLA Piper | 3-5 |
| 3 | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | 3-5 |
| 4 | Reed Smith | 3-5 |
| 5 | Jones Day | 3-5 |
| 6 | Clyde & Co | 3-5 |
| 7 | Dentons | 3-5 |
| 8 | Latham & Watkins | 3-5 |
| 9 | Dorsey & Whitney | 3-5 |
| 10 | Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian | 3-5 |
Deals in Technology Transactions & Outsourcing
Sartori & Partners data count 26 dated deals in Technology Transactions & Outsourcing in the 12 months to October 2026 and 81 over the three years to October 2026.
Other work is involved in 54.3% of them.
By client industry, Technology & Software comes first with 25.9%.
Bass, Berry & Sims ranks first among advising firms over the period, in the 21-40 band.
| Rank | Firm | Deals (band) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bass, Berry & Sims | 21-40 |
| 2 | DLA Piper | 3-5 |
| 3 | Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | 3-5 |
| 4 | Sidley Austin | 3-5 |
| 5 | Fasken Martineau DuMoulin | 3-5 |
Time to partner in Technology Transactions & Outsourcing
35 lawyers were promoted to partner in Technology Transactions & Outsourcing in the 12 months to May 2026, 198 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 8.0 years and 12.0 years, against a market median of 10.0 years. 81.4% made partner within 12 years.
These figures rest on 129 promotions.
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Reports
- Technology transactions lawyers: London sets the pace
London is where technology transactions hiring concentrates: its 12-month share indexes at 163 against the market, and over 3 years it took 16.1% of moves to New York's 8.1%. Overall hiring held flat (+18.9%), steady rather than rising.
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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