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Investment Management Recruiters
We map 3,000+ investment management lawyers — giving mandates the market intelligence and access that generalist searches cannot replicate.
Inside the Investment Management market.
Our proprietary Titan Crawler AI maps the relevant field first; experienced consultants qualify it by hand. The figures describe the talent market we cover.
- 3,000+
- lawyers with investment management experience
Investment management law sits at the intersection of regulatory precision and commercial momentum — a specialism where the difference between a good lawyer and the right lawyer is measured in deal velocity, fund structure fluency and relationships built over years inside asset managers, private equity sponsors and sovereign wealth vehicles.
Sartori & Partners maps 3,000+ lawyers whose practices are anchored in investment management: fund formation, adviser regulation, separately managed accounts, closed-end and open-end structures, regulatory capital and the full lifecycle of alternative asset vehicles. That depth of market intelligence lets us identify talent that generalist searches routinely miss.
We recruit across this market on a retained, confidential basis — for law firms building out their investment management capability and for in-house legal teams inside fund managers and institutional investors that need counsel who can operate at the intersection of transactional execution and ongoing regulatory compliance.
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Law-firm and corporate mandates alike — from a confidential lateral partner move to a first general counsel — each run on the same evidence-led method.
Lateral Partner & Practice-Group Moves
Confidential lateral partners and practice-group lift-outs, assessed on portable business, conflicts and platform fit.
Explore this search 02In-House & General Counsel
GC, deputy GC and senior counsel for companies operating across multiple jurisdictions.
Explore this search 03Associate & Counsel Recruiting
Mid-level and senior associates and counsel, matched on practice depth and trajectory, not keywords.
Explore this search 04Compliance & Regulatory Leadership
Chief compliance officers and regulatory leaders for the most heavily supervised practices.
Explore this searchBoth sides of the search.
For law firms
Lateral partners, practice groups and associates — a shortlist drawn from the full field of a practice, not a rented database.
Learn moreFor companies
General counsel, compliance and legal-operations leaders for businesses building or scaling a legal function.
Learn moreFor candidates
Considering a move? We approach senior lawyers privately and confidentially — nothing moves without your say-so.
Learn moreInvestment Management recruitment — common questions
What types of investment management lawyers do you place?
Our mapping covers the full spectrum of the specialism: fund formation counsel, investment adviser regulatory lawyers, transactional lawyers who work on secondary market transfers and co-investments, and in-house roles requiring both regulatory and commercial depth. We work across private equity, hedge, real assets and multi-strategy platforms.
How do you find investment management lawyers who are not actively looking?
Because we maintain a living map of 3,000+ lawyers with genuine investment management practices, we can identify and approach the right individuals directly — including those not circulating a CV. Most placements at the senior level come from this proactive outreach rather than inbound applications.
Can you run a search for an in-house investment management counsel role at an asset manager?
Yes. We recruit for in-house legal and compliance functions inside fund managers and institutional investors, not only for law firms. Candidates moving from private practice into an asset manager, or lateralling between in-house roles, represent a significant part of the market we cover.
Investment Management
The right investment management hire begins with a quiet conversation.
Tell us the mandate — we will tell you candidly whether we are the right firm to run it. No obligation, complete discretion.