Data Insights

Chart of AM Law 200 data center partner hires by year, 87 in 2020 rising to 283 projected for 2026
by Craig Savitzky • 5 October 2026
Data centre lateral partner hiring is running 21% ahead of 2025's record. See which AM Law 200 firms are winning the talent race, and who's doing the work.
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by Lakshana Susinthiran • 25 September 2026
We ranked the AM Law 100 firms by average time to partner, then checked partner attrition rates at the firms promoting fastest.
Bar chart ranking Am Law 200 firms by number of alumni now working in-house at Meta, Anthropic, Nvid
by Craig Savitzky • 21 September 2026
Which Am Law 200 firms are wired into Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia, Google, OpenAI and SpaceX? Three Pirical rankings, and they disagree with each other.
Illustration representing quantum computing
by Craig Savitzky • 2 September 2026
Washington set deadlines for quantum computing in June. Pirical mapped the law firms already acting for the nine companies building the hardware: only 22 worldwide, with three holding 65% of the work.
Partner moves to and from Manchester
by Emily Turner • 25 August 2026
Here are the firms leading the way in the Manchester legal market.
Partner moves to and from London
by Emily Turner • 25 August 2026
Here are the firms leading the way in the London legal market.
by Lakshana Susinthiran • 3 August 2026
Find out which AM Law firms made the most lateral Partner hires in Q2 2026, and which firms, cities, and practices grew the most.
by Lakshana Susinthiran • 30 July 2026
Gibson Dunn's hire of six Wachtell litigation partners, including co-chair Savitt, caps a five-year lateral pattern, cutting the practice 26%.
CLO ranking table, by partner headcount
by Craig Savitzky • 29 July 2026
Dechert tops the Am Law 200 with 25 CLO partners, ahead of Sidley at 21. Our bench-depth analysis shows specialism, not prestige, predicts CLO strength.
Which AM Law 100 firms have the best lateral litigation partner retention
by Lakshana Susinthiran • 29 July 2026
Pirical data reveals which AM Law 100 firms best retain lateral litigation partners, with rankings by firm, sub-practice, and city
Table with green column headers and several rows of text and numbers
by Emily Turner • 21 July 2026
A Pirical client-intelligence analysis of the law firms behind the legal work for GLP-1's market leaders.
by Emily Turner • 24 June 2026
Here are the firms leading the way in the Illinois legal market.
Table of client matters with firm, number of matters, and type of matter work.
by Lakshana Susinthiran • 11 June 2026
Capital markets hiring jumped +25% in 2025 as firms staffed up for a $3 trillion IPO wave. Pirical data shows who is winning the work and who is losing the talent.
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by Craig Savitzky • 11 June 2026
A Pirical client-intelligence analysis of the law firms, lawyers and practice areas behind football's most-investigated institution.
by Craig Savitzky • 8 June 2026
Examine paths to partnership in law firms, focusing on retention rates & gender gaps. Get insights for a successful legal career.
Bar graph displaying change in nuclear energy lateral Partner hires over time.
by Emily Turner • 8 June 2026
This Pirical Rankings looks at which law firms hold the deepest benches of partners with nuclear experience, and which are concentrating their lateral hiring most heavily in this space.

Merger Mania

Map shows partner headcount change after a merger. US and UK maps show increases and decreases, with numbers.
19 December 2025
Hogan Lovells Stands to Significantly Strengthen its Footprint in the New York City Market.
Map showing Winston & Strawn's partner headcount change by merging with Taylor Wessing. Locations in green highlight increases.
16 December 2025
By Merging With Taylor Wessing Winston & Strawn Would Bolster Their European Footprint, Primarily in London
Map showing Ashurst partner headcount change by merging with Perkins Coie, with locations in the USA and England.
by Lakshana Susinthiran & Emily Turner • 2 Minute Read • 17 November 2025
By Merging With Perkins Coie, Ashurst Will Bolster Their Presence Across the United States

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