It's been a busy year for team moves, with a number of Big Law firms raiding large groups of Partners from rival firms.

Big team moves represent a real coup from the hiring firm. As Gary Miles (Miles Partner Recruitment) puts it, "Firms tend to covet group lateral hires because there’s a higher likelihood of success, a group move often means stickier client relationships and more confidence that the assembled team will deliver. Secondly, large group moves make more noise in the press and show that the firm is growing, which is good for the brand!"

Using publicly-available data tracked by Pirical Legal Professionals (PLP), here are the biggest Big Law team hires so far this year.

AM Law 200 & Global 200 firms, Team Moves with >5 Partners, Jan 2025 - Oct 2025

Hires that officially joined from 1st Jan 2025 onwards

Source: publicly-available data tracked by Pirical Legal Professionals (PLP)

Timeframe: Jan 2025 - Oct 2025

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