Data Insights

by Craig Savitzky • 21 October 2026
PIF is pulling back from sport. Pirical maps the law firms that built Saudi Arabia’s sports deals and those now advising on the unwind.
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by Lakshana Susinthiran • 21 October 2026
The third quarter of 2026 has wrapped up, so let’s take a look at which AM Law 200 firms brought on the most lateral partners.
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by Aidan Scanlon • 16 October 2026
Kirkland & Ellis has promoted at least 196 lawyers to partner in 2026's round. See the breakdown by office, practice, and experience.
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 center 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.
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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
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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.
Map of the U.S. states displaying partner movement in and out of Texas in the last 12 months.
by Lakshana Susinthiran • 7 July 2026
Here are the firms that have lead the way in the Texas legal market over the last 12 months.
by Emily Turner • 24 June 2026
Here are the firms leading the way in the Illinois legal market.

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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