US
The US lateral hire market in December and January remained as buoyant as ever and the dominant trends of the last year remain clear. In the wider legal market there remains a steady flow of lawyers away from state institutions, including the US Attorney's Office, the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and various government departments, into private practice.
Meanwhile US firms themselves remain committed to the hire of full teams in addition to individual lateral acquisitions. As the year turned there were no less than four large-scale team moves made across the US.
In terms of numbers, the...