Lateral Recruitment for AmLaw 100/200 Firms

Zamco Recruitment spans the full spectrum of legal practice areas, from corporate and M&A, private equity, capital markets and finance through to litigation, white collar and investigations, antitrust, intellectual property, tax, restructuring, privacy and cybersecurity, international trade, energy and infrastructure, regulatory, and everything in between. We specialize in AmLaw 100/200 lateral placements for partners and associates across New York, Washington DC, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Palo Alto, Houston, Dallas, and other key US markets, providing data-driven career guidance for legal talent with complete confidentiality. That coverage follows our client firms globally. In Europe we work across London, Paris, and Brussels, where US firms compete hardest for finance, private equity, and competition practices. In the Middle East we cover Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, and Doha, where the AmLaw build-out is being driven by energy transition, sovereign wealth mandates, and a fast-growing international arbitration market. In APAC we cover Singapore, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Sydney, where US firms are expanding their capital markets, private equity, funds, and disputes practices.

Zamco Recruitment runs on an intelligence platform built in-house, which maps platforms and practice groups across the AmLaw 100/200 in depth: who leads them, where the bench is thin, how partners are paid, and where firms are investing. Every data point is verified against current sources and refreshed continuously, so the firms we put forward are matched to your practice on evidence, not guesswork. Whether you are a lawyer weighing your next move or a firm hiring in a competitive lateral market, you get recommendations grounded in the market as it stands today, with complete discretion.

That intelligence drives three core services. Reactive Placements: when a firm has a specific need, we can quickly map which partners and teams genuinely fit it, so introductions are built around the practice, not the job title. Proactive Sourcing: we identify partners and groups whose practices align with where a firm is investing, and bring them forward before a search is ever opened. Market Insights: for lawyers considering a move, we give a verified view of the platforms that fit, from compensation structures (Cravath/Milbank scale associates at $225k to $435k base, partner platforms offering up to 85% origination credit) to practice leadership and bench depth. Every conversation is handled in strict confidence.