01 — The firm

Some of the most important decisions in a legal career are never advertised. Sullivan Stone works in that quiet space — between the firms that want to grow, and the partners considering their next move.

We are a specialist search firm, deliberately small and senior. Every mandate is led personally and in confidence, from the first conversation to the completed move.

No volume, no databases sent in bulk — only careful introductions between the right firms and the right partners.

02 — For firms & partners

Two sides of a search.

For firms

Building the practice

We help firm leaders identify, approach, and secure the partners and teams who will define their next decade — quietly, and with judgment.

For partners

Considering a move

We advise partners weighing a move on the market, the options, and the timing — confidentially, and with their interests placed first.

03 — Practice

What we do.

Lateral partner hires
Individual partner appointments across private practice, from first approach to signed offer.
Team & group moves
Coordinated moves of practice groups and multi-partner teams.
Succession & retirement
Orderly transition of clients, relationships, and leadership.
Mergers & combinations
Confidential introductions and advice at firm level.
Market intelligence
Considered counsel on positioning, timing, and compensation.
04 — Approach

How we work.

01

Consult

We begin in confidence — understanding the firm's strategy, or the partner's ambitions, before anything else.

02

Search

Discreet, thorough mapping of the market — the right people, not simply the available ones.

03

Advise

We guide both sides through approach, negotiation, and transition, to an outcome that lasts.

05 — Selected mandates

A sense of the work.

2026
A six-partner corporate and finance team — a lateral move to a US firm.
2026
Global co-head of disputes — a transatlantic partner move.
2025
Corporate partner — a private practice lateral hire.
2025
Five-partner disputes team — a cross-border move.
2024
Head of a practice group — an in-house return to private practice.
2024
Succession plan for a founding partner's client base.
2023
Two-partner funds team — a boutique launch.
06 — Contact

In confidence.

Whether you are building a team or weighing a move of your own, we would be glad to talk — discreetly, and without obligation.

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