LOS ANGELES, January 26, 2026 – Proskauer is pleased to share that Los Angeles Business Journal has named partners Sandra Lee Montgomery and Bart Williams to its 2026 “Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys” list. The annual honor recognizes minority attorneys who have made a strong impact on the legal scene while serving as trusted advisors in the LA region.
Sandra, a partner in Proskauer’s Private Credit & Leveraged Finance Group, is widely recognized as a trailblazer across the private capital and finance landscape. She has nearly three decades of experience as an advisor to private credit institutions, steering transactions that have shaped today’s financial markets. In 2025 alone, Sandra closed more than $5.5 billion in private credit transactions across the U.S. Her practice encompasses the full spectrum of financing transactions, including acquisitions, recapitalizations, leveraged finance, cash-flow and asset-based facilities, debtor-in-possession and exit financings, cross-border deals, unitranche and mezzanine structures and restructurings.
Bart is a nationally renowned commercial litigator, corporate counselor and trial lawyer. As chair of Proskauer’s Litigation Department and head of its Los Angeles office, he has served as lead counsel for Fortune 500 companies in their most challenging and high-profile matters. While he manages litigation matters from inception, he is also frequently brought in months or even weeks before trial to secure a win. A Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Bart has built a track record of success in high-stakes litigation, prevailing in both jury and bench trials nationwide. His advocacy reverberates throughout the industry, shaping precedent and redefining standards.
Read more in Los Angeles Business Journal: 2026 Leaders of Influence: Minority Attorneys
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