LOS ANGELES, May 28, 2024 – Proskauer, a leading international law firm, is pleased to announce that partner Sandra Lee Montgomery has been named a 2024 Women of Influence: Attorneys by the Los Angeles Business Journal. Sandra was recognized for her professional achievements, community leadership and accomplishments over the past year. Sandra is a constant fixture and leader in the private credit space and in 2023 alone, closed over $5.5 billion in transactions for first- and second-lien senior lenders, mezzanine investors and equity sponsors across the country.
Working at the intersection of private capital and the sectors in which key market players invest, Sandra advises cutting-edge clients as they navigate complex challenges and seek to capitalize on market opportunities. Her areas of focus include acquisitions, recapitalization, cash flow and asset-based financings, debtor-in-possession and exit financings, cross-border financings, unitranche and mezzanine financings and restructurings. She has great depth of experience in complicated finance structures for alternative lenders, involving cross-border transactions across various countries.
In addition to her successful practice, Sandra is a demonstrated leader in her professional and personal communities. She is a member of the Firm’s Women Partners Advisory Committee and the Firm’s Executive Committee. She is a mentor with the Firm’s Diverse Lawyer Mentoring Circle Program, which offers coaching, counseling and networking, as well as one-on-one support for junior-level associates. Sandra also previously served as member of the Posse Foundation Los Angeles Advisory Board. The Posse Foundation is a national organization which provides free college access to high achieving, public school students across the country.
Read more in the Los Angeles Business Journal: Women Of Influence: Attorneys 2024
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The world’s leading organizations and global players choose Proskauer to represent them when they need it the most. With 800+ lawyers in key financial centers around the world, we are known for our pragmatic and commercial approach. Proskauer is the place to turn when a matter is complex, innovative and game-changing. We work seamlessly across practices, industries and jurisdictions with asset managers, private equity and venture capital firms, Fortune 500 and FTSE companies, major sports leagues, entertainment industry legends and other industry-redefining companies.
The Firm’s Private Credit Group is made up of cross-disciplinary finance and restructuring experts exclusively dedicated to private credit investors. It includes over 110 finance and restructuring lawyers focused on representing credit funds, business development companies, and other direct lending funds in the restructuring of “clubbed” and syndicated credits, preferred equity, special situations and alternative investments. Over the past five years, Proskauer has been involved in over 1,200 deals for more than 100 private credit clients across the U.S. and Europe with an aggregate transaction value exceeding $350 billion.