Sandra Lee Montgomery

Sandra Lee Montgomery

Los Angeles, CA recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2009
Proskauer Rose LLP

122 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Banking and Finance Law Securitization and Structured Finance Law

Biography

Sandra Lee Montgomery’s practice is focused on commercial and corporate finance, asset-based lending, subordinated debt finance, other secured and unsecured lending and related workout transactions. In connection with her practice, Sandra’s representation involves the establishment of credit facilities for both public and private companies in the context of acquisitions, recapitalizations, restructurings, refinancings, debtor-in-possession, working capital and other strategic financings.

Sandra Lee Montgomery has extensive experience representing first and second lien senior lenders, mezzanine investors, and equity sponsors and borrowers in senior debt, mezzanine and private equity financing arrangements. Her areas of focus include acquisition, recapitalization and other leveraged financings; cash flow and asset-based financings; debtor-in-possession and exit financings; cross-border financings; first lien, second lien, “unitranche” and mezzanine financings; and restructurings.

Sandra has industry experience in various business sectors, including retail, technology, transportation, manufacturing, distribution, general industrial, import/export, agriculture and services. She is also experienced in Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and other laws that relate to secured transactions. She has also handled numerous cross-border transactions involving Australia, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, the Cayman Islands, England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Scotland and Singapore.

Both ethnically Korean and having lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for almost 20 years, she is fluent in Portuguese and Korean. She also speaks French and Spanish.

Proskauer Rose LLP

122 Best Lawyers awards

Proskauer Rose LLP logo

Overview

  • University of Washington, J.D., graduated 1997
  • University of Washington, J.D., graduated 1997

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Corporate Law
Special Focus:
  • Structured Finance
Awards:
  • Former Member of the Uniform Commercial Code Committee, State Bar of California
  • Latinvex, Latin America’s Top 50 Female Lawyers, Banking and Finance (2014)
  • Uniform Commercial Code Committee, State Bar of California
  • Lawdragon Rising Star Award
  • Super Lawyers, Southern California (2010)
  • Chambers USA, Banking & Finance (California) (2008–2014)
  • IFLR1000, Rising Star, Banking and Finance (2014)

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