Bart H. Williams

Partner, Los Angeles Office Head, Global Chair of Litigation
Proskauer Rose LLP
Yale Law School
Litigation

Recognized as a Star Individual in California by Chambers USA, Bart H. Williams is the partner, Los Angeles office head and global chair of litigation at Proskauer Rose LLP. He manages a nationally preeminent trial practice for Fortune 500 companies facing multi-billion-dollar crises in the financial and entertainment sectors.

Williams recently secured a landmark resolution for Netflix and Ava DuVernay in a high-profile defamation case regarding the series When They See Us where the plaintiff walked away without payment on the eve of trial. Harnessing this record of success he currently serves as lead counsel for Wells Fargo in a $5.4-billion class action alleging race discrimination in mortgage underwriting. Such aggressive advocacy extends to his defense of AbbVie in a $2.2-billion reverse payment antitrust matter pending trial.