BART H. WILLIAMS
Partner
Proskauer Rose LLP
Bart Williams is one of the nation’s most sought-after trial lawyers. A leader within his firm, Williams is a member of Proskauer Rose’s seven-member Executive Committee and also serves as head of Proskauer’s Los Angeles office. A strategic, diligent and persuasive litigator with a wealth of experience across commercial litigation, white collar criminal defense and internal corporate investigations, Williams is equally expert at counseling clients on the management of their most complex litigation crises and trying their cases before juries and judges. He frequently is called in just months or even weeks before a trial in order to deliver the win.
A recent notable representation was his work as lead trial counsel for Gilead Sciences in various upcoming California state and federal product liability actions brought by 20,000 plaintiffs related to Gilead’s HIV prevention and treatment drugs. He also represents Monsanto in mass tort litigation regarding the herbicide Roundup.