NEW YORK, October 30, 2025 – Proskauer is proud to announce that partner Monica Arora has been named a 2025 Women of Influence Honoree by New York Business Journal. The honorees represent a wide range of industries and engage with clients, colleagues and communities throughout New York.
Monica is regarded as a trailblazer in private capital and one of the top asset management lawyers of her generation. As co-head of Proskauer’s Private Investment Funds Group, she advises on investment fund matters across various strategies, including buyout, credit, growth equity, energy transition, real assets and infrastructure funds. Monica is consistently ranked as a leading investment funds lawyer, including by Chambers USA and Legal 500. Most recently, she was named to Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Top Lawyers.
Beyond her practice, Monica is a mentor and sponsor in many of the Firm’s talent development programs, supporting the professional growth of mid and senior-level lawyers. She is also actively engaged in the broader private funds community, serving as a member of the Private Investment Funds Forum, the New York City Bar Association’s Private Investment Funds Committee and the Private Equity Women Investor Network (PEWIN).
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