Sadina Montani
D.C. Bar, President
Sadina Montani is an employment law partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, an international law firm with operations in the United States, Europe, MENA, and Asia, based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. She is a trusted adviser for employers facing complex compliance, cultural, and litigation matters. She assists corporations, think tanks, institutions of higher education, foundations, and nonprofits with employment-related issues, including sensitive investigations and litigation matters.
Montani was part of the D.C. Bar’s Inaugural Class of the John Payton Leadership Academy in 2013, and is the first graduate of that leadership program to serve as D.C. Bar President. She has served the D.C. Bar in many capacities, including as the Nominations Committee Chair, on the Screening and Leadership Development Committees, as president-elect (2024-2025), and as a member of the executive, budget, and finance committees of the D.C. Bar Board of Governors.
Montani is a past president of the Women’s Bar Association of D.C. (WBADC) and has served on and led other nonprofit organization boards. Montani previously served as director and chief governance officer of Ayuda (a legal, social, and language service provider); as treasurer, director, and president of the WBADC board; and as director, governance chair, and board chair of the Greater D.C. Diaper Bank. She also serves as pro bono counsel for several nonprofit organizations that focus on education, the environment, and various social services.
“I hope during my term as D.C. Bar President, we can bring together lawyers from all the D.C. Bar Communities and voluntary Bar associations, from across industries, from the private and public sector, from the public interest space, the courts, and law firms – to convene candid and practical discussions about how we meet this moment. How we modernize the apprenticeship model of the practice of law. How we not just ensure our profession remains relevant but how we innovate, and how we improve the profession.”
Montani earned her J.D. and M.A. from The George Washington University. She also earned her Bachelor of Music from Western Michigan University. You can reach her at [email protected].
