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Phillip R. Mills
Partner
Mr. Mills is a member of Davis Polk’s Corporate Department, practicing in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group. He focuses on all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including public and private company transactions, private equity, cross-border transactions, joint ventures, strategic minority investments and takeover defensive strategies. He also advises on securities, governance, fiduciary duty and general corporate matters.
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Bar Admissions
  • State of New York
  • U.S. District Court, S.D. New York
Education
  • B.Com., University of Queensland, 1980
  • LL.B., University of Queensland, TC Beirne School of Law, 1982
    • with honors

Work Highlights
  • PartnerRe’s acquisition of ParisRe
  • Citigroup’s rescue transaction with Wachovia
  • Freddie Mac’s conservatorship
  • MCI’s acquisition by Verizon
  • Kingdom of Sweden’s sale of Absolut vodka maker, V&S Vin & Sprit
  • AIG’s consortium acquisition of Kinder Morgan
  • Citigroup’s consortium acquisition of Guangdong Development Bank
  • FirstGroup’s acquisition of Laidlaw International
  • Alliance Capital Management’s acquisition of Sanford Bernstein
  • Keebler Foods’ acquisition by Kellogg
  • EMI’s agreement to combine with AOL Time Warner’s music business
  • Various transactions for Emerson Electric, Comcast, Roche and ImClone Systems
  • Private equity clients Mr. Mills has advised include EQT on various cross-border transactions; Quadrangle on various media and telecom investments; Lindsay Goldberg & Bessemer; and Tailwind Capital
  • Financial advisory assignments for J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Deustche Bank
Recognition

Listed as a leading lawyer in several legal industry publications, including:

  • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
  • Practical Law Company’s Cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions Handbook
  • IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms
  • American Lawyer Media’s Corporate Counsel: Best Lawyers in Corporate, Mergers and Acquisitions and Securities Law
  • Legal Media Group’s Expert Guide to the World’s Leading M&A Lawyers
Of Note

Current Memberships

  • Member, Board of Directors, Foreign Policy Association
  • Member, Executive Committee, Foreign Policy Association
  • Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Member, American Bar Association
  • Member, New York City Bar

Past Membership

  • Trustee, The Cathedral School, 2006-2009 
Professional History
  • Partner, 1993-present
  • Associate, 1986-1993