• Numerous transactions for Emerson Electric, including:
  • Acquisition of Textron's Tools and Test Equipment business
  • Disposition of its network power and power transmission solutions businesses
  • Acquisition of Pentair’s Valves & Controls business
  • Acquisition of Paradigm
  • Successful hostile acquisition of Chloride Group plc
• Mobile Mini on its all-stock merger of equals with WillScot
• Tokyo Century on its acquisition of the interest it does not own in Aviation Capital Group
• Mitsubishi Leasing’s acquisitions of Jackson Square Aviation and ENGS Holdings Inc. 
• Heineken’s acquisition of Brasil Kirin from Kirin
• ABB’s acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions
• PartnerRe's:
  • Contested merger of equals with AXIS Capital and subsequent sale to EXOR
  • Acquisition of ParisRe
• Commonwealth Bank of Australia's sale of its Asset Management Business to Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
• Ruby Tuesday's contested acquisition by NRD Capital
• MHR Fund Management with respect to Lions Gate Entertainment and its acquisition of Starz
• Royalty Pharma's hostile bid for Elan
• Dalian Wanda’s acquisition of AMC Entertainment
• Cigna’s acquisition of HealthSpring
• Citigroup’s:
  • Rescue transaction with Wachovia
  • Consortium acquisition of Guangdong Development Bank
• MCI’s acquisition by Verizon
• Kingdom of Sweden’s sale of Absolut vodka maker, V&S Vin & Sprit
• FirstGroup’s acquisition of Laidlaw International
• Alliance Capital Management’s acquisition of Sanford Bernstein
• Assurant on its acquisitions of:
  • American Financial & Automotive Services
  • American Financial Warranty Corporation
  • HYLA Mobile
• BRP Group’s acquisitions of:
  • Amfield, Harrison & Thomas
  • Burnham Benefits Insurance Services / Burnham Gibson Wealth Advisors
• Keebler Foods’ acquisition by Kellogg
• EMI’s agreement to combine with AOL Time Warner’s music business
• Various transactions for 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, Deutsche Bank and Lazard

• Chambers Global – Corporate M&A (International & Cross-Border), USA
• Chambers USA – Corporate/M&A, New York
• IFLR1000 – M&A, New York, Highly regarded
• American Lawyer – "Dealmaker of the Week," 2011, 2015

Current Memberships

• Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, New York City Bar

Past Membership

• Trustee, The Cathedral School, 2006-2009
• Member, Board of Directors, Foreign Policy Association
• Member, Executive Committee, Foreign Policy Association