Phillip Mills is a partner in Davis Polk's Mergers and Acquisitions Group, advising 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.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Dalian Wanda's acquisition of AMC Entertainment
- Cigna's acquisition of HealthSpring
- Emerson's successful hostile acquisition of Chloride Group plc
- PartnerRe's acquisition of ParisRe
- Citigroup's rescue transaction with Wachovia
- 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
Current Memberships
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, New York City Bar
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
- Partner, 1993-present
- Associate, 1986-1993