Charles R Mills

Practice Areas

Focuses his practice in the areas of derivatives, commodities, crypto and securities trading law. Exchanges, market intermediaries, advisors, traders, end users and product developers turn to him for his deep knowledge of the law, the regulatory agencies, and the markets. He represents these clients in law enforcement investigations and actions, internal investigations, federal court litigation, regulatory advocacy and compliance counseling involving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice, the regulated futures exchanges, the National Futures Association and FINRA. Has tried over 60 court cases, administrative proceedings and arbitrations to successful outcomes and prevailed for clients in many appeals. Co-author of the treatises Derivatives Regulation (Wolters Kluwer) and Broker-Dealer Regulation (PLI).

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association (former Chair of the Derivatives & Futures Law Committee); American Bar Foundation, Fellow; Bar Association of the City of New York; Energy Bar Association; Futures & Derivatives Law Report, Board of Editors

Personal

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D.,1977, Dean's List

Occidental College, B.A.,1974, cum laude