David E Mills

David focuses on federal trial and appellate work and government investigations. For more than 35 years, he has represented higher education institutions, communications and media companies, technology companies, financial services companies, airlines, and other businesses in complex commercial disputes, litigation involving federal agencies, antitrust cases, deceptive advertising, fiduciary duty and fraud cases, whistleblower actions, privacy and class action litigation, consumer protection, copyright and trademark disputes, and First Amendment cases.

As a former assistant US attorney, David also represents companies and individuals in civil and criminal investigations, congressional investigations, and grand jury proceedings.

David has represented clients in investigations conducted by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Education (ED), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), various Offices of Inspectors General, the Department of Defense, the Department of the Treasury, the Veterans Administration (VA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the National Association of Securities Dealers, and the FBI. He also has represented many individuals and businesses before Congress, including in an investigation by the Senate Whitewater Committee, among others.

David practices primarily in federal district and appellate courts across the US, and he handles federal agency adjudications and enforcement actions, as well as state court litigation. In addition to taking more than 50 cases to trial, he has argued numerous cases in federal circuit courts and state supreme courts. David has extensive experience in alternative dispute resolution and has represented clients in several dozen mediations and arbitrations in the US. He also is a recipient of the US Department of Justice Special Achievement Award.