A trusted adviser, dexterous counsellor, skilled advocate, accomplished litigator and effective relationship manager, Alan Mills served as general counsel to domestic and foreign businesses, financial institutions and other organizational clients and individuals. He also served as chair of the firm’s Special Servicer Team.

Alan’s extensive business law practice included selling and acquiring commercial real estate and other critical assets. He also represented clients in complex commercial litigation and bankruptcy matters, including financial institutions, special servicers, equity and hedge funds and secured creditors.

Nation's Best Lawyers of Color, 2020

Bicentennial Medal, Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, 2020

Indiana State Bar Association, Rabb Emison Award, 2019

Savoy Magazine, Most Influential Black Lawyers in the United States, 2015

Minority Corporate Counsel Association and Diversity & the Bar Magazine, Rainmaker, 2011

Credentials

Education

  • Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, J.D., 1982, summa cum laude
  • Carthage College, B.A., 1979, magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Indiana

Court Admissions

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
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