Ms. Mills is an lawyer with over 15 years experience in the legal industry including general litigation matters, transactional matters, in-house counsel work, and toxic tort investigation, construction and construction remediation litigation. Her expertise includes contract disputes, and intellectual property matters, and contract disputes specific to transactions arising in the Entertainment Industry and Internet businesses. She has also been certified as an International Intellectual Property Law Specialist, and is a Notary Public and Commissioner for Taking Oaths for the Province of British Columbia.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GENERAL LEGAL

Various forms of commercial, business, transactional, contract, and other disputes arising and relating to: Business transactions; acquisitions and dispositions of businesses; breach of contract; commercial business disputes; unfair competition; business torts; collection; construction defects and remediation; employment; family disputes; civil fraud, misrepresentation, negligence, and Lanham Act claims; insurance; landlord/tenant; professional malpractice; practice; personal injury (including mva); premises liability; product liability; property liability; toxic torts; unlawful disclosure of trade secrets; media law.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Copyright, Patent, Trademark protection, registration and infringement in the United States, Canada and Europe (European Community). Ms. Mills has been Certified by the University of Victoria as an International Intellectual Property Law Specialist. ENTERTAINMENT

Participation, talent, acquisition, authorship, and assignment of work contract agreements, WGA and SGA Basic Agreements. Copyright, trademark, licensing use of video clips and sound records, reality TV projects.

INTERNET

Creation and Ownership of Websites; Trademark Liability; Domain Name Issues; Defamation; Linking and Framing; Service Provider Liability; Copyright Liability; Content Regulation: Defamation, Publicity, Privacy, Indecent or Obscene, Communication, Gaming, Unauthorized Access, E-Commerce Laws,

INTERNATIONAL

International commercial transactions, litigation and alternative dispute resolution crossing borders.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Conducted alternative dispute resolution processes such as arbitration, mediation, and settlement conferences, both as an advocate and as a neutral.

Ms. Mill’s experience includes arbitration, mediation, litigation, and consulting relating to a broad range of disputes including the following types of cases: breach of contract, trademark, copyright, business interference, fraud, defamation, international commercial trade, Internet web-based business contract disputes, various types of intellectual property matters including entertainment-related and Internet-related conflicts, patent infringement, financial institution contracts, estate litigation, consumer complaints, manufacturers defect, construction defect, entertainment industry contracts, employment, accounting malpractice, legal malpractice, personal injury, property damage, insurance claims, corporate governance, advertising contract disputes, toxic torts, and collection, attorney/client fee disputes, personal injury disputes, breach of business transaction contracts.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

ADR:

ICM Certified Arbitrator Los Angeles County Bar Mediation Certification LA Superior Court Qualification training for ADR Panel State Bar of California Attorney Fee Dispute Training Straus Institute, Pepperdine University School of Law Mediation Training Current Straus Institute Candidate for LLM in Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law WIPO International Arbitration Training WIPO Domain Dispute Training.

Legal:

Intellectual Property LLM in Entertainment and Media Law, Southwestern University School of Law, Los Angeles, California. Certified as International Intellectual Property Specialist by University of Victoria (B.C. Canada)/Oxford University, Oxford, U.K. Cambridge, England - International Entertainment and Media Law Program (Summer Program). Admitted to California Bar Admitted to British Columbia Bar University of Victoria, LLB: Faculty of Law, British Columbia. Capilano College/University of British Columbia (Associate Degree and Undergraduate Studies).

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FEE SCHEDULE:

$300/hour* Arbitrator** and Mediator

*Hourly rate includes preparation and travel time within California, British Columbia, and Alberta.)

**For an Arbitration Award with written reasons the hourly rate is $350.

(Exceptions to standard rates may be negotiated on a case by case basis, and may depend on specific relationship with referral organization.) ________________________________________________________________________

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