KAREN V. MILLS, Esq., P.E. and Managing Member

Karen Mills, a native of Macon, Georgia, graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, with honors.  She obtained her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She also attained the engineering profession’s highest designation by becoming a registered professional engineer in North Carolina and South Carolina.

    Representative Experience
  • Counsel, technology companies in various industries, including the payment card industry and the software industry
  • Counsel, national beverage company
  • Counsel, national medical research entity
  • Counsel, pharmaceutical companies in connection with divestitures and strategic alliances
  • Negotiated technology licenses, including patent licenses and software licenses
  • Represented various clients in all aspects of purchases and sales of various businesses including: negotiating purchase agreements, conducting due diligence, drafting purchase and sale documentation
  • Hearing Officer, local county municipality
  • Mediator, business, contract, construction and church disputes
 
    Recent Speaking Engagements                       
  • Speaker, Small Business Development Center (April 2017)
  • Instructor, Bronner Business Institute (April 2017)
  • Speaker, Georgia Institute of Technology, ECE Seminar (March 2017)
  • Speaker, Premier Development Program (November 2016)
  • Speaker, Georgia Power Company/Southern Company (February 2016)
  • Speaker, Premier Development Program (October 2015)
  • Speaker, Women’s Entrepreneurial Opportunity Project (May 2015)
 
     Professional Activities/Associations
  • State Bar of Georgia
    • Business Law Section
    • Corporate Counsel Section
    • Technology Law Section
  • Gate City Bar Association
  • Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys
  • Georgia Tech Bar Association
 
    Civic and Charitable Associations/Awards
  • YWCA of Greater Atlanta, Chair of Board Engagement and Compliance Committee (2016 – Present)
  • Georgia Tech Women Alumnae Network, Board Member & Past President (2013-Present)
  • Atlanta Girls' School, Board of Trustees (2006 – 2011)
  • Girls' Opportunity for Adventure and Leadership, Inc., Board of Directors (2002-2005)
  • Leadership Atlanta Class of 2010
  • Spelman Coca-Cola Mentoring Program, 2010-2014
  • Who's Who in Black Atlanta, 2009
  • "Georgia Rising Stars," Atlanta Magazine, 2005

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Direct Dial: 770.933.6275
Facsimile: 770.933.6223
Email: karen.mills@millslawllc.com

EDUCATION

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law (J.D. 1999)
Georgia Institute of Technology (1991)
     Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering,        with Honors

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES/ REGISTRATIONS

Registered Professional Engineer, North Carolina and South Carolina
General Civil Mediator, Georgia Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution

BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS

Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals
Georgia Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia