Alice D. Mills

Associate
“Whether I’m guiding a client through a regulatory investigation or a commercial dispute, my focus is always the same: deliver clear advice, stay composed under pressure, and keep the case moving forward.”

Alice Mills helps clients navigate white-collar investigations, sanctions matters, and high-stakes disputes. Her cross-practice experience—spanning both criminal and civil matters—gives her a unique perspective on complex legal issues facing individuals, corporates, and financial institutions alike.

Having played a key role on cases involving international tax evasion, insider trading, regulatory compliance, and investment fraud, Alice’s work has included liaising directly with clients, analysing extensive financial and factual material, and managing disclosure and privilege reviews. She has also contributed to ministerial review applications and licensing submissions under the UK’s sanctions regime, as well as corporate risk assessments involving de facto control and enforcement exposure.

Alice’s litigation background includes acting in high-value commercial and employment disputes, where she has drafted legal submissions, advised on regulatory implications, and run disclosure workstreams in collaboration with clients and counsel. She also brings meaningful corporate experience to her practice, having supported sovereign wealth fund investments and reviewed complex contractual documentation under tight deadlines.

A committed advocate for justice, Alice has led pro bono initiatives with Reprieve focused on torture-based confessions, the death penalty, and criminal appeals. She is a member of the Female Fraud Forum and the Young Fraud Lawyers Association.

Associated Practice Areas

Corporate Crime & Investigations

Representative Matters

  • Obtained a favourable settlement on behalf of a private equity firm in litigation concerning whistleblowing allegations tied to FCA compliance, following successful opposition to a disclosure application.
  • Represented a senior executive regarding a Rule 9 request for a written statement in connection with the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry.
  • Advised a subsidiary of a multinational aerospace company in relation to a summary judgment application in High Court litigation concerning historic allegations of bribery and corruption.
  • Advised individuals in HMRC investigations into historic tax returns and international tax evasion.
  • Advised an individual on asset recovery in connection with investment fraud.
  • Advised an ultra-high-net worth individual in an application for ministerial review of his UK sanctions designation.
  • Assisted a New York investment adviser in achieving a positive outcome in its inaugural SEC examination through regulatory compliance advice, policy development, and oversight of employees’ trading activity.
  • Led pro bono initiatives with an international human rights NGO, including successfully overturning a conviction based on torture-tainted evidence and drafting a bill for abolition of the death penalty in an African country.

Credentials

Bar & Court Admissions
  • Solicitor, England and Wales (SRA)
Education
  • BARBRI Law School, SQE (Top quintile for 2 of 3 assessments)
  • BPP Law School, GDL, Distinction
  • University of Leeds, B.A., International Development, First Class Honours