Charles R. Mills

Charles (Charley) Mills focuses his practice in the areas of derivatives, commodities, crypto and securities trading law. Exchanges, market intermediaries, advisors, traders, end users and product developers turn to Charley for his deep knowledge of the regulatory agencies, the law, trading and the markets. He represents these clients in law enforcement investigations and actions, internal investigations, federal court litigation and regulatory compliance counseling involving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice, the regulated futures exchanges, the National Futures Association and FINRA. He has tried over 60 court cases, administrative proceedings and arbitrations to successful outcomes and prevailed for clients in many appeals. · Bracewell LLP

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Charles R. Mills focuses his practice in derivatives, commodities, crypto and securities trading law. He represents clients in law enforcement investigations, internal investigations, federal court litigation and regulatory compliance counseling involving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice, the regulated futures exchanges, the National Futures Association and FINRA.

Practice areas

DerivativesCommoditiesCryptoSecurities Trading Law

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United States

Bracewell LLP · Charles (Charley) Mills focuses his practice in the areas of derivatives, commodities, crypto and securities trading law. Exchanges, market intermediaries, advisors, traders, end users and product developers turn to Charley for his deep knowledge of the regulatory agencies, the law, trading and the markets. He represents these clients in law enforcement investigations and actions, internal investigations, federal court litigation and regulatory compliance counseling involving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Justice, the regulated futures exchanges, the National Futures Association and FINRA. He has tried over 60 court cases, administrative proceedings and arbitrations to successful outcomes and prevailed for clients in many appeals.

United States

Expertise

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Department of JusticeFinancial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)National Futures Association (NFA)Regulatory ComplianceLitigationArbitrationInternal Investigations

Education

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1977 - Dean's List
Occidental College, B.A., 1974, cum laude