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Ken Mills
Office Managing Partner, Calgary
Telephone
403-260-9648
Facsimile
403-260-9700
email
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Profile
Ken Mills is a Partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group and the Office Managing Partner in Calgary. His practice involves commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution, with experience in class action, construction, energy, environmental, intellectual property and insurance matters. In the area of intellectual property litigation, Ken has successfully represented clients in patent infringement, trade-mark, trade secrets and copyright cases. He has resolved one of the largest and most complex intellectual property claims involving disputed technology in the automatic welding and construction of large diameter pipelines. Ken was also successful as counsel on a leading Court of Appeal decision on the issue of waiver and abandonment of privileged communications. His practice includes advising clients on issues involving directors and officers liability, product liability and insurance concerns. Ken has acted and currently acts on some of the most significant class/representative action litigation in Alberta. On construction matters, Ken was lead counsel on issues concerning the fire rebuild of a portion of an oil sands plant. He also acted as counsel on issues arising from construction defects in a multi-storey downtown office tower. He has successfully taken to trial insolvency issues relating to building construction.
Ken has appeared before all levels of the Alberta courts, and the Federal Court. His presentations in the legal community include Responding to the Injunction Application and Problems with Privilege for In-House Counsel. Ken also has considerable experience in the area of injunctive relief, including handling a number of such claims in the pipeline and energy industry and successfully dealing with environmental regulatory and civil proceedings, patent infringement, trade secrets and trade knowledge claims.
Ken is an instructor at the chambers advocacy section of the Alberta bar admission course. He is a leader with United Way and has volunteered his time in several charitable and community causes over the years.
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Areas of Law
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Intellectual Property
Energy
Construction
Class Actions
Restructuring & Insolvency
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Education
Admitted to the Alberta Bar - 1985
LL.B., Dalhousie University - 1984
B.A. (Hon.), University of Calgary - 1980
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Recent Publications
Co-author -
"Recent Trends in Pension Class Action Lawsuits",
Blakes Pension & Employee Benefits Seminar, Calgary, Alberta, May 28, 2008.
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Recent Professional Activities
Co-presenter -
"The Role of Corporate Counsel in Protecting Privilege",
CCCA/Lex Mundi Fall Training Camp for In House Counsel, Petroleum Club, Calgary, Alberta, November 9, 2009.
Co-presenter -
"In-House Counsel Maintaining Privilege",
The Network of Trial Law Firms 2009 Litigation Management Supercourse, Laguna, California, November 5, 2009.
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