Liz Mills
Senior Associate
Liz Mills is a Senior Associate in our Corporate team and is based at our Derby office. Liz is recognised by Legal 500 as a Leading Associate.
Expertise
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Corporate restructures
- Corporate governance
- Shareholders’ agreements
Approach
Liz has worked within the East Midlands throughout her career.
She is very personable and straight talking, Liz mainly advises SMEs and owner managed businesses, her main area of focus being general M&A.
Career Highlights
- From 2010-2013: Liz qualified at Smith Partnership in their Company and Commercial Team
- She then joined Geldards LLP’s Corporate Team based in Derby from 2013-2016
- Liz also worked at Gateley Plc’s Corporate Team based in Nottingham from 2016-2019
- She was promoted to Senior Associate in 2023 whilst she was at Nelsons based in Derby, and was recognised as a Rising Star by Legal 500.
- Liz joined Rothera Bray as a Senior Associate in the Corporate team in August 2024
Liz Mills's Experience
Experience
11 years
Memberships & Accreditations
2006-2007: LPC at Nottingham Law School
Testimonials
“Liz Mills was absolutely phenomenal in all aspects of the work from her truly encyclopaedic knowledge and commercial approach. I genuinely felt comforted by Liz's involvement and her well timed sense of humour along with everything else provided made an enormous difference. ”Tom Evans
“Excellent service, amazing people. I used Rothera Bray for the sale of my business. I dealt with Marneya Chauhan and Liz Mills. I cannot fault them. Both of them were quite simply outstanding. I would whole- heartedly recommend them and the firm to anyone needing Legal advice or selling their business.”Dilesh Naran
Liz Mills's Experience
Year Qualified
2013
Experience
11 years
Memberships & Accreditations
2006-2007: LPC at Nottingham Law School
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