Biography
Craig Mills practices in the area of commercial and insolvency litigation. He acts for a broad range of clients including secured creditors, equipment lessors, franchisors, court-appointed and private receivers and trustees in bankruptcy. Mr. Mills is involved in proceedings relating to creditors’ remedies, bankruptcy, insolvency and restructuring contract disputes and insurance defence. He has appeared as counsel in insolvency and restructuring proceedings under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act and is frequently involved in cases on the Commercial List and in Bankruptcy Court in connection with bankruptcies, receiverships and proposals.
In his general commercial litigation practice, Mr. Mills has acted in cases involving breach of contract, franchise disputes under the Arthur Wishart Act (Franchise Disclosure) and shareholder remedies.
Within his defence practice, Mr. Mills represents a wide variety of professionals including insurance brokers, appraisers and real estate agents.
Mr. Mills has appeared as counsel before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Divisional Court and the Ontario Court of Appeal. He has also been involved in numerous mediations and arbitrations.
Mr. Mills strives to provide his clients with timely advice in order to ensure that they understand the legal process and the options available to them at each stage. He works proactively with his clients, working towards a just result. Mr. Mills has varied interests outside the practice of law. He has traveled throughout Europe, Asia, Mexico and the Middle East. He plays tennis and beach volleyball and is an avid reader.
Education
University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1996)
University of Western Ontario (B.A. (Hons), 1992)
Year of call
Called to the Ontario Bar, 1998
Affiliations
Lecturer for the Ontario Bar Association and the Law Society of Upper Canada
Member, Canadian Bar Association (Insolvency Section)
Past President, MT Skytalkers (Toastmasters International)
Member-at-large, OBA Insolvency Committee
Additional information
1518628 Ontario Inc. v. Tutor Time Leasing Centres LLC (2006)
Co-Author in Creditors' Remedies in Ontario, 2nd Ed. 2009 (LexisNexis)
Co-Author in Business Laws of Canada, 2009 (West)
Co-editor, The Red Flag: Quick Tips on Restructuring, Recovery & Reorganization (Miller Thomson newsletter)
PMSI Basics: Ensure You Get First Ranking Priority Over the Collateral that You Finance, The Red Flag (April 2010)
Balancing Interests: An Overview of the Wage Earner Protection Program, (The Law Society of Upper Canada, March 2010)
Pension Claims Unravelled, The Red Flag (March, 2010)
Bankruptcy Law Update: 30 Day Good Rights Strengthened, The Red Flag (February 2010)
What's Happening Around Miller Thomson?, Financial Services & Insolvency (October 2009)
Default Has Occurred: Getting the Process Started on Enforcement, Commercial Loans: Practising Perfection to Ensure Enforceable Security, (OBA, October 2009)
Business Laws of Canada, (West (a Thomson Reuters business), 2009)
The Importance of Being Earnest: Buying Assets from a Court Appointed Receiver, The Red Flag (September 2009)
The WEPPA Super-Priority Claim, The Red Flag (July 2009)
The Race of the Swiftest: Landlord Versus the Secured Creditor, The Red Flag (May 2009)
PPSA Registrations: Is This the Weakness in Your Armour?, The Red Flag (April 2009)
Bankruptcy Basics: Navigating Bankruptcy Proceedings, The Red Flag (February 2009)
Reasonable Notice before Enforcing Security: 10 Day Notice Period under Section 244 of the BIA, The Red Flag (January 2009)
Good News: Ontario Litigation Procedure Reform Designed to Reduce Litigation Costs, The Red Flag (December 2008)
Vesting Out Your Investment: Avoiding the Loss of IP Rights Through Vesting Orders, The Red Flag (October 2008)
Bankruptcy Basics: An Overview of the Bankruptcy Proposal Process, The Red Flag (September 2008)
Practising Perfection: Beware of Lapsed PPSA Registrations, The Red Flag (May 2008)
Lessor Insurance Claims: Dealing with Insurance Claim Denials, The Red Flag (April 2008)
Clash of the Creditors: Secured Creditor versus the Conditional Seller, The Red Flag (December 2007)
To bankrupt or not to bankrupt? Is GST Your Tipping Point?, The Red Flag (November 2007)
Payment of Critical Suppliers During CCAA Proceedings, The Red Flag (September 2007)
If a Secured Creditor Fails to Serve a Notice of Sale, is it Unable to Sue a Guarantor? , The Red Flag (May 2007)
Ontario Limitations Periods: The Bell Tolls No More for Demand Promissory Notes, The Red Flag (April 2007)
Ontario Court Clarifies the "no waiver of rights" provisions of the Arthur Wishart Act in Tutor Time Decision, FranNews (December 2006)
Disclosure Requirements for Franchisors Clarified by Trial Courts, The Lawyers Weekly, (Toronto: October 2006)
Recovering the Debt: Litigation Strategies Against Deadbeat Debtors, (Toronto:2006)
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