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Charles Russell Speechlys LLP Offices

5 FLEET PLACE
LONDON
EC4M 7RD
England
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Gareth Mills

Work Department
Dispute Resolution; Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Gareth has an international practice having spent over 10 years working in our Middle East offices and has been consistently ranked in Global directories for his arbitration and disputes work. Gareth now shares his time between the UK and the GCC and continues to support clients in complex, high-value cases across a wide range of sectors with a particular focus on the Sports, Financial Services and TMT sectors.
Gareth has especial experience in international arbitrations having represented clients in DIAC, BCDR, LCIA, UNICTRAL and ICC Arbitral proceedings across a range of jurisdictions.
Gareth also advises TMT clients in relation to regulatory compliance acting for operators, regulators and technology companies across the GCC (and wider).
Gareth is admitted to practise in England and Wales.
Languages
English
Personal
”Gareth Mills – exceptional client contacts, makes the most difficult commercial arbitration looks straightforward. Gareth leads a team of excellent commercial practitioners with conspicuous care and dedication. He is as tough as it comes with his competitors, but a pleasure to work with as part of a team and has truly exceptional client care.’’ Legal 500 UK, 2025, Litigation
”Gareth Mills is a stand out lawyer in Bahrain. Intelligent, quick and a focused problem solver. He is very good with his clients – personable, engaging and interesting. He has been very collaborative on matters we have worked together on. ”Legal 500 EMEA 2022
Lawyer Rankings
Bahrain > Dispute resolution
(Leading partners)Praised by clients for its ‘wide-ranging expertise’, the disputes department at Charles Russell Speechlys LLP advises across several industries, including real estate, finance, aviation, private equity and energy sectors. Recommended for multijurisdictional matters, the team’s stellar client roaster extends to regulators, governments, multinationals, and family-owned companies. Patrick Gearon co-heads the team alongside Paula Boast with both acting for multinationals and major GCC clients across the whole of the region. Gareth Mills is sought after by clients for his expertise in technology-related topics, while Mazin Al Mardhi is a port of call for matters in the construction, engineering and manufacturing industries.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: mid-market
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Private client > Family
- Employment > Immigration: personal
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Smaller Deals, £10m-£100m
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Private client > Art and cultural property
- Private client > Charities and not-for-profit
- Corporate and commercial > Commercial contracts
- Private client > Court of protection
- Private client > Family: mediation
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: civil
- Employment > Immigration
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Residential property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Real estate > Commercial property: corporate occupiers
- Real estate > Commercial property: development
- Real estate > Construction: contentious
- Real estate > Construction: non-contentious
- Industry focus > Emerging markets
- Corporate and commercial > Equity capital markets – small-mid cap
- Industry focus > Hospitality and leisure
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: trade marks, copyright and design
- Investment fund formation and management > Listed funds
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media: Advertising & marketing
- Real estate > Planning
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Reputation management
- Industry focus > Retail and consumer
- Employment > Senior executives
- Real estate > Commercial property: investment
- Risk advisory > Data protection, privacy and cybersecurity
- Corporate and commercial > Partnership
- Dispute resolution > Professional discipline
- Real estate > Property finance
- Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
- Employment > Employers
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions - mid-market deals (up to £500m)
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Corporate and commercial > Venture capital
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition