Kevin Mills
Partner, Kaye & Mills
Kevin Mills started his legal career as Counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C. There, Mr. Mills assumed leadership roles on a variety of legislative and oversight initiatives including telecommunications and cable broadcasting matters, the Immigration Reform Act, and the Career Criminal Act. Upon his return to Southern California, Mr. Mills practiced as a trial and appellate attorney until entering entertainment law.
Mr. Mills has held senior business affairs positions with several studios, including Republic Pictures Corporation, Independent Artists Company, Hal Roach Studios, and what is now Hallmark Entertainment. While at Republic Pictures, Mr. Mills was instrumental in recapturing the copyright to the classic film, It’s a Wonderful Life, which previously had been widely distributed as a work in the public domain.
Over the past twelve years, Mr. Mills’ practice has encompassed all aspects of talent representation and also the financing, production, and distribution of entertainment product in the areas of both television and feature films. He has extensive experience in international television and film distribution and has studied international business transactions in London.
Mr. Mills is a member of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and also serves on the Copyright Protection Committee of the American Film Marketing Association, the trade association for independent producers and distributors.