Sheldon Mills
Director of mergers
Office of Fair Trading
Sheldon Mills’ responsibilities include the day-to-day delivery of the Office of Fair Trading’s merger caseload, management of the mergers group and representing the OFT externally. Mills heads a team of 35, including eight competition/litigation lawyers. The OFT does not have a legal panel as it doesn’t instruct law firms, but it does deal with a range of firms that require M&A transaction clearance.
A career highlight for Mills was the OFT’s investigation into the proposed acquisition of a minority stake in Aer Lingus by Ryanair in 2010. The case provided clarification of the dealings between domestic regulators and those at European Commission level.
2010-present: Director of mergers, Office of Fair Trading
2007-10: Senior associate, SJ Berwin
2002-06: Solicitor, Jones Day
