Mark T. Millkey received his bachelor's degree in 1981 from
Yale University (B.A., English), his masters in 1983 from the
University of Virginia (M.A., English), and his J.D. in 1987
from the University of Virginia.
Mr. Millkey is currently working on several securities fraud
class actions against numerous issuers of securities for allegedly
misleading investors, including In re Royal Dutch/Shell
Transport Securities Litigation. (D.N.J.).
Before joining Bernstein Liebhard & Lifshitz, LLP, Mr.
Millkey was associated with Powell, Goldstein, Frazer &
Murphy in Atlanta from 1987 through 1988. From 1988 through
1994, Mr. Millkey was associated with Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett. At both firms, he was involved in the area of commercial
litigation. In 1995, Mr. Millkey worked on a derivative litigation
regarding overcharges for the provision of electricity. From
1996 through early 2003, Mr. Millkey worked at a prominent Manhattan plaintiffs' class action firm, where his title was Special Counsel
and worked principally on consumer-fraud class actions. Among
many other matters, Mr. Millkey worked extensively on a major
litigation against MetLife that resulted in a benefit to the
class of approximately $1.7 billion. He has significant appellate
experience in both the state courts of New York and the federal
system, and he has worked extensively in the area of derivative
litigation.
Mr. Millkey is a member of the Bars of the States of New York
and Georgia and the district courts for the Southern District
of New York and the Northern District of Georgia.