Karen Mills

Karen Mills J.D., F.CIArb., F. SIArb., F. HKIArb. Chartered Arbitrator

Karen Mills, a founder of the KarimSyah Law Firm of Jakarta, and member of the Bar of the State of New York, has practiced in Indonesia for over 30 years. A Chartered Arbitrator, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“CIArb”) and of the Singapore and Hong Kong Institutes, Ms. Mills founded and co-chairs the Indonesian Chapter of CIArb, sits as arbitrator internationally, and is on the panel of most arbitral institutions in the region, including those in Indonesia, China, Malaysia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Korea, and the Philippines, as well as AAA/ICDR. An Executive Board Member of ArbitralWomen since its inception, Ms. Mills also sits on the first appointing authority of the Chinese-European Arbitration Institution, the IBA/IMI task force on investor-state mediation, the editorial board of the Journal of World Energy Law and Business, as well as others, is an approved tutor for all CIArb courses and teaches and speaks widely on arbitration and ADR related topics throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Ms. Millsʼs substantive fields of specialization include investor-state disputes, financing and restructuring, oil, gas, mining and energy matters, hotel and leisure management, insurance, maritime law, information technology and general cross-border investment and transactions. In recent years she has successfully represented the Indonesian Government in a number of investor-state disputes. She has published over 140 papers in international professional books and journals. Contact:

KarimSyah Law Firm

27th Floor; Alamanda Tower Jl. TB Simatupang

Jakarta, 12430, Republic of Indonesia

Telephone: (62-21) 2966 0001; Telefax: (62-21) 2966 0007

Direct e-mail: kmills @ Website: