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Founding Attorney

Founding Attorney

Patrick Miller


Patrick is an international lawyer concentrating on cross-border commercial issues, with an emphasis on arbitration, mediation and litigation. He concentrates on working with Social Impact companies that incorporate a social mission into their business models, particularly smaller, more entrepreneurial companies.

He has worked in the US, Europe and Asia — spending nearly a decade in South-East Asia focusing on commercial disputes with a large international law firm.

He is a strong advocate for social businesses and passionate about assisting these companies when they encounter commercial disputes. He has also advised several social impact startups doing business internationally, providing advice on both legal and business issues.

He is involved in the business & human rights legal community primarily through his work with the ABA Business Law Section Working Group that has a developed a comprehensive set of contractual provisions to address potential human rights violations in international supply chains. He can advise companies on establishing responsible supply chain frameworks in compliance with emerging regulatory challenges.

He’s also active in the Environmental, Social and Governance space, particularly through his work hosting a YouTube show called ESG-in-Law for the California Lawyers Association ESG Committee where he interviews professionals who work on issues involving the convergence of ESG and law.

Given his experience abroad, his involvement in the social business movement and his commercial background, he is able to provide strategic guidance that addresses his clients’ legal and business objectives—while also focusing on their responsible business commitments.

He likes to say that multi-bottom-line companies need multi-bottom-line advice.

He has been admitted to the State Bars of California and Florida only. 

    • Contributor for ESG Legal Essentials Series in collaboration with the Association of Corporate Counsel and the California Lawyers Association (to be released)

    • Presentation for B Corp Local Los Angeles on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts

    • Presentation for Automotive Industry Action Group on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts

    • Presentation for the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts

    • Presentation for National Retail Federation in association with SupplyShift on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts

    • Presentation for OECD Side Session in association with SupplyShift on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts

    • Presentation for American Sustainable Business Network on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts

    • Presentation for Investor Alliance for Human Rights on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts

    • Panel on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts at Sustainable Brands’ Annual Conference

    • Panel on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts at California Lawyers Association’s Annual Conference

    • Panel on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts for webinar organized by Milan Bar Association and California Lawyers Association International Section

    • Panel on supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts at the Global Alliance of Impact Lawyers’ Annual Conference

    • Guest appearance on Business Fights Poverty podcast discussing supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts

    • Guest appearance on ESG Decoded podcast discussing supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts

    • Guest appearance on ESG Foundation podcast discussing supply chain regulations and responsible procurement contracts