About Geoffrey
Geoffrey W. Millsom is an attorney specializing in complicated litigation, business disputes, government investigations, and employment problems within the banking, consumer finance, investment advisory, and wealth management sectors. He serves because the Chairman of the Litigation Department and the Banking and Financial Services Group at Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C., a firm with workplaces in Providence, Rhode Island; Boston, Massachusetts; Manchester, New Hampshire; and New York, New York. Admitted to the Rhode Island Bar in 1996, Millsom has additionally been acknowledged by leading attorneys list in America since 2013 for his work in Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, and Litigation – Banking and Finance.
His knowledge consists of defending class motion cases and other complex things on behalf of business clients throughout various industries. Over the beyond few years, he has effectively defended multi-celebration litigation instances in Rhode Island, Maine, and Vermont. Millsom's practice additionally encompasses arbitration, representing clients before FINRA, AAA, and JAMS. He has defended national banks in movements brought by the Consumer Fraud Protection Bureau alleging violations of the Truth in Lending Act and has represented clients in class action matters in multiple jurisdictions.
In 2018, he achieved an entire protection verdict in a jury trial within the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island for a luxury motel chain sued by an individual who used to be bodily assaulted in a motel lobby. Millsom earned his Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in 1995 and his Bachelor of Arts from Colgate University in 1990. He is a member of the Rhode Island Bar Association and the American Bar Association.
In November 2024, Millsom used to be named Chair of AP&S's Litigation Department, succeeding Patricia K. Rocha, who had chaired the department for two decades.