Amanda M. Mills

Amanda is a devoted advocate who assists businesses with a variety of litigation-related matters.

Amanda Mills (formerly, Sicoli) is a Shareholder in Fredrikson’s Litigation department. She focuses her practice on criminal and civil regulatory matters and internal investigations, including matters involving allegations of white collar criminal violations, healthcare fraud, False Claims Act (FCA) violations, and other compliance infractions. In addition, Amanda works with her clients to navigate through a wide range of business disputes, including complex commercial litigation, real estate issues, and landlord-tenant related matters. She supports clients throughout all stages of their involvement in these matters and provides guidance to help her clients accomplish their goals as efficiently as possible. Amanda’s courtroom experience includes handling cases before the Minnesota Supreme Court, Minnesota Court of Appeals, and federal and state district courts throughout the country.

Amanda is a dedicated volunteer and is consistently recognized as a North Star Lawyer by the Minnesota State Bar Association for her work on numerous pro bono cases. She also volunteers with the VLN Housing Court Project and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Edina Morningside Preschool. Amanda Co-Chairs the Digital Communications Committee of the Minnesota Chapter of the Federal Bar Association.

Amanda previously served as a clerk for the Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. In this role, she researched and drafted legal opinions, managed criminal and civil dockets, and assisted Judge Schiltz with in-court proceedings.

• Represent and advise health systems and medical device companies in breach of contract, post-acquisition, and licensing disputes.
• Conduct internal investigations regarding billing, compliance, and other regulatory matters for clients, including clients in the agricultural and medical device industries.
• Obtained six-figure damages award on client’s counterclaims and defeated all claims asserted against client in a lawsuit alleging breach of contract, service mark and trade name infringement, and deceptive trade practices.
• Obtained summary judgment and dismissal of seven-figure lawsuit against medical device company alleging breach of contract, fraud, misrepresentation, and civil conspiracy.
• Represented lenders in litigation regarding agricultural operations, manufacturing facilities, commercial real estate, and restaurants, including securing a favorable settlement on a client’s claims for civil fraud and violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
• Obtained summary judgment and dismissal of declaratory judgment, specific performance, promissory estoppel, ejectment, misrepresentation, and tortious interference with contract claims, resulting in favorable settlement of the sole remaining claim for breach of contract.

Education

• William Mitchell College of Law, J.D., 2015, summa cum laude
• Knox College, B.A., 2011, cum laude

Admissions

• Minnesota, 2015
• U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2015
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota, 2018

Clerkships

• Judicial Law Clerk, Honorable Patrick J. Schiltz, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2017
• Legal Extern, Honorable John R. Tunheim, U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota, 2014

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2023-2025
• Minnesota Super Lawyers Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2023-2024
• North Star Lawyer, Minnesota State Bar Association, 2016-2020
• CALI Award in Contracts, 2013

Professional Activities

• Minnesota Bar Association, Member
• Federal Bar Association, Minnesota Chapter, Member, Co-Chair of Mentorship Committee, former Co-Chair of Communications, former Co-Chair of White Collar Crime Committee
• Women in White Collar Defense, Member
• William Mitchell Reentry Clinic, Student Attorney, 2014-2015
• William Mitchell Law Review, Editor, Volume 41, 2015
• The World Without Genocide, Book Editor, Domestic Violence Clinic Coordinator, 2012-2015

Community

• Edina Morningside Preschool Board of Directors, Chair
• Volunteer Lawyers Network, Housing Clinic Volunteer, 2015-present
• Volunteer Lawyers Network, Criminal Expungement Services Volunteer, 2015-present
• Mitchell Mentors Program, Mentor, 2016-2017
• St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital—ALSAC, Volunteer, 2012-2016