Michael J.T. McMillen

Michael J.T. McMillen is a partner of the international law firm of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle. Michael teaches Islamic finance at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School (Adjunct Professor of Law), Columbia Law School (Lecturer in Law), and other institutions. His legal work is primarily in Islamic finance (since 1996) and project, infrastructure, and equipment finance (since 1983). He has also worked as a medical doctor and in the area of medical-legal ethics. Michael publishes and speaks throughout the world.

Among his many honors, Michael is a two-time recipient of Euromoney's award for Best Legal Advisor in Islamic finance and the recipient of the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum award in Special Recognition for Regional Continuing Contributions to Islamic Finance. Michael was the founding chair, and twice chair, of the Islamic Finance Section of the American Bar Association. Euromoney magazine identified Michael as one of the 16 pioneers of modern Islamic finance and he is identified as one of ten global leaders, and the sole lawyer as global leader, in Islamic finance in Emmy Abdul Amin's 2014 book entitled Global Leaders in Islamic Finance: Industry Milestones and Reflections.

Michael received his M.D. from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School, and his B.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.