in its litigation with record label EMI. “I was cutting my teeth and learning the trade,” says McMillan. “I saw how even superstar artists could have their business not handled properly and need good representation.”
During that time, McMillan also networked and published articles. He represented basketball players Lisa Leslie and Dawn Staley during the 1996 Olympics and lobbied for the NBA to create a women’s league. He brought in his own clients, including rapper Doug E. Fresh, filmmaker Spike Lee and Prince.
For years, Prince had tried extricating himself from a creatively restrictive contract with Warner Bros. Initially the musician’s handlers deemed McMillan too young and passed on him. But months later, after several lawyers