Anthony L. Millin
Founder and Chair of NEXT

Anthony Millin is a trusted legal and business advisor to startup and emerging growth companies. Anthony is a senior startup attorney, a serial entrepreneur, and a former venture partner in a seed stage VC fund. As the Founder and Co-Chair of NEXT powered by Shulman Rogers, selected by LegalWeek as a finalist the past three years and the 2024 winner as the nation’s top law firm for “Enabling Startup Success”, Anthony brings his unique legal and business perspective to advising his clients. Anthony is also the Co-Founder of My Next Raise, launched by NEXT, a technology, community and education platform providing founders with a pathway to investor readiness. Anthony was recently elected by his peers to serve on Shulman Rogers’ Board of Directors.

Anthony understands firsthand what it takes to start, scale and manage a company, to successfully prepare for and run a fund raising process, and to address the legal issues faced by a startup. This background provides him with valuable insights into the legal and business needs of his clients. A creative problem solver and strong advocate dedicated to the success of his clients, Anthony frequently serves as his clients’ “outside general counsel, taking a leadership role in managing the full range of their legal needs from formation and financings to growth and exit.

Anthony is a frequent public speaker on topics impacting startup and emerging growth companies.

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  • Member, Maryland Tech Council’s Venture Mentoring Services
  • Board of Directors, Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce Foundation
  • Board of Directors, Lauren’s Light
  • NEXT: For Startups and Emerging Growth Companies
  • Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts
  • Business and Financial Services
  • Business Planning
  • Commercial Finance
  • Entity Formation
  • Finance/Capital Markets
  • International Practice
  • Securities
  • Technology Transactions
  • Token Sales
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Startups
  • Bank and Lender Services
  • The George Washington University, J.D., 1993
  • The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, B.S., 1989
  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • New York

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