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 Our Team

Simon Morris
Managing Partner
+61 414 943 877
smorris@m2law.com.au

  • Simon is the Managing Partner of Morris Mennilli. He brings over two decades of experience in resolving high-profile and complex commercial disputes across a range of industries.

    Simon has been recognised by the Best Lawyers in Australia, Legal 500 Asia Pacific and Doyle’s Guide as a leading financial services and dispute resolution lawyer.

    Peers and clients have described Simon as practical, analytical, cool-headed, unruffled and experienced.

    Simon acts for both plaintiffs and defendants in a range of complex disputes in the Supreme Court and Federal Court, including:

    • Representative actions involving allegations of contraventions of the Corporations Act

    • Breaches of trust and fiduciary duties

    • Shareholder rights

    • Directors’ and trustees’ responsibilities

    • Criminal aspects of the Corporations Act

    Plus, Simon regularly advises clients about AFCA complaints, ASIC investigations and prosecutions, ICAC and other commissions of inquiry. Keen to share his expertise with the legal profession, Simon is the author of the Australian chapters of Litigation Funding - Getting the Deal Through and The Global Damages Review.

Matthew Mennilli
Partner
+61 423 391 516
mmennilli@m2law.com.au

  • Matthew is a Partner at Morris Mennilli. He is a commercial litigator, acting for individuals and private and public companies in a broad range of commercial and administrative law disputes.

    Matthew has extensive experience acting for ASX-listed companies, large corporates and private clients in complex disputes, including:

    • Securities and financial services class actions

    • Proceedings involving alleged contraventions of the Corporations Act and Competition and Consumer Act

    • Shareholder disputes

    • Judicial and merits review of administrative decisions

    • Public inquiries, including ICAC inquiries

    • ASIC investigations and prosecutions

    Matthew acts for clients in a range of industries, with relevant experience in financial services, energy and resources and agriculture.

Thomas Riddell
Senior Associate
+61 403 327 951
triddell@m2law.com.au

  • Thomas is an experienced litigator with a proven track record of managing complex litigation including funded securities class actions, trustee actions and general disputes.

    Thomas also has experience as a sessional academic at Macquarie University, teaching law at both an undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Christina Athanasopoulos
Lawyer
+61 421 438 245
cathanasopoulos@m2law.com.au

  • Christina is a lawyer with specialised skills in dispute resolution and litigation.

    Christina was awarded the 2020 Judyth Sachs Professional and Community Engagement prize for her work as a leader in the Tech4Justice Lab at Macquarie University.