People
Our partners
Simon Morris | Managing Partner
+61 414 943 877
smorris@m2law.com.au
Matthew Mennilli | Partner
+61 423 391 516
mmennilli@m2law.com.au
Our team
Fred Linker | Senior Corporate Counsel
+61 407 101 849
flinker@m2law.com.au
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Fred is a senior commercial lawyer, with experience in a top-tier law firm, leading investment bank, and multiple NYSE-listed US multinational technology companies.
Fred combines first-class legal skills and client-focussed commercial acumen with a fine-tuned understanding of how to deliver desired business outcomes.
Fred has a proven track record in assisting clients with:
Contract negotiation, infrastructure contracts, joint ventures, supply agreements, procurement and tendering
Complex corporate transactions including capital raisings, re-capitalisations, mergers and acquisitions
Regulatory and contractual issues relevant to the financial services industry
Christina Athanasopoulos - Senior Associate
+61 421 438 245
cathanasopoulos@m2law.com.au
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Prior to joining Morris Mennilli in 2022, Christina worked as a graduate lawyer with a national law firm. She graduated from Macquarie University in 2021, completing her law degree with Honours.
Christina has experience in a range of complex disputes and transactions. Christina has acted for individuals and companies in matters before the Supreme Court of New South Wales, the Federal and High Courts of Australia, and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal with respect to commercial disputes, regulatory prosecutions and reviews of administrative decision-making.
Since commencing with Morris Mennilli, Christina has worked on matters including:
Acting for clans and individuals in relation to the environmental destruction of the Jaba-Kawerong river system and surrounding areas arising from the operation of the Panguna Copper Mine
Acting for RAMS home loan franchisees and accredited loan writers in relation to compliance with the Franchising Code of Conduct and the National Consumer Credit Protection Act
Acting for financial services businesses in ASIC regulatory investigations and related litigation
Acting for a vendor in a dispute over the performance of a business sale contract
Acting in Supreme Court proceedings in respect of a dispute about the ownership of intellectual property
Acting for a property owner in a building and construction dispute
Advising clients in the technology and financial services industries in various matters concerning compliance with financial services, credit, privacy and spam legislation and ASIC regulatory protocols
Successfully obtaining orders in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal setting aside a decision to cancel a permanent residency visa
Matilda Byrne - Associate
+61 412 933 779
mbyrne@m2law.com.au
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Matilda joined Morris Mennilli in 2023 after completing her law degree with Honours at Macquarie University. She was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the High Court of Australia in November 2023.
Since commencing with Morris Mennilli, Matilda has worked on matters including:
Federal Court litigation concerning a dispute over the operations of an alumina refinery joint venture
Advising clients on the application of the Australian government’s autonomous sanctions regime
Acting for third party litigation funders in relation to the approval by the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the Federal Court of Australia of class action settlements and distribution schemes
Defending financial services firms in proceedings listed before the Federal Court of Australia and District Court of New South Wales
Acting for RAMS home loan franchisees in disputes under the Franchising Code of Conduct
Assisting with a complex acquisition of an Australian financial services licensee