Christopher Athanassios

Christopher Athanassios is the Principal and co-founder of MillerPrince, bringing a dynamic dual focus in both transactional and litigious corporate law. With a sharp emphasis on private mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital raising, corporate restructuring and insolvency, he provides insightful corporate and commercial legal services. His expertise extends to banking and finance, offering guidance on corporate governance, directors' duties, and securities law. His client base includes domestic and international private equity firms, corporate insolvency and restructuring specialists, ASX-listed companies, and private entities. Christopher's academic contributions include lecturing in banking and finance law at the University of Technology, Sydney, and co-authoring the text PPS in Practice, published by Thomson Reuters. His career began as a lawyer at Smith Leonard Fahey Lawyers, followed by a position at MinterEllison, before establishing MillerPrince. His professional journey is underpinned by a solid educational foundation, with a Master's Degree in Corporate and Commercial Law and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Technology, Sydney, complemented by a Bar Association Course in Practice and Procedure and Aspects of Evidence.