Boutique commercial law firm NDA Law has announced the appointment of Lisa Christo to the position of Director.
Ms Christo was promoted to Associate Director in 2023 and was a founding member of the NDA Law legal team when the business was launched in Adelaide in 2015. She will now work alongside Managing Director Joshua Michaels to set the strategic direction for the practice and drive new growth.
With a background in tax and commercial law, Ms Christo’s expertise includes succession and estate planning, family business advisory, and corporate governance. In addition, Ms Christo teaches commercial law in the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice (GDLP) and Business Law for the MBA program at Adelaide University and is active as a pro-bono board member for several South Australian charities.
Ms Christo said she was delighted to be able to play a larger role in steering the future direction of the business.
“Despite their expertise many mid-career lawyers, especially women, can wait a very long time in Big Law firms to be given the opportunity to take a seat at the C-suite table.
“I chose boutique law because it provided me with the depth of experience, a chance to build my client management skills faster, and to access to the commercial training I needed. I am delighted to have had to the chance to learn from the best and rise through the ranks with such valuable mentoring from both Andrea and Joshua Michaels.”
Managing Director of NDA Law, Joshua Michaels, said Ms Christo’s most recent promotion was a credit to her outstanding ability as a strategic thinker and he was looking forward to working together to plan next steps for the firm.
“Lisa has demonstrated a best in-class approach with her outstanding operational prowess at NDA Law.
“I am just really proud that NDA Law can retain such talent and that we can reward Lisa with the opportunity help steer the business as a director.
“As a founding team member, she now has more than 10 years’ experience advising SMEs in matters of tax and all commercial operations. Her outstanding leadership ability has had a positive impact on our team and the organisations she works with. Lisa’s expertise and business insight will now assist us to establish the direction for 2024/25 and to cement plans for the future.”