Career
Chris Nyst is the founding principal of Nyst Lawyers. In 2001, Chris resigned as a senior partner with the international Minter Ellison Legal Group to set up a boutique litigation practice with a hand-picked group of hard-hitting litigators. Recognised as one of Australia’s leading litigators and a specialist in criminal law and international extradition law, Chris is an adjunct professor of law with the Griffith University.
In 1999, Chris turned his hand to fiction writing his first novel "" which was assessed as "superb" by the Melbourne Age and saw him acclaimed as "Australia’s John Grisham" by Bulletin/Newsweek Magazine.
Chris launched his career in film with the acclaimed Australian movie "Gettin’ Square", starring David Wenham and Sam Worthington, which he wrote and co-produced. In 2006, Chris established his own production company Nyst Entertainment, which produced the 2007 feature film "Crooked Business".
He wrote and directed the film, which was released nationally in 2008. Chris has recently been appointed as a Director to the Board of Screen Queensland.
Chris has also been recently hired by Bernard Tomic, who is pursuing the revoking of charges against him, for allegedly breaking the restrictions to his driving licence.
