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The 2026 Legal 500 Asia Pacific rankings have been announced, with Sparke Helmore recognised in seven practice areas. The celebration continues, with Partner Michelle Taylor also receiving special mention for her outstanding work.

Leading Partners

Michelle Taylor, Partner, has been recognised as a Leading Partner in the Transport: shipping category. Michelle has been recognised in this category since 2023.

Practice areas

Below is the full list of our firm rankings:

  • Banking and Finance (Tier 5)
  • Corporate and M&A (Tier 6)
  • Infrastructure projects and construction (Tier 4)
  • Insurance (Tier 4)
  • Intellectual Property (Tier 3)
  • Transport: aviation (Tier 3)
  • Transport: shipping (Tier 4)

You can view the report here.

Legal 500: Shipping Comparative Guide for the Australian chapter

In case you missed it, Sparke Helmore also featured in the Legal 500: Shipping Comparative Guide for the Australian chapter. Michelle and her team, Special Counsels Alexandra Lamont and Beth O’Connor and Senior Associate Nikoletta Louverdis provided a clear and structured analysis of Australia’s maritime legal framework using Legal 500’s Q&A guide format. Click here to read the guide. 

About Legal 500 Asia Pacific

The 2026 Legal 500 Asia Pacific guide received 6,949 submissions from law firms. With rankings spanning 291 practice areas covering major global firms, regional heavyweights and outstanding local firms. The Asia Pacific coverage overall includes 22 jurisdictions, features 4,770 firm rankings and 3,635 individual rankings. In the 2026 guide, there are 169 firms to watch rankings, with 152 being recognised as firms to watch.

About Sparke Helmore

We’ve come a long way since our doors first opened in the Hunter in 1882.  We’ve had an office in Sydney since the ‘60s and we recently opened our tenth office in Cairns.

We cover six key areas of law – Corporate & Commercial, Commercial Insurance, Government, Property Environment & Finance, Statutory Lines of Insurance and Workplace – with more than 30 specialised areas of expertise. We’re a truly national, full service and proudly Australian firm that delivers results through deep collaboration with our clients. Wherever our clients need us, that’s where we’ll be.

Covering a big country needs a big team—we’re more than 1000 people now and still growing. And in true Australian spirit, we’re friendly, approachable and easy to work with. And when you work with one of us, you get the expertise of all of us.

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