2025 Best Lawyers - 63 of Sparke Helmore's best recognised
18-April-2024| 
Merryn has worked for many years across brand, marketing and communications. She spent 18 years based in London working for various legal and accounting firms, before returning to Australia in 2008 to continue her career in professional services.
Congratulations to the 63 lawyers who have been included on the Best Lawyers’ list for 2025, which was announced today. While we have 63 lawyers on the list across 30 specialty areas, some of them are recognised more than once so we have 146 instances of recognition. Here’s the full list:
- Michael Dwyer - Insurance Law, Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation
- Luke Holland - Government Practice, Labour and Employment Law and Occupational Health and Safety Law
- Michael La Vista - Litigation
- Steven Cardell - Real Property Law
- Jason Fletcher - Construction and Infrastructure Law
- Kiley Hodges – Construction, Infrastructure Law, Insurance Law, Product Liability Litigation and Professional Liability Law
- Yvette McLaughlin - Insurance Law, Litigation, Motor Vehicle Law and Personal Injury Litigation
- Paul O'Dea - Commercial Law, Leasing Law, Real Property Law and Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law
- Mark Sainsbury - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Health and Aged Care Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Michelle Taylor - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Law, Insurance Law, Litigation, Shipping and Maritime Law, Trade Law and Transportation Law
- John Toigo - Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Mining Law and Natural Resources Law
- Shane Williamson - Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Kylie Wilson - Commercial Law, Trusts and Estates, Wealth Management and Succession Planning Practice
- Maxine Feletti - Government Practice, Insurance Law and Litigation
- Stuart Marris - Government Practice, Insurance Law, Litigation and Public Law
- Ben Nicholls - Government Practice
- Anthony Reilly - Government Practice and Litigation
- Rushil Sharma - Government Practice
- Liana Westcott - Government Practice
- Luke Woolley - Government Practice
- Sam Jackson - Labour and Employment Law and Occupational Health and Safety Law
- Adrian Kemp - Personal Injury Litigation
- Patrick McGrath – Construction, Infrastructure Law and Insurance Law
- Kerri Thomas - Alternative Dispute Resolution and Insurance Law
- Robert Watson - Government Practice and Information Technology Law
- Andrew White - Natural Resources Law
- David White - Real Property Law
- Seamus Burke - Labour and Employment Law
- Emma Gruschka - Labour and Employment Law
- Greg Guest - Insurance Law and Personal Injury Litigation
- Andrew Knight - Real Property Law
- Paul Tobin - Construction and Infrastructure Law
- Catherine Wilkinson - Occupational Health and Safety Law
- Aimee Dash - Insurance Law
- Sarah Richards - Insurance Law, Litigation, Product Liability Litigation and Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Chris Rimmer - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance Law, Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation
- Malcolm Cameron - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Class Action Litigation, Insurance Law, Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation and Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Theo Casimatis - Leasing Law, Real Property Law and Trusts and Estates
- Bill Chapman - Financial Institutions
- John Coorey - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance Law, Litigation and Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Mark Doepel - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Health and Aged Care Law, Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Karwan Eskerie - Immigration Law and Public Law
- Ian Jones - Insurance Law
- Lindsay Joyce - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance Law and Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Dino Liistro - Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Scott McDonald - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Law, Litigation and Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Julian McGrath -Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation and Professional Malpractice Litigation
- Emily McKeowen - Insurance Law, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation
- Belinda Michalk - Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation
- Kristina Miller - Personal Injury Litigation
- Deborah Morris - Insurance Law
- Catherine Morton - Commercial Law
- Joanne Palamara - Insurance Law, Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation
- Rossana Parmegiani - Occupational Health and Safety Law
- Bernadette Rayment - Immigration Law and Public Law
- Renée Sadler - Personal Injury Litigation
- Leon Sakaris - Commercial Law, Leasing Law and Real Property Law
- Phillip Salem - Government Practice
- Matthew Seisun - Motor Vehicle Law
- Alexandra Wedutenko - Government Practice, Information Technology Law and Telecommunications Law
- Chris Wood - Alternative Dispute Resolution, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation
[Note: two departures]
Best Lawyers has been published for over 40 years and has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Recognition in the list is based entirely on peer review and the opinions of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area.
