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Quality and consistency through collaboration

We are excited to announce that Partners John Toigo and Brad Vinning have been recognised in the recent 2025 Doyle’s Guide rankings!

Both John and Brad have been recognised as Leading Business & Commercial Lawyers – Queensland (Recommended).

John is a practical and outcome focussed transactional lawyer known for his approachability, can-do attitude and commercial nous combined with a profound understanding of the law. With more than 30 years’ experience, his work spans capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions (regulated and unregulated), companies and securities regulation, major commercial transactions, joint ventures and resources projects. He is also Chairman of the Australia-Taiwan Business Council.

With over 15 years of experience in commercial law, Brad is driven by the positive impact he makes for his clients. As a corporate and M&A lawyer, he goes beyond providing legal solutions—he focuses on building connections and delivering exceptional service that exceeds expectations.

The success continues with the Brisbane Corporate and Commercial team being recognised as a Leading Corporate Law Firm (Recommended).

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 880 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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