Congratulations to Matthew Hawker

23-July-2025

Merryn Stewart
Head of Marketing & Communications
Sparke Helmore Lawyers

Merryn Stewart
Head of Marketing & Communications
Sparke Helmore Lawyers
t: +61 2 9260 2591

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.

We are pleased to announce that Matthew Hawker, Partner has been recognised as a Leading Administrative & Public Lawyer, Queensland in the recent 2025 Doyle’s Guide!

Matthew's practice focuses on Government administrative and regulatory law litigation and Commonwealth compensation claims, providing strategic advice and representation in merits review and judicial review matters. He has extensive experience appearing as solicitor-advocate in hearings before the Administrative Review Tribunal (formerly the Administrative Appeals Tribunal), the Federal Circuit and Family Court and the Federal Court of Australia.

Congratulations Matthew!

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.