Let's celebrate! Sparke Helmore announces 27 lawyer promotions

12-July-2021

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.

Sparke Helmore Lawyers is proud to announce 8 special counsel and 19 senior associate promotions this year, effective 1 July.

Several of the firm’s practice groups have a reason to celebrate, with the spread of promotions representing excellence across teams and locations. Congratulations to all of our promoted special counsel and senior associates.

Special Counsel

Jon Tyne | Commercial Insurance, Sydney

Alice Bain | Government, Adelaide

Gary Khoo | Government, Canberra

Laura Hinwood | Government, Canberra

Tom Hillyard | Government, Sydney

Kellie Latta l Insurance Statutory, Melbourne

Nam Nguyen | Insurance Statutory, Melbourne

Sharon Molenaar | Insurance Statutory, Sydney

Senior Associates

Alex Kuczerawy | Commercial Insurance, Sydney

Chanel Bou-Francis | Commercial Insurance, Sydney

Frank Farsaci | Commercial Insurance, Sydney

Jaimee Zeidan | Commercial Insurance, Sydney

Lachlan Westhoff | Commercial Insurance, Sydney

Peter Hughes | Commercial Insurance, Sydney

Samantha Burris | Commercial Insurance, Melbourne

Sebastian Huynh | Commercial Insurance, Sydney

Vanessa Naidu | Commercial Insurance, Melbourne

Wen Wen Qiu | Commercial Insurance, Melbourne

Inshani Ward | Government, Melbourne

Natalia Milutinovic | Government, Adelaide

Samuel Cummings | Government, Adelaide

Alexandra Woodland | Insurance Statutory, Adelaide

Angel Fernandes | Insurance Statutory, Sydney

Laura Beattie | Insurance Statutory, Sydney

Pietro Nacion | Insurance Statutory, Melbourne

Ariel Curtis | Workplace, Newcastle

Jessica Phillips | Workplace, Newcastle

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 ninth office in Darwin.

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 850 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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