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Congratulations to Aimee Dash from our Commercial Insurance practice based in Perth, Nell McGill from our Corporate & Commercial practice based in Newcastle, Carly Roberts from our Projects & Government Commercial practice based in Newcastle, Jon Tyne from our Commercial Insurance practice based in Sydney and Calvin Tay from our Property practice based in Melbourne, who have been promoted to partner.

Aimee Dash is an insurance lawyer who specialises in liability and workplace health and safety matters in WA.  Aimee advises a variety of insured and private clients in the defence of personal injury, medical malpractice, property damage and aviation disputes. In addition Aimee assists clients with WHS incident investigations, in the defence of prosecutions and in WHS processes and procedures.

Nell McGill is a commercial litigator with over two decades of experience in dispute resolution, with a particular focus on contentious personal and corporate insolvency, where she acts primarily for insolvency practitioners. Nell also advises directors, shareholders and stakeholders in a wide range of general commercial litigation matters, 

Carly Roberts is an experienced projects, infrastructure and construction lawyer. She assists clients throughout all stages of the project lifecycle, including project structuring, tendering and procurement, contract negotiation, project delivery and dispute resolution. Carly advises Commonwealth, State and local governments, energy and resources companies, property developers and major contractors in the transport, water, energy and resources, defence and property industry sectors.

Jon Tyne is an insurance lawyer and litigator with a breadth of experience across complex financial lines matters and reinsurance disputes.  Acting for national and international insurers and reinsurers, Jon advises clients on coverage issues and acts for their insureds in all lines of speciality risk including professional indemnity, directors and officers, management liability, warranty and indemnity, and cyber.  He advises on the application of reinsurance arrangements and acts in commercial disputes. Jon also has an interest in emerging risks and associated insurance products.  

Calvin Tay is a property lawyer with experience in advising listed corporations, developers, property funds and managers on all aspects of property and development ranging from acquisitions and disposals of retail, industrial, commercial and development land, retail, banking, food and beverage, fuel and energy and commercial leasing, property development in various sectors, joint ventures, financing and structuring of transactions.

Andrew White, Sparke Helmore’s National Managing Partner, said, “I’m proud to see the appointment of Aimee, Nell, Carly, Jon, and Calvin to our growing partnership. They are all exceptionally talented lawyers, recognised as leaders in their respective areas of law. Their promotion is a testament to the hard work they have put in to reach this career milestone and to the wealth of talent within our firm.” 

Recently, we have also welcomed seven lateral partners. “I am excited that seven lateral partners have recently joined us, allowing us to expand and enhance our services. We place a great deal of importance on cultural fit when we look to bring talent into the firm. Kylie Wilson, Scott Puxty, Marie-Clare Elder, Sheldon Garcia, Simon Lewis, Alice Chen, and Janette McLennan each bring outstanding qualities that not only strengthen our firm but also align with our values”, added Andrew.

In addition to our new partners, we are delighted to announce that we have promoted 17 to Special Counsel and 15 to Senior Associate. Congratulations to all those listed below on achieving this outstanding career milestone.

  • Margaret Fox, Senior Associate, Sydney, Commercial Insurance
  • Alexandra Kuczerawy, Special Counsel, Sydney, Commercial Insurance
  • Vanessa Hubel, Special Counsel, Melbourne, Commercial Insurance
  • Chelsea Rice, Senior Associate, Perth, Commercial Insurance
  • Erica Filby, Senior Associate, Perth, Commercial Insurance
  • Pooja Kumar, Senior Associate, Sydney, Corporate & Commercial
  • Vahini Naidoo, Senior Associate, Sydney, Corporate & Commercial
  • Antonia Vo, Special Counsel, Sydney, CTP Insurance
  • Rebecca McMahon, Senior Associate, Muswellbrook, Environment & Planning
  • Stephanie Nevin, Special Counsel, Newcastle, Environment & Planning
  • Aaron Taverniti, Senior Associate, Sydney, Government Public & Regulatory
  • Georgie Ellis, Senior Associate, Perth, Government Public & Regulatory
  • Madeleine Kelly, Senior Associate, Sydney, Government Public & Regulatory
  • Matthew Sheedy, Senior Associate, Sydney, Government Public & Regulatory
  • Daphne Jones-Bolla, Special Counsel, Perth, Government Public & Regulatory
  • Jason Liu, Senior Associate, Canberra, Projects & Government Commercial
  • Victoria Wilkinson, Special Counsel, Melbourne, Projects & Government Commercial
  • Sidney Landis, Senior Associate, Newcastle, Property
  • Alinta Briggs, Special Counsel, Sydney, Property
  • Hannah Alcaro, Special Counsel, Sydney, Property
  • Katie Gould, Special Counsel, Brisbane, Property
  • Luke Woodward, Special Counsel, Sydney, Property
  • Matthew Armstrong, Special Counsel, Brisbane, Property
  • Samantha Galeano, Special Counsel, Sydney, Property
  • Sasha Vleeshouwer, Special Counsel, Brisbane, Property
  • Rhys Bradley-Roberts, Senior Associate, Adelaide, Statutory Lines Insurance
  • Alexandra Woodland, Special Counsel, Adelaide, Statutory Lines Insurance
  • Max Calligeros, Special Counsel, Adelaide, Statutory Lines Insurance
  • Kathryn Lieschke, Senior Associate, Melbourne, Statutory Lines Insurance
  • Ben Keenan, Special Counsel, Brisbane, Workplace
  • (Note: 2 departures)

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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