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Quality and consistency through collaboration

We are pleased to welcome Martin Kelly to Sparke Helmore as a Special Counsel, effective 12 January 2026. Martin will be based in our Newcastle office and will also maintain a regular presence in Darwin, ensuring continuity of service for his longstanding Northern Territory clients.

With over 18 years’ experience as a commercial lawyer, he specialises in contract law, dispute resolution, commercial property and business law. Martin serves as a Director on the Board of the Sport Access Foundation and is also a Trustee of the Fidelity Fund NT. Martin will work in our Corporate & Commercial team.

Julien Castaldi, National Practice Group Leader for Corporate & Commercial, said, ‘Martin joins us from the Northern Territory’s largest legal practice. His extensive local knowledge and expertise will be valuable in strengthening our Darwin presence alongside our Darwin Local Managing Partner, George Roussos. Martin will also build on our current offering by taking a hands-on role with our clients in Newcastle and regional NSW. We are excited to welcome Martin to the team.’

Martin said, ‘I am pleased to be joining a national full-service law firm with a well-established Darwin office and Northern Territory presence, which enables me to continue supporting my clients across the NT. I am equally looking forward to reconnecting with long-standing friends and colleagues in Newcastle and regional NSW and making Newcastle my new home.’  

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 1000 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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