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Aimee Dash
Partner
t: +61 8 9288 8003+61 8 9288 8003
m: +61 473 738 084+61 473 738 084
o: Perth
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Aimee is an insurance lawyer who specialises in liability and workplace health and safety matters in Western Australia. She 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. Aimee has achieved successful settlements at various stages of proceedings and has experience in running liability and workplace matters to trial. Aimee has appeared in the Magistrates, District and Supreme Courts of WA, as well as the Industrial Magistrates Court, the Fair Work Commission and the Federal Court. Aimee is also a member of our pro-bono team, organising and running indigenous wills clinics in rural WA, undertaking work for the Cancer Council, providing training to community organisations and assisting with Criminal Injury Compensation claims.
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Gillian Davidson
Partner
t: +61 2 9373 3535+61 2 9373 3535
m: +61 404 828 264+61 404 828 264
o: Sydney
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Gillian specialises in general commercial insurance with deep expertise in liability claims. As a senior partner, Gillian leads Sparke Helmore’s national liability team of over 50 lawyers. Regularly acknowledged in legal directories, Gillian was most recently recognised in the Legal 500 Asia Pacific edition 2022, where she was valued as "extremely experienced and [someone who] always gets to the crux of the matter". Gillian is passionate about the contribution that policies related to Diversity and Inclusion make to the wellbeing of employees and clients. She is the Chair of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee. Her commitment to the promotion and development of women is well known. She is the founding partner of the firms Six Degrees Network, which provides leadership, mentoring and networking opportunities highlighting the inclusion of women. She has also been a member of the firm’s Board. Gillian is the current Chair of Global Insurance Law Connect (GILC). GILC is a diverse global network of boutique law firms with insurance expertise. Each member firm is embedded into its own insurance market and has deep local knowledge, aimed at helping clients with complex cross-border legal challenges. Each of the member firms has a real passion for the industry; the network consists of 21 firms in 23 countries spread across five continents, and the footprint touches every area of insurance law.
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Andrew Davis
Head of Internal Legal & Risk
t: +61 2 9260 2504+61 2 9260 2504
m: +61 413 609 853+61 413 609 853
o: Sydney
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Andrew is a senior legal practitioner, Notary Public and risk management and compliance expert. His experience includes management roles with Australian and global law firms, focusing on risk and compliance across Australian and Asia Pacific offices.
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Emily Davis
Senior Associate
t: +61 7 3016 5095+61 7 3016 5095
o: Brisbane
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Emily joined the Corporate & Commercial team as a Senior Associate in July 2023. Emily is an experienced commercial litigator specialising in general commercial and contract disputes and estate litigation. She is based in Brisbane. 
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Eresha De Zoysa Siriwardena
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2835+61 2 9260 2835
m: +61 414 754 349+61 414 754 349
o: Sydney
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Eresha is a corporate and commercial lawyer with almost 15 years of local and international experience, with particular expertise in private and public mergers and acquisitions and capital raisings. More recently, she has completed a secondment as the General Counsel of a large multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company.
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Dan Decleva
Special Counsel
t: +61 3 9291 2379+61 3 9291 2379
m: +61 438 548 864+61 438 548 864
o: Melbourne
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Dan has spent his career advising clients on how to defend claims in the statutory classes, particularly under Victorian law.
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Tristan Devaris
Special Counsel
t: +61 2 9260 2451+61 2 9260 2451
o: Sydney
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Tristan’s practice focuses on complex multiparty disputes in commercial insurance defence and coverage advice.
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Mark Doepel
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2445+61 2 9260 2445
m: +61 402 000 920+61 402 000 920
o: Sydney
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Mark specialises in professional indemnity and directors' and officers' claims and has been involved in some of Australia's most notable PI and D&O claims. He also has an interest in clinical negligence claims, reinsurance disputes and cyber issues. Mark is the current chairman and a director of Lloyd's Australia Limited.
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Mia Donald
Partner
t: +61 2 9260 2463+61 2 9260 2463
o: Sydney
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Mia is a seasoned litigator and solicitor-advocate who advises Commonwealth agencies on a diverse range of regulatory and administrative law issues. She acts in complex, sensitive and high-profile matters before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Federal Court of Australia, the Full Court of the Federal Court and the High Court of Australia. Mia is adept at advising on litigation strategy and evidentiary issues such as disclosure, submission and admissibility.
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Lara Douglas
Senior Associate
t: +61 2 6263 6314+61 2 6263 6314
m: +61 438 288 936+61 438 288 936
o: Canberra
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Lara is a pragmatic insurance lawyer who has 10 years’ experience in the insurance and legal industry. Her clients have ranged from international and Australian corporate to SMEs clients and she believes strongly in working with her clients to bring about good resolutions. With a particular interest in the interplay between policies of insurance and legal frameworks, she is comfortable advocating for her clients across jurisdictions and in particular in the ACT and NSW. 
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Ben Dube
Partner
t: +61 7 3016 5008+61 7 3016 5008
o: Brisbane
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Ben predominantly appears as counsel in Commonwealth courts and tribunals. His expertise is in statutory classes and administrative law.
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Michael Dwyer
Partner
t: +61 8 8415 9806+61 8 8415 9806
m: +61 404 828 227+61 404 828 227
o: Adelaide
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Michael specialises in statutory litigation in both the state and Commonwealth jurisdictions. He has regularly been included on AFR's Best Lawyers Australia list, most recently in the 2019 edition (published 2018).
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