Levin brings a practical mindset to resolving and advising on workplace issues. He brings valuable insights from his experiences with a range of clients in the public and private sectors. Levin is acutely aware of the sensitive nature and reputational risks of workplace issues and works with clients to achieve practical results.
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Sarah is an experienced litigator and insurance lawyer. She advises insurers, corporations and professionals on a broad range of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on professional indemnity (PI) and directors' & officers' (D&O) matters.
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Chris is an experienced insurance law practitioner with expertise in public and product liability, professional indemnity, workers' compensation and motor vehicle personal injury claims.
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Carly 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.
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Marianne is one of Australia's leading advisors to mutual companies. She has advised this sector for more than 16 years and has been involved with the creation and regulation of many mutual companies.
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George is a highly respected and credentialed practitioner and a trusted and determined leader who has a clear vision and a hands-on approach to guiding others.
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Laura manages and advises clients on a broad range of liability matters, particularly those involving complex liability and quantum issues, intentional torts, property damage and statutory classes of insurance. She has appeared in the Local, District and Supreme Courts of NSW and is an experienced practitioner who is commercially minded and always strives to achieve the best results for her clients.
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Renée is an Accredited Specialist in Personal Injury Law. She specialises in insurance litigation with a focus on CTP claims and fraud. Her expertise extends to indemnity disputes, dual insurance and recovery issues.
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Sheila is an experienced litigator in the insurance sector with an extensive background and knowledge of insurance matters relating to personal injury law. She specialises in tailoring legal advice to help clients navigate and defend against complex legal matters. She takes pride in building long-lasting, genuine connections with her clients to provide guidance and support throughout their claims. Her dedication to the insurance industry is reflected in her membership in various industry organisations such as the Australian Insurance Law Association, Women in Insurance and the Claims Discussion Group. Additionally, she regularly participates in industry seminars and is open to opportunities to engage with clients and the insurance industry. Sheila has previously been seconded to the dispute resolution team of one of Australia’s largest insurance companies, where she provided complex and technical legal support for high-profile claims and gained significant legal and commercial insights into the sector.
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Mark is an experienced defendant insurance lawyer who has acted for insured and insurer clients for the duration of his career. Mark's experience spans defending both professional indemnity and public liability claims across a variety of industries, with particular focus on defending claims arising from within the legal, medical and aviation arenas.
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Leon is a senior property partner who primarily advises on major development projects where his skills in structuring joint ventures and negotiating finance facilities are highly valued by clients ranging from developers to government entities.
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Phillip has been with Sparke Helmore for over 20 years.  He served as the firm's National Managing Partner from 2016 until March 2022, leading the implementation of the firm’s strategy with the vision of being a world-class independent Australian law firm that clients value for its people and performance.  Phillip also served as the firm’s Chair from 2009 to 2012 and as a member of the firm’s Board from 2014.
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Julia is a corporate and commercial lawyer, specialising in commercial contracting, private mergers & acquisitions (M&A), and corporate advisory. Julia advises clients across a range of sectors, including fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), logistics, manufacturing, sportswear, and food and beverage. She has completed secondments in both the FMCG and logistics industries.
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Crystal Sanders has over 20 years of extensive international insurance industry experience and Australian legal expertise, in both private practice and in-house. She has a passion for delivering pragmatic and results-oriented solutions to the most complex and strategically important challenges faced by the insurance industry today.
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Matthew's insurance practice includes personal injury, compulsory third party (CTP), property damage, product liability, marine and business interruption claims. He specialises in major and catastrophic personal injury matters, and has a particular interest in brain injuries, spinal injuries and complex psychiatric conditions. Matthew is an appointed member of the NSW Health Professional Council Authority and is listed in the 2017 Doyle's Guide as a Leading lawyer for Public and Products Liability, and a Recommended lawyer for CTP.
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Helen is an experienced lawyer with over 15 years’ experience acting for public, private and not-for-profit clients across federal, state and local government jurisdictions. 
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Melanie is an insurance litigator with experience spanning various fields of insurance law, including public liability, product liability and professional indemnity claims. Melanie also works in the not-for-profit sector, assisting charitable and religious organisations responding to child abuse claims.
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Ashley is a lawyer specialising in the areas of employment, industrial relations, regulatory and safety. Ashley’s employment and industrial relations work sees him involved in a broad range of matters including advising clients on the management of employees (e.g. disciplinary, performance and capacity for work issues), advising on organisational compliance with legislation and industrial instruments (such as modern awards, contracts and enterprise agreements) and supporting employers with bargaining processes and employment disputes. Ashley’s safety and regulatory work involves advising and supporting clients in relation to regulatory investigations, including responding to statutory notices, the exercising of coercive powers and managing incident response more broadly. Ashley has acted for individuals, SMEs and large businesses in relation to criminal and civil prosecutions, including under work health and safety (WHS), environmental and other regulatory laws. Ashley was recognised as an Employment & WHS Law Rising Star in Victoria by Doyle's Guide (2022) as well as Best Lawyers One to Watch (2024, 2025 and 2026).
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