Ben Burke
PartnerAbout Ben
Ben is a highly accomplished employment and workplace relations lawyer, with more than 30 years’ legal experience advising clients across a diverse range of industry sectors. Ben has been recognised as a leading work health and safety and employment lawyer by Legal 500 and Doyle’s Guide.
What he does
Ben has extensive experience of advising and representing clients on work health and safety, workplace relations, employment and litigation matters.
Ben’s expertise includes work health and safety investigations, defence of prosecutions, coronial inquests, inquiries and asbestos litigation.
Ben also advises clients on all aspects of employment, workplace relations and human resources law and practice. He represents clients in disputes in Federal, State and Territory courts and tribunals and the Fair Work Commission.
Who he works with
Ben represents clients in work health and safety and employment matters in many industry sectors, including renewable energy, aviation, defence, transport and logistics, rail, mining services, government, pharmaceutical, information technology, retail and manufacturing.
Qualifications
Ben has a Bachelor of Laws and Masters of Laws from Monash University.
Life before Sparkes
Before joining Sparke Helmore in 2025, Ben was a Partner in the work health and safety and employment team in a large international firm.
Life outside of Sparkes
Ben and his partner have two teenage children who currently live with them in Melbourne. Ben and his family enjoy travelling to interesting destinations around the world, snow skiing and the great outdoors in Australia.