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Sparke Helmore promotes 27 to senior roles
National law firm Sparke Helmore has elevated four to partnership, 10 to special counsel and 14 to senior associate, with 75 per cent of the promotions being women.
Jerome Doraisamy
Sparke Helmore has promoted 27 lawyers to senior roles, including naming four to the firm’s partnership ranks. Three-quarters of those promoted are female, the firm noted.
The new special counsel are: Alison Jury (commercial insurance, Newcastle), James Clohesy (commercial insurance, Sydney), Belinda Pegolo (corporate and commercial, Sydney), Carly Roberts and Dianna Grant (corporate and commercial, Newcastle), Alanna Lucchese (government, Canberra), Elle Tattersall (government, Perth), Sue Wilkinson (statutory insurance, Perth), Daria Mclachlan (workplace, Adelaide) and Julie Kneebone (workplace, Sydney).
The new senior associates are: Elisa Lee, James Sutherland, Jennifer Wicks, Kinga Mrozek, Stephanie Barclay and Steven Canton (commercial insurance, Sydney), Jeanine Wong and Rachel Walls (commercial insurance, Canberra), Laura Bendlin (commercial insurance, Perth), Samantha Galeano (corporate and commercial, Sydney), Katherine Evans (government, Sydney), Sarah Strachan (government, Melbourne), Ben Gottlieb and Mohamad Ardati (workplace, Sydney).
Commenting on the new partners, Sparkes national managing partner Phillip Salem said the firm is proud to promote the quartet to its growing partnership ranks.
“Their promotions attest to the quality of our people and we’re very pleased these four exceptionally talented lawyers have joined the Sparke Helmore partnership,” he said.
“The firm continues to have a well-defined strategic focus on growth, including through organic growth, and bringing such outstanding people up through the ranks is incredibly important in demonstrating the depth of opportunity that exists nationally – in every one of our nine offices.”
The promotions follow numerous announcements of senior promotions from law firms across the country, which Lawyers Weekly has reported on. To read those stories, click here.
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Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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