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National firm Sparke Helmore has promoted government public and regulatory lawyer Jake Kyranis to partner.
Kyranis, senior administrative lawyer and litigator, who regularly appears for Commonwealth agencies, began his career as a federal prosecutor at the Office of the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions, then moved to the Department of Home Affairs before joining Sparke Helmore in 2015.
Kyranis regularly advises and appears for Commonwealth agencies on a broad range of public law matters, and his practice covers statutory interpretation, the application of legislation, litigation strategy, administrative decision making, and regulatory processes.
His promotion to the firm’s partnership became effective earlier this month.
Kyranis is now based in the firm’s Perth office, after recently relocating from Brisbane.
The news follows the firm’s taking of a property partner and two special counsel from global rival K&L Gates earlier this month, its promotion of 46 lawyers (including three to partner) in July, and its taking of a team of 12 from Moray & Agnew in April.
Speaking about the promotion, government public and regulatory group leader Ben Dube said: “I’m proud to see Jake join the partnership. His reputation as a leading lawyer, combined with the trust he has earned from his clients, makes this a well-deserved milestone and recognition of his hard work and success.”
Kyranis’s move west, Dube indicated, reflects Sparke Helmore’s ambitions in Western Australia.
He said: “Jake moving from Brisbane to Perth reflects both his ambition and the firm’s commitment to growing our presence in Western Australia. He is ideally placed to lead and expand our government practice, and I have no doubt he will make a significant impact.”
