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Partner of the Year Awards winners revealed
Lawyers Weekly, in partnership with Taylor Root, is proud the announce the recipients of this year’s Partner of the Year Awards.
Emma Musgrave
This year’s Partner of the Year Awards was held at The Star, Sydney on 30 May 2019, celebrating outstanding performance by partners, or partner equivalents, across individual practice areas within the Australian legal profession.
The Lawyers Weekly team would like to thank our event partners, judges and attendees for their support on the night. We’ll see you all again next year!
The winners of the 2019 POTY Awards are:
Banking and Finance Partner of the Year
Mark Inston, Hall & Wilcox
Capital Markets Partner of the Year
Philippa Stone, Herbert Smith Freehills
Commercial Partner of the Year
Martyn Taylor, Norton Rose Fulbright
Competition, Trade and Regulation Partner of the Year
Elizabeth Avery, Gilbert + Tobin
Construction and Infrastructure Partner of the Year
Scott Mort, Bradbury Legal
Corporate Partner of the Year
Hugh Griffin, Hazelbrook Legal
Criminal Partner of the Year
Justin Wong, Streeton Lawyers
Dispute Resolution Partner of the Year
Jason Betts, Herbert Smith Freehills
Family Law Partner of the Year
Malcolm Gittoes-Caesar, Coleman Greig Lawyers
Financial Services Partner of the Year
Michelle Segaert, EY
Government Partner of the Year
Simonetta Astolfi, Maddocks
Health Partner of the Year
Alison Choy Flannigan, Hall & Wilcox
Innovator of the Year
Hilary Goodier, Herbert Smith Freehills
Insolvency Partner of the Year
Alicia Auden, JHK Legal
Insurance Partner of the Year
John Van de Poll, Holman Webb Lawyers
Intellectual Property Partner of the Year
Michael Williams, Gilbert + Tobin
Litigation Partner of the Year
Patrick Mead, Carter Newell Lawyers
Media and Telecommunications Partner of the Year
Bruce Lloyd, Clayton Utz
Mergers and Acquisitions Partner of the Year
Rachael Bassil, Gilbert + Tobin
Migration Partner of the Year
Anne O’Donoghue, Immigration Solutions Lawyers
Native Title, Planning and Environment Partner of the Year
Mark Geritz, Clayton Utz
New Partner of the Year - 3 years or less
Alex Kauye, Gilbert + Tobin
Partner of the Year Excellence Award
Bruce Lloyd, Clayton Utz
Pro Bono Partner of the Year
Heidi Nash-Smith, Wotton + Kearney
Projects, Energy and Resources Partner of the Year
Claire Rogers, King & Wood Mallesons
Real Estate Partner of the Year
Olivia Lau, Ashurst
Taxation Partner of the Year
John Walker, Baker McKenzie
Technology Partner of the Year
Cameron Whittfield, PwC
Wellness Advocate of the Year
Mary Digiglio, Swaab
Workplace Health and Safety Relations Partner of the Year
Jamie McPherson, DWF Australia
Workplace Relations Partner of the Year
Josh Bornstein, Maurice Blackburn Lawyers
Emma Musgrave
Emma Musgrave (née Ryan) is the managing editor, professional services at Momentum Media.
Emma has worked for Momentum Media since 2015, including five years spent as the editor of the company's legal brand - Lawyers Weekly. Throughout her time at Momentum, she has been responsible for breaking some of the biggest stories in corporate Australia. In addition, she has produced exclusive multimedia and event content related to the company's respective brands and audiences.
Prior to joining Momentum Media, Emma worked in breakfast radio, delivering news to the Central West region of NSW, before taking on a radio journalist role at Southern Cross Austereo, based in Townsville, North Queensland.
She holds a Bachelor of Communications (Journalism) degree from Charles Sturt University.
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