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Ashurst bolsters disputes partner, rolls out new role
The global law firm has recruited a new partner who will take on a new role as regional head of the bank industry, working across the APAC market.
Emma Musgrave
Nicholas Mavrakis has been named as the new partner with the newly introduced role, which will see him situated within Ashurst’s Sydney-based dispute resolution practice.
Throughout his career, Mr Mavrakis has advised on vast complex investigations undertaken by Australian regulatory bodies including ASIC, the ATO and the ACCC, as well as work related to royal commission assignments.
He has extensive experience advising Australian and international corporate and banking clients on their local and global disputes, regulatory and internal investigations and follow-on regulatory enforcement action and litigation.
“We are thrilled that Nick is joining Ashurst,” said Ashurst’s global managing partner Paul Jenkins.
“He is a market-leading partner and will play a significant role in the next phase of the growth of our Dispute Resolution practice. His appointment is an exciting opportunity for our partnership, not just in Australia, but globally.
“In addition to his stellar reputation as a disputes partner, he will play a wider relationship role in the Asia Pacific region with many of our banking and financial services clients.”
Ashurst’s global head of strategic advisory Lea Constantine added: “We are delighted to welcome Nick to Ashurst. His talent, expertise and client relationships will add significant bench strength to the firm’s existing capabilities and he will be instrumental in supporting the firm’s strategy to grow our global Dispute Resolution practice.
“Nick’s practice aligns very much with Ashurst’s areas of focus and we are looking forward to working with him to pursue the opportunities that this presents.”
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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