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International takes two from opposing firm
An international law firm has recruited two special counsel, one who joins from Herbert Smith Freehills and the other from DibbsBarker.
Emma Musgrave
K&L Gates has announced Rebecca Taseff (pictured left) has rejoined its Perth office from HSF, while Melissa McGrath (pictured right) has joined the firm’s Sydney office from DibbsBarker.
Ms Taseff has vast experience as a workplace relations lawyer, having worked across various industries in both private and public sectors, according to a statement from K&L Gates.
Ms Taseff has also completed a number of in-house secondments in human resources and workplace relations advisory roles.
In her spare time, she also lectures at Murdoch University Law School in both postgraduate and undergraduate employment law courses.
Meanwhile, Ms McGrath has developed her intellectual property expertise significantly as a former partner and practice group leader at DibbsBarker’s intellectual property, technology and competition practice for four years.
Throughout her legal career, Ms McGrath has also gained significant expertise across multiple industries, including in-house secondments for Westpac Banking Corporation and Vodafone Australia.
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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