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Australia’s top partners were celebrated at Lawyers Weekly’s second Partner of the Year Awards on Friday night.
Australia’s top partners were celebrated at Lawyers Weekly’s second Partner of the Year Awards on Friday night.
A crowd of over 400 gathered together at Sydney’s The Westin on 28 April to mark the second annual Partner of the Year Awards.
In total, 24 awards were handed out, including the hotly contested Excellence Award – bestowed to the partner who collectively received the highest scores from judges.
Lawyers Weekly would like to thank our sponsors Macquarie Gordon & Co, thedocyard, Law Image, Sheahan Lock Partners, Spike and Momentum Intelligence for their hand in making the night a success.
We would also like to congratulate the winners and finalists of the night – and thank you all for your support.
The winners of the 2017 Partner of the Year Awards are:
Banking and Finance
Claire Rogers, King & Wood Mallesons
Commercial
Dr Martyn Taylor, Norton Rose Fulbright
Competition, Trade and Regulation
Kirsten Webb, Clayton Utz
Construction and Infrastructure
David Hugo, Herbert Smith Freehills
Criminal
Andrew Tiedt, Armstrong Legal
Dispute Resolution and Litigation
Jason Betts, Herbert Smith Freehills
Family Law
Pierce Carstensen, McInnes Wilson Lawyers
Financial Services
Nathan Hodge, King & Wood Mallesons
Government
Caroline Bush, Clayton Utz
Health
Dr Teresa Nicoletti, Mills Oakley
Insolvency
Dominic Emmett, Gilbert + Tobin
Insurance
Deborah Templeman, Gilchrist Connell
Intellectual Property
John Lee, Gilbert + Tobin
Mergers and Acquisitions
Philippa Stone, Herbert Smith Freehills
Migration
Alison Ryan, Refugee Advice & Casework Service
Native Title
Tony Denholder, Ashurst
Planning and Environment
Jeff Lynn, Ashurst
Pro Bono
Jeremy King, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Projects, Energy and Resources
Amanda Davidson, Davidson. Legal, Consulting, Advisory
Real Estate
Nikki Robinson, Clayton Utz
Taxation
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
Technology, Media and Communications
Dr Martyn Taylor, Norton Rose Fulbright
Workplace Relations
Carlie Holt, Sparke Helmore Lawyers
Partner of the Year Excellence Award
Michael Clough, King & Wood Mallesons
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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