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Melbourne boutique hires new principal lawyer
Melbourne boutique law firm WARD Lawyers has appointed a new principal lawyer and head of litigation and insolvency.
Emma Musgrave
Managing director Philip Gleed has officially welcomed Mary Nemeth as a principal lawyer of the company. In addition, Ms Nemeth takes on the role of head of litigation and insolvency.
Throughout her 21 years’ as a lawyer, Ms Nemeth has worked up expertise in financial services, commercial litigation and insolvency matters, having gained a broad client base across the financial services sector, and property and manufacturing industries.
“We are delighted that a senior lawyer like Mary is joining our company,” said Mr Gleed in making the announcement.
“Her skill set and expertise in financial services, commercial litigation and insolvency deepens our existing offerings in those areas.
“Mary’s commitment to delivery of high-quality advice in a commercial and timely fashion match what our clients have come to expect of us. Her addition to our leadership team is also consistent with our overall strategy to develop our next generation of practitioners who will take our company forward.”
Commenting on her new role, Ms Nemeth said: “Having previously been a partner with Philip Gleed and his fellow director, Scott Stewart for six years, I am very excited to again be working with both of them. WARD Lawyers has a strong brand and reputation in my key practice areas of financial services, commercial litigation and insolvency. I can see that my clients will benefit greatly from what WARD Lawyers can offer them”.
“Being part of a boutique firm which is both nimble and agile was a compelling proposition for both my clients and myself. Having the opportunity to be part of the next generation of leaders at WARD Lawyers was also of particular appeal to me,” she added.
“I am very much looking forward to being a strong contributor to the future growth and success of WARD 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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