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Sparkes adds 3 to government team

Sparke Helmore Lawyers has welcomed three additional partners as part of the firm’s government team.

December 10, 2018 By Emma Musgrave
Parliament house
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Sparkes has recruited Sharon Rowe, Ben Nicholls and Liana Westcot to the partnership – each of whom bring expertise advising in the government sector. 

Ms Rowe specialises in IP licensing, commercialisation and advice as well as government contracting and procurement, according to a statement from Sparkes, while Mr Nicholls’ expertise is in providing advice on contracting and commercial issues relating to high-profile and strategically important information and communication technology projects, the firm said.

Meanwhile, Ms Westcot brings broad commercial law experience to her new role, and is skilled in providing strategic legal and probity advice on procurement contracting and competitive grants, the statement explained.

“We are excited that Sharon, Ben and Liana have made the move to Sparke Helmore. We are a pre-eminent national firm in the government space with great breadth of expertise and these new partners will enrich an already sizeable team and bring new skills to the table,” Sparkes national managing partner Phillip Salem said.

“These high-calibre partners also highlight our relentless focus on growing and diversifying our national team and providing exceptional value-add service to our clients.”

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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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