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Sparkes promotes cyber specialist to partner

National law firm Sparke Helmore Lawyers has added an additional partner to its ranks, elevating a cyber expert.

March 29, 2021 • By Emma Musgrave
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Edward Osborne has been promoted to partner, backdated to 1 January 2021.

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Having previously held the position of associate with the firm, Mr Osborne rejoined Sparks in February 2020. He specialises in cyber insurance with a focus on cyber risk, privacy and data protection.

 
 

Throughout his career, Mr Osborne has worked as a senior cyber-security and privacy consultant at PwC and as senior counsel and privacy director at a Fortune 500 group responsible for managing its privacy risk globally.

According to a statement provided by Sparkes, his specialist knowledge “is a rare and valuable commodity in the Australian market”.

“He brings to the table outstanding experience working across key jurisdictions such as North America, Europe, UK, Asia, Australia and New Zealand,” the statement noted.

Commenting further, national managing partner Phillip Salem congratulated Mr Osborne on his new role.

“I am proud to have Edward join our partnership. Edward is a leading practitioner and thought leader in the cyber risk space and his promotion is very much testament to his exceptional skill,” he said.

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Emma Musgrave

Emma Musgrave

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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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