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KPMG Law welcomes new employment head

KPMG Law has announced it has appointed an employment law specialist as a partner, who joins from Arnold Bloch Leibler.

December 12, 2016 • By Emma Musgrave
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The firm announced that James Simpson has been made partner, commencing his new role on 16 January 2017.

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Based in Sydney, Mr Simpson will lead KPMG Law’s employment law service offering, where he will be responsible for expanding the firm’s broader service offerings, working closely with its advisory and tax divisions.

 
 

Mr Simpson joins KPMG Law from Arnold Bloch Leibler, where he held the position of partner and national head of employment.

“We are delighted to announce the appointment of James,” KPMG Law national partner in charge, David Morris, said.

“He will focus on providing employment law services as part of a holistic employment and industrial relations offering.

“This will include complex employment disputation, organisational restructuring, industrial relations management and much more.”

Mr Morris said Mr Simpson’s appointment reflects KPMG’s ongoing commitment to growing its legal practice.

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“We are committed to delivering high-quality legal services and we are absolutely delighted to have a partner of James’ calibre joining the practice,” he said.

This latest appointment comes after KPMG Law appointed Nick Finlayson earlier this year to lead its real estate practice.

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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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