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Macpherson Kelley welcomes commercial principal

Macpherson Kelley has confirmed a commercial expert with over 20 years’ experience has joined the firm as a principal.

July 15, 2021 • By Emma Musgrave
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Sarah Johnson has joined Macpherson Kelley as its newest principal in the commercial team.

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Ms Johnson is based in Sydney and joins from Piper Alderman where she was a partner. She brings two decades’ experience, advising on the full spectrum of matters across commercial law, governance and structuring, intellectual property, private mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions and information technology matters.

 
 

Throughout her career, Ms Johnson has worked with privately held companies, start-ups, investors and individuals across a variety of sectors, including heavy industry, information technology, biotech, manufacturing and FMCG.

Macpherson Kelley national managing principal lawyer Grant Guenther welcomed Ms Johnson to the firm.

“At Macpherson Kelley, we boldly commit to providing direct and succinct guidance for our clients to achieve the best outcome. Sarah’s approach and personality exemplify the firm’s core values and her experience fits with our brand and the style of service we want to deliver to clients. We are delighted to have her join the team,” he said.

Commenting on her new role, Ms Johnson said: “As a reputable, straight talking and commercially focussed law firm, Macpherson Kelley is a natural fit for me.

“I am excited to join the commercial team and look forward to introducing my clients to the firm and engaging with the firm’s existing clients to assist them in achieving their business objectives.”

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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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