Oscar McLaren
Lawyer
Key practice areas: Class Actions & Major Projects
Qualifications: BA, LLB(Hons)
Location: Sydney (NSW)
Oscar McLaren is a lawyer in Maurice Blackburn's major projects
department in Sydney. He is currently working on a shareholder
class action against Nufarm, and on a Federal Court
of Australia challenge to the
patenting of human genetic material.
Oscar has worked on several large class actions, including the
cartel class action against Amcor and Visy which settled
for $120 million in March 2011, and the shareholder class action
against OZ Minerals which settled for
$39 million in May 2011. He has also worked on administering both
settlements.
Oscar graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of
Arts and Bachelor of Laws (Honours). Before joining Maurice
Blackburn, Oscar worked for five years as a journalist at the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, working on stories for
programs including Four Corners, Lateline,
Background Briefing and the radio current affairs programs
AM, PM and The World Today.