Ronald Koo

Ronald is currently leading a number of consumer class actions against vehicle manufacturers and has represented shareholders in various class actions for alleged breaches of continuous disclosure laws.

He has a broad practice having had carriage of significant class actions across Federal and State jurisdictions (at both trial and appellate level). Some notable matters he has worked on include the following: 

• the Multiplex shareholder class action which settled for $110 million in 2010 

• the Kilmore East - Kinglake Bushfire class action which settled for a record $494 million in 2014 — the highest class action settlement in Australian legal history 

• the Air Cargo cartel class action against major international airlines which settled for $38 million in 2014 

• the Allco shareholder class action which settled for $40 million, and 

• the QBE shareholder class action which settled for $132.5 million.
  

Ronald graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.  

Beyond his work at Maurice Blackburn, Ronald has had longstanding interest and commitments in various social justice, community development and arts initiatives.