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Oscar Zhang, Principal Lawyer
Oscar brings a wealth of knowledge from a leading global law firm having represented multinational clients in some of the most high profile cases across a variety of sectors.
He has specialised experience in the privacy space and has assisted in a number of cyber incidents providing legal advice to a variety of organisations ranging from international and ASX 200 companies to small and medium enterprises. Oscar's guidance to clients with respect to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) helps to ensure that organisations are in full compliance with the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme. His incident response management work assists clients in successfully navigating the complex regulatory framework.
He also has expertise in work health and safety with a proven track record for success in advisory, regulatory, and litigious matters. He has advised clients on the duties and obligations of organisations as well as individuals. This proactive work ensures that clients are not exposed to unnecessary regulatory scrutiny. He has also assisted in the defence of organisations and individuals being prosecuted by the safety regulator in all states and territories across Australia and New Zealand. His regulatory experience continues to benefit clients from all sectors.
Success Stories
- Managing incident response to a data breach of a technology contractor and advising on statutory compliance as well as stakeholder obligations under contract
- Providing legal advice in relation to a claim under contract and the tort of negligence made against a national software service provider for business interruption and direct economic loss resulting from a data breach
- Advising a client organisation following a ransomware attack in the context of the complex regulatory framework of privacy laws
- Developing a global work health and safety statutory risk matrix for an international telecommunications organisation
- Assisting in the development of a work health and safety risk profile for an organisation by conducting a complete review of the client’s enterprise risk framework in relation to its top five critical risks
- Assisting in the comprehensive review of the risk management policies of a global logistics company to advise on health and safety regulatory compliance in an interactive manner by way of a mock trial at the client’s leadership conference