David Barnden

Lawyer

Key practice areas: Class Actions & Major Projects
Qualifications: LLB, B App Sc
Location: Sydney (NSW)

David Barnden is a lawyer in the Class Actions and Major Projects department in Sydney. He advises class members in relation to the Gunns Ltd and Nufarm Ltd class actions. He has previously worked on the AWB class action and was a solicitor for Aid/Watch in its successful 2010 High Court of Australia appeal.

Before joining Maurice Blackburn, David worked with non government organisations exploring the synergies between human rights, the environment and finance. He spent considerable time in Argentina working on prize winning advocacy for a community group opposed to the construction of two pulp mills in neighbouring Uruguay.

More recently David was based in the Netherlands where he worked for the global non government organisation network BankTrack. In this role he advised stakeholders on the role of syndicated finance in environmentally sensitive projects in Australia. He has also worked for the United Kingdom's financial services regulator.