Richard McLaren (academic)

Richard McLaren
OC
Born
Richard Henry McLaren

1945
Occupation(s)lawyer, professor
Known forMcLaren Report
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
University of London
Academic work
DisciplineSports law, bankruptcy, insolvency and business law
InstitutionsUniversity of Western Ontario

Richard Henry McLaren OC (born 1945) is a law professor at Western University in Ontario, Canada, specializing in sports law.[1] In 2015, he was one of the three members of the WADA Commission, an independent panel commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency to investigate allegations of state-sponsored doping in Russian sports.[2][3] He was awarded the Order of Canada with the grade of officer in 2015.[4]

  1. ^ "Q&A: Meet the Canadian behind the Russian doping report". Maclean's. Zane Schwartz, July 18, 2016
  2. ^ "Corruption report a 'game changer'". BBC. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
  3. ^ "Russia operated state-sanctioned doping system at Sochi Olympics, report concludes". Toronto Star, July 19, 2016. Kerry Gillespie.
  4. ^ "Order of Canada Appointments". The Governor General of Canada His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston. Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 31 December 2015.