Andrew's Expertise

• China
• Communications & Technology
  • IT & eCommerce
  • Outsourcing & Procurement
• Corporate
  • Foreign Investment into Australia
• Global Regulatory
  • Global Policy
  • International Trade, Treaties and Agreements
• Intellectual Property
  • Commercialisation & Licensing
  • Confidential Information
  • Copyright & Designs
• Major Projects & Infrastructure
  • Construction Contracts
• Mergers & Acquisitions

• Anti-dumping and subsidy investigations Advising and assisting clients, including foreign governments, Rio Tinto, LG Electronics and JELD-WEN, in a numerous cases including major high-profile dumping and countervailing duty investigations. As well as representing clients in appeals to the Trade Measures Review Officer and, where necessary, the Federal Court of Australia.
• WTO Provision of advice and assistance on WTO compliance issues and availability of trade remedies to remedy non-compliance, as well as opportunities and challenges that the WTO and other trade agreements provide to businesses operating in Australia and/or overseas.
• Free Trade Agreements Provision of advice on the opportunities and challenges free trade agreements provide to businesses to minimise market access restrictions, including liaising with relevant government authorities.
• Customs Advising and assisting clients on customs tariff classification, customs valuation, rules of origin, duty concessions, duty refunds and representing clients in disputes with the Australian Customs Service before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the Federal Court of Australia.
• International transactions Advising and assisting clients in international transactions including international sale of goods, distribution agreements, joint ventures, foreign investment rules and technology transfer licenses.
• Trade compliance programmes Advising and assisting on the design and implementation of import and export trade compliance programmes.