International Trade/WTO
Asia-Pacific Guide 2024 : Australia
Band 1
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Provided by Moulis Legal
Leading Australian firm specialising in international trade and WTO practices.
The team leads the field as a premium provider of comprehensive legal service based representation in international trade law matters, especially anti-dumping and countervailing investigations and related legal proceedings, customs related advisory, sanctions and safeguard measures, and WTO law advisories.
Extensive experience and unparalleled record in representing major international companies and government clients in trade remedy, regulatory, and border-related cases.
Noteworthy for representation of Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Europe based clients in rules-based matters, and US national corporations and multinationals in customs and border advisory.
Specialised regulatory, policy and treaty based advisory for public sector clients internationally.
Strong presence in chemical, energy, mining, paper, and steel sectors related matters in recent times. Leading expertise in trade security, data movement and sanctions area.
Chambers Review
Moulis Legal is a highly regarded boutique with extensive experience of handling trade matters across a broad range of sectors. It routinely undertakes substantial anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigations. The team is also skilled at taking on safeguard, customs and sanctions-related work and is experienced in handling trade remedy matters for major international companies and governments. Moulis Legal has a notable track record advising clients on aluminium, steel, paper and renewable energy cases, with a particularly strong client base among Asian and European companies, including Dongkuk Steel Mill, Electra Cables and SSAB.
Work Highlights
- Moulis Legal represented KG Dongbu Steel in a continuation inquiry regarding anti-dumping measures imposed on zinc-coated steel exported to Australia.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"I go to them for their knowledge and their expertise in these niche areas. The trade team seems like they're doing this all day every day and provide high-quality answers that are generally client-ready."
"They really try to put the client’s success first. They make it their business to know our business and are a very professional, diligent, data-driven and specialised international trade and competition and regulatory compliance practice that is second to none."
"I go to them for their knowledge and their expertise in these niche areas. The trade team seems like they're doing this all day every day and provide high-quality answers that are generally client-ready."
"They really try to put the client’s success first. They make it their business to know our business and are a very professional, diligent, data-driven and specialised international trade and competition and regulatory compliance practice that is second to none."
Notable Practitioners
Daniel Moulis, Moulis Legal's founding partner, is based in the Canberra office and acts for clients from a variety of industries across a comprehensive range of practice area issues, including anti-dumping, countervailing duties and safeguard measures.
"He is really good at explaining to non-legally educated people and can talk with any person within the company. He's an expert in this area and so he knows it all and knows the people within the authorities and knows exactly what will happen, more or less."
"Daniel Moulis is very knowledgeable in trade law and able to handle many complex issues."
"He is very competent."
"We get on well and he is very responsive."
Charles Zhan is based in Canberra and focuses principally on trade defence matters, bringing to his work particularly deep familiarity with Sino-Australian trade issues.
"I am extremely satisfied with Charles' knowledge and guidance."
"He is a very competent lawyer in the international trade field."
Alistair Bridges is a Melbourne-based special counsel who handles the full range of international trade-related issues, winning praise for his particularly thorough and detailed approach to matters.
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