Our Manufacturing, Export & Trade team recognises the challenges faced by Australian manufacturers operating in a global market.  Building relationships and working collaboratively with our clients to help them to thrive in this environment is core to our business.

We bring together a large pool of lawyers with extensive experience in assisting manufacturers to improve their competitiveness by better managing compliance with foreign, federal and state legislation, preparing and negotiating effective documentation of contracts, and conducting cost effective dispute resolution.

Our clients come from a diverse range of industries including automotive, petroleum, pharmaceutical, defence, energy, engineering, electronics, heavy equipment, domestic & commercial goods, food and beverages, component production and supply, building and construction and telecommunications.

Key Services

Our Manufacturing, Export & Trade team advises on a wide range of matters relating to operations in these sectors, including:

• Contracts (supply, distribution, agents)
• Trade practices and competition law
• Product liability
• Litigation and dispute resolution
• Property and development issues
• Construction and infrastructure
• Franchising
• Marketing and advertising
• Intellectual property
• Information technology
• Tax
• Workplace relations
• Product development
• Procurement
• Transport and logistics
• Occupational Health and Safety