The challenges of anti-dumping investigations: How to address this trending trade dynamic

10 Sep 2020

Australian businesses continue to find opportunities with our largest trading partner. Given the changes in the global trade dynamic anti-dumping investigations have created a new challenge for exporters in the competitive consumer market in China.

In response to the latest anti-dumping investigation into Australian wine, we have brought together a panel of experts to discuss:

  • How to respond to anti-dumping claims.
  • What the process is and key components businesses need to address.
  • What Australian businesses need to do in the next 3, 6 and 12 months.
  • Key learnings we can draw from recent investigations e.g. Australian barley exports to China.

Our panellists will provide insights and advice about how industry bodies, winemakers, wine regions and exporters are addressing the investigation.

Panel

Tony Battaglene, Chief Executive, Australian Grape & Wine

Marni Cook, Chair, McLaren Vale Grape Wine & Tourism Association and Chair, Wine Communicators of Australia.

Xiao Jin, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing

Bill Widin, Owner, Leogate Estate Wines

Sharon Henrick, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons

David Olsson, National President and Chair of the Australia China Business Council

Alex Gibbs, Executive Director, Australia China Business Council and Deputy Chair, Wine Communicators of Australia.

Event Details

Date: 25 September 2020

Time: 12 pm – 1 pm AEST

Format: Zoom Webinar, Presentation and Q&A

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Tony Battaglene

Chief Executive, Australian Grape & Wine
Tony Battaglene has had extensive experience in the research, policy and agri-political space. He has worked with the CSIRO, and as an Economist with the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). He published widely during this time and spent 12 months working with the OECD in Paris. This was then followed with a policy role with the Australian government in the Department of Primary Industries. This has led to significant opportunities with trade negotiations and international representative roles in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Codex Alimentarius Commission, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Marni Cook

Chair, McLaren Vale Grape Wine & Tourism Association and Chair, Wine Communicators of Australia
Marni is the Chair of McLaren Vale Grape Wine and Tourism Association and has been a Non Executive Director of Wine Communicators of Australia for two years. Recently completing her tenures as Industry Professor and Program Director of Wine Business at the University of Adelaide, member of the University’s Wine Futures Advisory Board, and Chair of the Business and Education Committee with Great Wine Capitals Global Network, Marni was previously Program Director at the Australian Centre for Retail Studies at Monash University. A strong advocate of industry needs being met through education, Marni is committed to education and content that is accessible, practical and can be readily applied by individuals and organisations. Having worked with a diverse client base, including Coopers, Yalumba, Caltex, Department of Defence, Myer, Red Cross, Repco, and Toyota, Marni has expertise in leadership and culture, finance, negotiation and communication, consumer trends, supply chain management, marketing, governance and strategic planning.

Xiao Jin

Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, Beijing
Xiao Jin is a partner in the King & Wood Mallesons’ Beijing office. He specialises in international trade law, including trade remedies, customs law, WTO litigation and trade agreement negotiations. Xiao Jin has over 22 years of experience in representing multinational companies from the E.U., U.S., Australia and Japan responding to dozens of antidumping, countervailing, and safeguard proceedings, and has obtained outstanding results for his clients. Mr. Xiao has acted for the Chinese government in more than 30 dispute settlement proceedings before the World Trade Organization. He also regularly advises government agencies and companies on WTO-consistency issues with respect to PRC laws and policies. Mr. Xiao had also acted as chief legal advisor for the Ministry of Commerce of China in the Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiation between China and the United States in 2014 through 2016. Xiao Jin has been regarded by Chambers as a “detail-oriented lead counsel for WTO matters, who brings fabulous skills to the table.” He was admitted as a Chinese lawyer in 1998. He received his LL.B. and LL.M. from the University of International Business and Economics. Xiao Jin is proficient in English and Chinese.

Bill Widin

Owner, Leogate Estate Wines
Bill is the owner and Chairman of Leogate Estate Wines based in the Hunter Valley. He has owned wine and agribusinesses across regional NSW as well as other successful businesses in the professional services, health and infrastructure. Leogate Estate Winery now processes some 900 tonnes of own wine grapes per annum, and makes some 780,000 bottles per annum. Leogate Estate exports its wines to China, UK, and USA, and employs some 40 staff.

Sharon Henrick

Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Sharon Henrick is a Partner in King & Wood Mallesons’ Competition Law Team and is a leading player in Competition Law in Australasia. Her practice consists of market-leading, high profile matters, with a particular focus on large scale commercial transactions and investigations which have a competition law application in the Asia Pacific region. Sharon has led her team to become market-leading advisors on significant, complex cartel, merger, competition and consumer litigation and investigations. This includes Sharon’s role acting for BG on its USD95B merger with Shell and the ACCC’s long running investigation into the East Coast Gas Market, ChemChina on its USD 45 B merger with Syngenta, Luxottica and Essilor on their USD 65B merger, Glencore on its acquisition of Viterra as well as acquisitions in the coal sector, British Airways across the Asia Pacific on cartel investigations and alliances with other airlines, as well as being Lion’s, Nestlé’s, a2B/Cabcharge’s, Gladstone Ports Corporation, QBE’s and 7-Eleven’s longstanding competition law advisor. Sharon is currently working on Willis Tower Watson’s USD 29.9 B merger with Aon, amongst other things. Sharon has been instrumental in building the competition law capability of our Hong Kong practice (recognised as a Tier 1 team), was the first senior partner to spend time on secondment in our Beijing office and is an active member of the Law Council of Australia’s Competition and Consumer Committee. Most recently, Sharon lead the Committee’s submission to the Federal Treasury on the Government’s response to those of the Harper Committee’s recommendations that touch upon Australia’s merger control regime.

David Olsson

National President and Chair of the Australia China Business Council
David Olsson is National President of the Australia China Business Council. He is a former managing partner of global law firm King & Wood Mallesons, and has recently taken up a role as International Director with a focus on the Greater Bay Area. He has been working with clients in Asia for more than 25 years, including a 5 years based in Beijing. He has particular focus on financial markets and cross-border trade and investment flows.

Alex Gibbs

Executive Director, Australia China Business Council and Deputy Chair, Wine Communicators of Australia
Alex has extensive experience exporting products and services to China in the following industries wine, education, tourism, beef, professional services, funds management and financial services. He is a dynamic and committed growth expert with over 20 years’ experience developing and executing successful projects in Australia and globally. His business growth experience has seen him work with brands in the USA, UK, Singapore, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.