Sydney CBD
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
90 firms
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Clicklaw Australia provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Planning & Environment.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Construction Expert Witness Australia provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Mediation & Dispute Resolution.
Surry Hills, NSW · Sydney CBD
Frankel Lawyers provides legal services in Surry Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Defamation, Property & Conveyancing and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
McLaughlin R provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury and Business & Commercial Law.
Ultimo, NSW · Sydney CBD
Stuart Alexander & Co Pty Ltd provides legal services in Ultimo, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Planning & Environment and Wills & Estates.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Laf Conveyancing provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Planning & Environment.
GMH Legal provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Property & Conveyancing.
Potts Point, NSW · Sydney CBD
Bazaliza Lawyers provides legal services in Potts Point, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Heenan & Co provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Estate Planning & Testamentary Trusts.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Business Lawyers & Advisers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Probate & Estate Administration and Family Law.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Carneys Lawyers c/- Walker Beer Solicitors + Conveyancers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Property & Conveyancing.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Makinson d'Apice Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Building & Construction.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Harris Freidman Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Planning & Environment and Property & Conveyancing.
Navado provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Lion Legal provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Assault & Violent Offences.
Piper Alderman provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Class Actions, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Surry Hills, NSW · Sydney CBD
Phonographic Performance Co Of Aust Ltd provides legal services in Surry Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Davis Legal Property provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Buying or Selling a Business.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
NV Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Love Colin W & Co provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Haymarket, NSW · Sydney CBD
Sinopacific Holding Pty Ltd provides legal services in Haymarket, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer).
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
YPOL Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation and Class Actions.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
ADC Legal-Litigation Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
Aubrey F Crawley & Co Solicitors provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Small and medium businesses usually need a lawyer at the moments that carry real risk: setting up the structure, signing a lease or major contract, raising money, taking on a partner, buying or selling the business, or dealing with a dispute or unpaid debt. A commercial lawyer who understands your industry can save money by fixing problems in the documents before they become disputes. Larger firms offer specialist teams in areas such as competition law, privacy and banking, while many regional firms cover the everyday needs of local businesses and farms.
Legal issues are among the most common reasons small businesses fail. Prevention costs far less than disputes.
Businesses operate under federal company, tax and consumer law plus state laws on leasing, licensing and property.
Understand the next step
Start with the commercial objective: entering a contract, changing ownership, raising finance, resolving a dispute or managing risk. Identify the legal entity and who may give instructions. A company, its directors and its shareholders do not necessarily have the same interests.
A city-centre address can be convenient for meetings, but it does not tell you which solicitor will handle the file. For a business transaction, employment issue or dispute, ask whether the team has experience with your particular industry and the size of the matter.
For business & commercial, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant NSW experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Sydney CBD. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Explain the transaction, amount involved, parties and desired result. Provide the current agreement and relevant entity or trust details.
Ask which risks need legal, accounting, tax or technical advice. Identify essential terms and those you are willing to negotiate.
Agree who negotiates, approves documents and tracks continuing obligations. Clarify whether post-completion advice is included.
Request a defined scope or staged budget with assumptions about document review and negotiation rounds. Personal guarantees, tax and related disputes may need separate work.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Highlight signing dates, finance conditions and demands. Raise an inability to meet debts immediately so appropriate advice can be identified before further commitments.
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
You can register a company yourself. A lawyer is useful for the shareholders agreement, the right structure for tax and asset protection, and making sure your contracts and terms protect you.
Yes. Leases often run for years and can include costly obligations such as make-good, outgoings and personal guarantees. Some states also have retail leasing laws that affect your rights.
A lawyer can send a letter of demand, and if that fails, start recovery proceedings. For companies, a statutory demand can be an effective option in the right circumstances.