Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
85 firms
Glebe, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
MG Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Glebe, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Burwood, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
STC Lawyers and Associates provides legal services in Burwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Taitz Law & Associates provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Erskineville, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
West Legal & Associates provides legal services in Erskineville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Maroubra, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
LAWBIZ provides legal services in Maroubra, NSW. Listed practice areas include Debt Recovery, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Burwood, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Buckley Lawyers Pty Ltd provides legal services in Burwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Lazarus Legal provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Contract Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Forest Lodge, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Macquarie Law Group provides legal services in Forest Lodge, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Burwood, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
BC Lawyers provides legal services in Burwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Miller & Co Lawyers & Migration Agents provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Skilled & Business Visas and Business & Commercial Law.
Rhodes, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Eden King Lawyers provides legal services in Rhodes, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Randwick, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
One Title e provides legal services in Randwick, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Administrative & Government Law.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Lewis K provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
R S Stack & Co provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
R S Stack & Co provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Law Partners Personal Injury Lawyers provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Partner & Family Visas and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Balmain, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
D’Arcy Sloman Peacock Lawyers Balmain provides legal services in Balmain, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Newtown, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Clayhills Solicitors provides legal services in Newtown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Newtown, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Paul Scara Property Lawyers provides legal services in Newtown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Your Move Conveyancing provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Building & Construction.
Mascot, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Diong & Associates provides legal services in Mascot, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Edgecliff, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Goulden Legal provides legal services in Edgecliff, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Boyarkina Lawyers provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Enmore, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Principal Lawyers provides legal services in Enmore, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Debt Recovery.
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.
The Eastern Suburbs and Inner West are grouped together for browsing, so a result in Burwood may not suit someone seeking an appointment near Bondi Junction. Compare the location alongside experience in your legal issue.
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 Eastern Suburbs & Inner West. 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.