Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
137 firms
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Tom Howard Legal provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Seaforth, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Robertson Saxton Osborne Lawyers provides legal services in Seaforth, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
IATLawyer provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Dee Why, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
David Marinic & Associates provides legal services in Dee Why, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Dee Why, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
McCarthy Legal provides legal services in Dee Why, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Neutral Bay, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
GJA Conveyancing provides legal services in Neutral Bay, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Dee Why, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
LexAlia Property & Commercial Law provides legal services in Dee Why, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Pennant Hills, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Blunden Lawyers provides legal services in Pennant Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Belrose, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Cutting Edge Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Belrose, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Building & Construction.
Mona Vale, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
John Allanson & Associates provides conveyancing services in Mona Vale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Ermington, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Calvin Nelson & Co provides legal services in Ermington, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Lindfield, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Lander & Lander Lawyers provides legal services in Lindfield, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Lane Cove, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Patrick Grimes & Co provides legal services in Lane Cove, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Planning & Environment and Maritime & Admiralty Law.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Atkinson Vinden provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Chatswood, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Grogan & Webb provides legal services in Chatswood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Dee Why, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Australian Law Group provides legal services in Dee Why, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Personal Injury and Wills & Estates.
Wahroonga, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Knibb Kaine & Associates provides legal services in Wahroonga, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Probate & Estate Administration.
Crows Nest, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Sorensen & Brown provides legal services in Crows Nest, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Business & Commercial Law.
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Accelerate Legal provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Gladesville, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Adrian F Guido & Co provides legal services in Gladesville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Atkinson Vinden provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Manly Vale, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Atkinson Vinden provides legal services in Manly Vale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Bearing Point provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Banking & Finance and Partner & Family Visas.
Manly, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
Buckley Lawyers Pty Ltd provides legal services in Manly, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
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.
This search area brings together North Shore and Northern Beaches centres. For a property purchase, family matter or estate, compare the actual office location rather than assuming every firm is close to your suburb.
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 North Shore & Northern Beaches. 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.