Eastern Melbourne
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
123 firms
Blackburn, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
WKL Lawyers provides legal services in Blackburn, VIC. Listed practice areas include Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer), Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Box Hill, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Ghaffari Lawyers & Notary Public provides legal services in Box Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Notary Public & JP Services.
Box Hill, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Mackinnon Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Box Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
NSW · Eastern Melbourne
Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken Lawyers provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Nunawading, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken Lawyers provides legal services in Nunawading, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Blackburn, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Mahons with Yuncken & Yuncken Lawyers provides legal services in Blackburn, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Box Hill South, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
John Pearce Solicitor & Notary Public Melbourne provides legal services in Box Hill South, VIC. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Powers of Attorney & Guardianship and Wills & Estates.
Toorak, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
LGM Advisors provides legal services in Toorak, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Contract Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Glen Waverley, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Fong & Co provides legal services in Glen Waverley, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Planning & Environment and Probate & Estate Administration.
Doncaster East, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Millennium Migration provides legal services in Doncaster East, VIC. Listed practice areas include Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer), Citizenship and Immigration & Visas.
Mooroolbark, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
GLN Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Mooroolbark, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
Box Hill South, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Kenna Barry & Co provides legal services in Box Hill South, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
HazeLegal provides legal services in Kew, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Health & Medical Practitioner Law.
Mount Waverley, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
MVAA Legal provides legal services in Mount Waverley, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
South Yarra, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Zervos Lawyers provides legal services in South Yarra, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Box Hill, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Oak Fair Lawyers provides legal services in Box Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Employer Advisory & Industrial Relations.
Doncaster East, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Laino Michael Solicitor provides legal services in Doncaster East, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Seville, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Bruce Caldwell & Associates provides legal services in Seville, VIC. Listed practice areas include Public Liability, Business & Commercial Law and Workers Compensation.
Ringwood, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Henry Carus & Associates TAC & Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Ringwood, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Medical Negligence and Business & Commercial Law.
Doncaster, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Luna & Xia Lawyers Pty Ltd provides legal services in Doncaster, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Hawthorn East, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Stopline Pty Ltd provides legal services in Hawthorn East, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Fraud & White Collar Crime and Elder Law & Aged Care.
Hawthorn, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Angelo Karamanis Lawyer provides legal services in Hawthorn, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Intellectual Property & Trade Marks and Business & Commercial Law.
Box Hill, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Gordon Ainger Legal provides legal services in Box Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Croydon, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Remington Wright & Co provides legal services in Croydon, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Debt Recovery and Family Law.
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.
When comparing Box Hill, Ringwood, Glen Waverley and Doncaster firms, look for the practice area that matches the work required. Reviewing a sale contract and handling an existing property dispute are different engagements.
For business & commercial, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant VIC experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Eastern Melbourne. 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.