Eastern Melbourne
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
123 firms
Glen Waverley, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Chan & Smith Legal provides legal services in Glen Waverley, VIC. Listed practice areas include Insolvency & Restructuring, Debt Recovery and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Box Hill, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Juris Nexus Lawyers provides legal services in Box Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Probate & Estate Administration.
Mont Albert North, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Thexton Lawyers provides legal services in Mont Albert North, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Franchising and Debt Recovery.
Wheelers Hill, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Sapling Lawyers Wheelers Hill provides legal services in Wheelers Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Immigration & Visas.
Mitcham, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Wainwright Ryan Eid provides legal services in Mitcham, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Building & Construction and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
Ringwood, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Astute Conveyancing provides legal services in Ringwood, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Powers of Attorney & Guardianship.
Blackburn, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Henry Carus & Associates TAC & Compensation Lawyers provides legal services in Blackburn, VIC. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Medical Negligence and Business & Commercial Law.
Ringwood, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Brendan H Hardiman & Associates provides legal services in Ringwood, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Property & Conveyancing.
Hawthorn, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Actuate Intellectual Property provides legal services in Hawthorn, VIC. Listed practice areas include Intellectual Property & Trade Marks, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
Hawthorn East, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Alter Marcel provides legal services in Hawthorn East, VIC. Listed practice areas include Mediation & Dispute Resolution, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Family Law.
South Yarra, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Apel I provides legal services in South Yarra, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Armadale, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Burke & Associates Solicitors provides legal services in Armadale, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Binding Financial Agreements.
Wheelers Hill, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Cleeland & Stevens provides legal services in Wheelers Hill, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Upwey, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
DMAC Legal provides legal services in Upwey, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
NSW · Eastern Melbourne
Great Lakes Conveyancing & Land Transfer Service provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law.
Balwyn, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Grice Legal provides legal services in Balwyn, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Glen Waverley, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Hall & Petranis provides legal services in Glen Waverley, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Notary Public & JP Services.
Ringwood, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Hedwig Legal provides legal services in Ringwood, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Business & Commercial Law.
NSW · Eastern Melbourne
Hum Law provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Family Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Ferntree Gully, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Ideal Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Ferntree Gully, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer) and Business & Commercial Law.
Kew, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
J Lei & Co provides legal services in Kew, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Planning & Environment.
Kew, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Jesuit Social Services provides legal services in Kew, VIC. Listed practice areas include Building & Construction, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal.
Lilydale, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
Maroondah Addictions Recovery Project Inc provides legal services in Lilydale, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Glen Waverley, VIC · Eastern Melbourne
MLJ Law provides legal services in Glen Waverley, VIC. 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.
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.