Western Melbourne
Commercial lawyers advise businesses on contracts, company structures, buying and selling businesses, intellectual property, tax, debt and insolvency.
73 firms
West Footscray, VIC · Western Melbourne
Singh & Co Lawyers provides legal services in West Footscray, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
West Footscray, VIC · Western Melbourne
Asprey Lawyers provides legal services in West Footscray, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Criminal Law.
Braybrook, VIC · Western Melbourne
Sunshine Lawyers provides legal services in Braybrook, VIC. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Footscray, VIC · Western Melbourne
Nzenza Legal and Migration Services provides legal services in Footscray, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Criminal Law and Family Law.
Point Cook, VIC · Western Melbourne
Cerulean Legal provides legal services in Point Cook, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Werribee, VIC · Western Melbourne
Mantello Lawyers provides legal services in Werribee, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Hoppers Crossing, VIC · Western Melbourne
Quick Settlement provides legal services in Hoppers Crossing, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Probate & Estate Administration.
Williams Landing, VIC · Western Melbourne
Senferd Lawyers provides legal services in Williams Landing, VIC. Listed practice areas include Debt Recovery, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Werribee, VIC · Western Melbourne
Pinnacle Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Werribee, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Sunshine, VIC · Western Melbourne
NGUYEN DO LAWYERS provides legal services in Sunshine, VIC. Listed practice areas include Notary Public & JP Services, Immigration & Visas and Family Law.
Point Cook, VIC · Western Melbourne
Conveyancing Legal Hub provides legal services in Point Cook, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Banking & Finance.
Newport, VIC · Western Melbourne
Viclaw Lawyers provides legal services in Newport, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer).
Williams Landing, VIC · Western Melbourne
Vitt Legal provides legal services in Williams Landing, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Defamation.
Hoppers Crossing, VIC · Western Melbourne
Australian Conveyancing Team provides legal services in Hoppers Crossing, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer) and Agribusiness & Rural Law.
Footscray, VIC · Western Melbourne
Conveyancing Professionals provides conveyancing services in Footscray, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Point Cook, VIC · Western Melbourne
Ammanah Legal provides legal services in Point Cook, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, NDIS & Disability Law and Family Law.
Werribee South, VIC · Western Melbourne
NS8 Group Lawyer & Advisors provides legal services in Werribee South, VIC. Listed practice areas include Unfair Dismissal, Employment Law and Business & Commercial Law.
Yarraville, VIC · Western Melbourne
Rise Migration Lawyers provides legal services in Yarraville, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Partner & Family Visas and Skilled & Business Visas.
Sunshine, VIC · Western Melbourne
ADN LAWYERS provides legal services in Sunshine, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Sunshine West, VIC · Western Melbourne
Melbourne Contract Lawyers provides legal services in Sunshine West, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Business & Commercial Law.
Yarraville, VIC · Western Melbourne
Anderson Family Lawyers provides legal services in Yarraville, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
Werribee, VIC · Western Melbourne
Jasmin Kaur Dhillon (JKD) Legal provides legal services in Werribee, VIC. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Business & Commercial Law and Traffic Offences.
Footscray, VIC · Western Melbourne
MLG LAWYERS provides legal services in Footscray, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
St Albans, VIC · Western Melbourne
Easy Link Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in St Albans, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer) and Business & Commercial 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.
A Western Melbourne search includes Footscray, Sunshine, Werribee and Point Cook. For a home purchase, building contract or family settlement, explain the stage you have reached and whether any document has already been signed.
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 Western 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.