Sydney
Commercial Lawyers Sydney
A boutique commercial practice acting for Sydney companies across contracts, M&A, capital, IP and regulated financial services.
Know what you need? Request a fixed-fee quote and upload your documents. Not sure of scope? Book a short call with a senior lawyer instead.
What does a commercial lawyer Sydney businesses engage do?
A commercial lawyer in Sydney helps businesses draft, review and negotiate contracts, structure companies and complete transactions. Envision Legal’s senior lawyers advise on commercial agreements, business sales and purchases, shareholders agreements and governance. Each engagement has a defined scope and a fixed fee agreed before work starts; we do not run litigation.
Key points
- Contracts, company governance and commercial transactions.
- Senior lawyers work directly with business owners.
- Send your documents through the existing enquiry form for a fixed-fee scope.
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Envision Legal is a Sydney commercial law practice acting for growing companies and established businesses across contracts, corporate transactions, capital raising, IP, and regulated financial services. We are a contracts and transactions practice: we do not run litigation.
What does a commercial lawyer in Sydney do for your business?
A commercial lawyer in Sydney drafts, reviews and negotiates the documents your business runs on: customer and supplier contracts, leases, shareholders agreements, sale and purchase agreements, licences and employment contracts. The work is preventative. Most commercial risk is accepted when a document is signed, so the value is in getting the terms right before that point.
At Envision Legal each matter is scoped and quoted as a fixed fee before work starts, and the senior lawyer who scopes it does the work. If a statute is in issue, such as the Corporations Act or the Australian Consumer Law, we explain how it applies to your document in plain English.
Our commercial practice
Contracts
Master services agreements, supply agreements, distribution and reseller agreements, licensing, subscription contracts, joint venture agreements, NDAs, and terms and conditions of sale. See our guides on business contracts, services agreements and subscription contracts.
Corporate structuring and shareholders' agreements
Pty Ltd formation, holding company structures, group restructures, unit and discretionary trusts, and shareholders' agreements that address cap table, vesting, drag-along, tag-along, pre-emptive rights, deadlock and exit.
Business sales and M&A
Share sale agreements, asset sale agreements, due diligence, earn-outs, warranties and indemnities, escrow, restraints of trade, and completion mechanics. See business sales and acquisitions and 5 legal red flags that kill deals.
Capital raising
SAFEs, convertible notes, priced seed and Series A rounds, information memoranda, ASIC disclosure exemptions (sophisticated investor, small-scale offering), and cap-table management. See raising capital in Australia.
Intellectual property
Trademark registration and enforcement, IP assignment deeds, licensing agreements, brand protection, domain and social handle strategy. See intellectual property and trademarks.
Financial services and AFSL
AFSL and credit licence applications and variations, authorised representative arrangements, ASIC compliance, and digital-asset AFSL compliance. This is an area where boutique specialists routinely outperform generalist firms.
Employment and ESOPs
Executive employment contracts, senior-hire restraints, Employee Share Option Plans, and workplace policies for growing teams.
Commercial leases and property
Lease reviews, heads of agreement, assignments and options for retail, office and industrial premises. See commercial property lawyer Sydney and work through our commercial lease checklist before you sign.
Sectors we know well
- Technology and SaaS
- Financial services (AFSL, credit, insurance)
- Professional services (consulting, agencies, accounting)
- Franchising and multi-site retail
- Health and allied health
- Manufacturing and wholesale
- Property-adjacent commercial (proptech, leasing, development structures)
Fixed fees, senior lawyers
Every defined piece of commercial work is quoted upfront. You know what it will cost before you engage us. The lawyer who scopes your matter is the one doing the work — no partner-to-junior handoff, no 6-minute billing units. For ongoing work, our fractional general counsel model gives you a senior commercial lawyer inside your business for a fixed monthly fee.
How engaging us works
- Tell us the matter. Send the contract, lease or deal documents through the quote form, with a short explanation of what you need.
- Fixed-fee scope. We come back with a defined scope and a fixed fee, usually within one business day.
- The work. Done by the lawyer who scoped it, to the turnaround agreed at the start.
- What next. A plain-English summary of what changed, what you accepted, and what to watch.
Common matters Sydney businesses bring us
- A customer's master services agreement needs review before signing this week.
- A retail or office lease has landed and the make-good, outgoings and option terms need testing — see commercial lease lawyers Sydney.
- Two founders are operating without a shareholders' agreement and one wants to bring in an investor.
- An acquisition is under heads of agreement and due diligence has to be run inside the exclusivity period.
- A senior hire needs an executive contract, restraint and option grant.
Frequently asked questions
What does a commercial lawyer do?
A commercial lawyer advises on transactions and relationships between businesses: contracts, company structures, business sales and purchases, capital raising, IP, licensing and regulatory compliance such as AFSL, the Australian Consumer Law and franchising. Envision Legal does not act in family, criminal or personal injury matters, and does not run litigation.
How do I choose a commercial lawyer in Sydney?
Look for a lawyer who regularly does the specific work you need, will tell you who is doing it, and will quote the scope before starting. At Envision Legal the senior lawyer who scopes your matter does the work, on a fixed fee agreed upfront.
What is the difference between a commercial lawyer and a corporate lawyer?
The terms overlap heavily in Australia. 'Corporate' often leans toward company law, capital raising and M&A; 'commercial' leans toward day-to-day business contracts and transactions. Envision Legal covers both.
Do you act in court proceedings?
No. We are a contracts and transactions practice. We help you draft, review and negotiate documents so disputes are less likely, and if a matter is heading to court we will tell you so you can engage a litigation firm.
How quickly can you turn around a contract review?
Standard contracts such as services, supply, NDAs and subscription terms are typically reviewed within 2 to 3 business days. Larger transactional work, such as share sale agreements, is scoped in advance with an agreed delivery date.
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Send us a note about what you're working on. We'll respond within one business day and, if we're a fit, book a free 15-minute consultation with a senior lawyer.
Start with a fixed fee
Send us the document or deal and we'll come back with a defined scope and a fixed fee — usually within one business day.
Know what you need? Request a fixed-fee quote and upload your documents. Not sure of scope? Book a short call with a senior lawyer instead.