Business & Commercial Law
Business & Commercial.
Counsel for founders, operators, and investors navigating the legal weight of running a real business.
Business & Commercial
Commercial law that moves at the speed of business.
Whether you're an enterprise-sized organisation, a family-run business growing steadily, or a medium-sized operator looking to scale, running a business takes courage and clarity. When legal challenges or important decisions arise, you deserve a legal partner who understands what's genuinely at stake - your livelihood, your reputation, your future.
We act for private companies, family businesses, founders in growth phase, and established operators who need senior counsel available when it matters, with partner-level strategy applied from initial instruction to final resolution.
Whether you need a shareholder agreement drafted in 48 hours or a full acquisition diligenced over four weeks, the same senior lawyer leads your matter from instruction to completion.
What We Cover
What we handle.
Solicitor's Certificates
Independent legal advice certificates for guarantors and third parties to a loan or lease. 48-hour turnaround, fixed fee.
Purchasing a Business
Due diligence, contract review, and structuring advice before you commit capital to someone else's business.
Sale of a Business
Contract preparation, disclosure statements, and settlement management engineered to protect your outcome.
Commercial Leases
Lease negotiation and review for landlords and tenants. Understand exactly what you're agreeing to before you sign.
Business Structure Advice
Sole trader, partnership, trust, or company. The right structure for your liability, tax, and growth position - from the start.
Breach of Contract
Negotiation, VCAT applications, and litigation strategy when the other side doesn't hold up their end of the deal.
Our Approach
How we approach your matter.
Step 01
Understand
We start by understanding your commercial position, not just the legal question. What's at stake, what you want to achieve, and what constraints you're working within.
Step 02
Advise clearly
You'll receive a clear, direct assessment. No jargon. The risks, the options, and a recommendation. Enough to make a properly informed decision.
Step 03
Act decisively
We move at commercial speed. Documents when you need them. Direct access to senior leadership when it matters.
Step 04
Protect your position
Every instruction ends with a clear outcome, along with documents and advice you can build on. We measure success by your result, not by the hours charged to get there.
Our People
Senior lawyers. Real access.
Every business and commercial matter at Cohen Lawyers is handled by a senior practitioner. You'll meet your lawyer at the first consultation, and they'll be the person who picks up the phone when you call.
