We’re a specialist commercial and corporate law firm built from the ground up for businesses that move fast and think big.
Our expertise spans domestic and international markets, supporting small and mid-market businesses to ASX-listed corporations with both straightforward and highly complex matters.
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Who we are and why it’s different
Who we are and why it’s different
Univa Legal is a Sydney commercial and corporate law firm built for one market: transactions and structures in the $1M–$50M range. We don’t try to be all things to all clients. That focus means the lawyer running your matter has closed dozens of deals at exactly your scale, not a scaled-down version of a top-tier process, and not a generalist stretching beyond their depth. Every matter is run by a senior Partner, scoped and priced up front, and executed at the pace a live transaction actually demands.
Our work sits where strategy meets execution: structuring and closing acquisitions, negotiating facility and security documents with lenders, protecting IP and technology assets, and building trust and family office structures that hold up under ATO and creditor scrutiny. We also act in regulated corridors most firms avoid such as FIRB approvals for inbound investors, export control and DISP compliance for defence and aerospace suppliers, and National Reconstruction Fund readiness for advanced manufacturers. The result is advice that doesn’t just protect your position, it strengthens it.
Because the best advice isn’t just legally sound.
It’s built for the industry you operate in.
Joelon Fincher, Managing Partner Admitted to the Supreme Court of NSW and High Court of Australia
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FIRB in 2026: What foreign investors need to know before signing. Monetary thresholds, exemption certificates, and the timing traps that stall deals.
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Selling your business: Structure the deal before the buyer does. Why the term sheet, not the contract, decides who carries the tax and warranty risk.
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DISP membership: The compliance step defence suppliers can’t skip. What sponsorship, eligibility and ongoing obligations look like in practice.
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Restructuring before a sale: The tax planning window most owners miss. Small business CGT concessions, rollovers, and why timing decides what you keep.
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