FAL Lawyers Melbourne & Canberra
Creating value for our clients, our people, and the community
FAL Lawyers specialise in many fields of commercial law including Technology, Intellectual Property, Corporate & Commercial, Insolvency and Not-for-Profits
FAL Lawyers are a dedicated team of lawyers proudly serving direct, pragmatic and client focused outcomes to corporate, not-for-profit and government clients.
Like many of our clients we believe in the power of translating complex ideas and information into accessible, end-user driven results. Our passion for the law is balanced with our determination to develop an in-depth understanding of our clients, their needs and the industries within which they operate.
We have over 20 years of experience in many fields of law including:
Latest News & Articles
- Why FAL Lawyers are Encouraging Remote Work – PermanentlyFAL Lawyers have committed to allowing their employees to work from home permanently. The firm’s new physical office includes a virtual collaboration space that gives remote staff the benefits of working in the office.
- Stopping Directors Stripping Company Assets Before Liquidation Under the Corporations ActOn 11 May 2022, the Victorian Supreme Court delivered the first judgment regarding section 588FDB of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) in Re Intellicomms Pty Ltd.
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The FAL Approach
We are strategic advisors, who develop deep and long-lasting relationships with our clients, guiding them, through a full range of practice areas. Including corporate, commercial, technology and related legal issues.

Jenni Lightowlers – IAM Global Leaders 2022
We’d like to congratulate one of our partners, Jenni Lightowlers, on being awarded as a 2022 Global Leader by IAM Media.
Read the full list here.
Delivering exceptional people and relationships

Firstly, supported by decades of industry-leading experience in technology commercialisation, FAL IP delivers high quality, timely and commercially-minded intellectual property services.
Additionally, as a boutique Australian provider based in Melbourne and Canberra, FAL IP has the flexibility to tailor its intellectual property services to each client. Therefore, we understand that providing the right advice requires an in-depth understanding of not just intellectual property law, but what intellectual property our clients possess or require and how this may (or may not) fit with their commercial objectives.