- Your business
Start, expand and restructure your enterprise
Build your business on a legal structure that grows with you
Start correctly
Choose the right structure for your new business so your foundations are solid before you invest time and money into growing it.
Expand with confidence
Bring in partners, investors, or new structures at the right time and on the right terms, with your interests properly protected.
Restructure strategically
Reshape your existing business to reduce risk, improve tax efficiency, and align your structure with your next stage of growth.
When you work with us, you will have a business structure that is built for where you are going, not just where you are today.
How we can help
Set up a new company
Shareholders and owners agreement
Restructure and optimise your business
Franchise your business concept
Enter into a franchise agreement
Partnership restructure and rollovers
Return of capital and share buy-back
Board advisory and governance support
Local director services for international businesses
Establish a new business structure
Raise capital for your enterprise
Why the right structure is the most important decision you will make
The structure you choose when starting or restructuring a business has consequences that follow you for years. It affects how you are taxed today, how you bring in investment tomorrow, how you protect your personal assets if things go wrong, and what your options look like when you eventually want to exit.
A business that outgrows its structure creates friction at exactly the wrong time, when you are focused on growth, not on unwinding arrangements that should never have been set up the way they were. Restructuring later is always more expensive and more disruptive than getting it right at the start.
At ADLV Law, we have over 25 years of experience helping founders, entrepreneurs, and established business owners choose and implement the right structures at every stage of their business journey. Our team includes Accredited Specialists in Business Law who understand both the commercial and legal dimensions of every decision, and will give you advice you can build on with confidence.