FAL Lawyers

FAL Lawyers is an Australian commercial law firm founded in 1993. It advises organisations on commercial, technology and intellectual property matters, and operates from offices in Melbourne and Canberra. Peter Francis is the managing partner and founding partner.

The firm works with clients across the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Its commercial legal services cover corporate and commercial law, intellectual property, health, infrastructure, insolvency, charities and not-for-profits, the public sector, schools, and technology and research. Industry verticals include biotechnology, agribusiness, mining, defence, health, infrastructure and education.

Alongside the commercial practice, FAL IP handles patent-related work: patentability opinions, drafting, filing, prosecution, enforcement and portfolio management. The firm also advises on technology commercialisation and licensing, aligning legal and IP protection strategies with clients' commercial objectives. Technical domains span intellectual property law, patent drafting and prosecution, technology commercialisation and licensing, corporate and commercial law, and IP portfolio management.