Mitry Emerson Lewis Lawyers is a leading Australian commercial law firm built for high stakes problems and practical outcomes. With a team that has experience spanning decades and the globe, we combine heavyweight disputes capability with sharp transactional, regulatory and restructuring expertise.

In 2026, Emerson Lewis and Mitry (backed by the decades of experience between Stefano Calabretta and Richard Mitry) merged their teams to create a new force in the legal profession in Australia: a super boutique which is growing, with the goal of providing exceptional service to our clients, whatever the challenge.

We act for ASX-listed and private companies, family offices, lenders and insolvency practitioners, directors and shareholders, as well as sophisticated individuals. Clients come to us for clear thinking, direct advice and fast execution grounded in strategy.

A sample of our track record:

• Guiding market leading aged care, childcare and large scale hospitality groups through complex commercial and regulatory challenges and some major court disputes

• Acting for a member of a foreign royal family in an Australian equity claim

• Advising a pacific island sovereign government on commercial matters

• Acting in major Australian class actions.

• Succeeding in a UN human rights case for an Australian citizen against the Australian government concerning the right to privacy

• Acting end to end for major property owners on transactions, leasing programs and dispute management.

• Running intricate equity and public international law matters, including complaints to multilateral bodies.

• Pursuing and defending reputation matters in fast moving media contexts.

• Steering corporate and personal insolvency appointments and contested restructures.

Our core values are commitment and integrity. Partners are hands on. Files are staffed intelligently and leanly. Communication is clear and candid. We understand that our clients want to know that we are there, and will continue to be there to navigate through the process.

MEL lawyers teach, mentor and contribute to the profession, supporting university prizes, offering international internships and contributing to education and the community. That ongoing engagement keeps us practical, curious and results focused.

Commercial judgment, courtroom knowhow and restructuring savvy, under one roof. Whether protecting reputation, unlocking a property deal, navigating distress or briefing on cross border issues, we bring the same ethos: solve the problem, protect the downside, deliver the result.