Lawyers providing insightful legal advice located in Geelong, Torquay and Melbourne.

At Coulter Roache we build insightful legal partnerships to help you meet the challenges of today while planning for tomorrow. We advise both business and private clients.

The Coulter Roache team of over 70 professionals provide insightful expertise across:

We operate from five locations in Victoria, including Geelong, Torquay and Melbourne, making it easier for us to connect with our clients. As part of our business partnering model, we are also available to work in locations where convenient for our clients.

Corporate & Commercial

Our team of commercial lawyers advises large corporate clients, small to medium businesses and individuals across a number of sectors including retail, manufacturing, health and professional services.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Our specialist team brings together litigation lawyers and dispute lawyers with track records of representing clients in courts and specialist tribunals at all levels in both State and Federal jurisdictions.

Workplace Relations

From your long-term desire to provide a safe and fair workplace, to your immediate need to resolve a dispute, our expert team of workplace relations lawyers provide the expertise you need.

Property & Development

We have experience in advising clients in a broad range of complex transactions across Victoria, from adverse possession claims through to acquisition of real property by self-managed superannuation funds.

Wills & Succession Planning

You’ve worked hard to build and protect your assets. Safeguarding them for the people you care about is fundamental to creating the future.

Estate Administration

Our team is experienced in dealing with families during their time of loss and are sensitive to estate administration needs when a loved one has passed away. We provide expert, tailored and timely assistance in estate administration.

Family Law

Taking a professional and empathetic approach to your family law matter and providing comprehensive legal advice, we work with you to resolve your matter.

Conveyancing

Coulter Roache’s Conveyancing Division provides a comprehensive legal service for buying, selling and developing property, and dealing with interests affecting property.

Coulter Roache have been APCO's legal partners now for over ten years. Over that time we have required corporate, commercial, property and workplace advice. We have built a strong relationship with the firm over the years and really appreciate the support we have received. The team responds quickly and effectively when APCO has required complex advice to issues that arise in business today. No matter how complex the matter, they provide me with strong commercial solutions that work for our business.

Peter Anderson Director APCO

The lawyers with the conduct of my matter considered every contingency throughout the process to ensure that I was protected. I felt confident that my interests were protected. It was great to work with lawyers who are not only skilled but also approachable and easy to deal with.

Chris Scott Head Coach Geelong Football Club

Satbir and the team at Coulter Roache did an excellent job in handling my financial separation case. Satbir gave me a realistic view of what I can hope to achieve before we started and was very accurate. I was amazed at how smooth he made the whole process. In the end we got my request over the line and all parties were satisfied.

Alan Family Law client

We highly recommend Coulter Roache, especially Giuseppe Ensabella & Melissa Bryant, to deal with any matters related to business structure, legal advice, business support and any Corporate & Commercial enquires.

Thank you for your amazing contributions and generosity. You both have made a real difference in the lives of people with disabilities in our local Geelong community, enabling U&I inclusions (Australia) Ltd to move forward in 2020 and beyond.

Michael Kenneady Director U&I Inclusions (Australia) Ltd

Thank you so much for the very professional way you have handled our uncle's estate wishes and the efficient manner in which you disbursed the funds into our accounts. Your assistance and that of the other solicitors involved ensured that we were not left with any unanswered questions.

Thank you again for everything and we will not hesitate in recommending your services to others.

Mary Klein Estate Administration client

Kylie @ Coulter Roache has been amazing in providing legal knowledge, advice, guidance and support during a complex Conveyancing process. Kylie was easy to contact, quick to respond and thorough in all dealings & communications. Would highly recommend Kylie to anyone needing Conveyancing.

Shelley D Conveyancing client

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