How DLC Legal supports your business

We act as your virtual in-house lawyers, so you get senior, sector savvy support that fits how your business actually operates.

Virtual or embedded legal partner: We work alongside your executives, board, sales and project teams so legal is built in, not bolted on to your operations.

Fractional GC model: Flexible hours and subscriptions that scale with your pipeline, from key tenders through to steady state contract management.

Sector expertise: Deep experience in defence, cybersecurity, health, mining and Australian manufacturing, with a focus on government and major enterprise buyers.

Procurement and contracts focus: End to end support across strategy, drafting, negotiation and governance for high value, high risk deals.

We are passionate about business. In fact, most of our practitioners have experience standing up, running and even selling their own businesses. Others will claim excellent business acumen, but we truly bring our business pragmatism to your table.

- DLC Legal founder and principal, Kirsten Dilena

Our Values

Loyalty

We build long-term trust-based relationships with leaders of growing businesses. Our lawyers and consultants stay with you offering dedicated, consistent and outstanding service – affording you the confidence to make bold decisions about your businesses. By taking on fewer, repeat clients, we become true business partners maintaining our service excellence.

Respect

We listen to you to understand the outcomes you want to achieve. We offer fixed-fee services and subscription models to ensure you never feel the pressure of a 6-minute billing model.

Authenticity

Our lawyers and consultants have walked in your shoes having been contract and procurement managers, commercial executives and business owners. We provide authentic services through an openly collaborative approach. Access to our trusted networks allows us to leverage a breadth of experience to provide a full-service model outside of our core commercial expertise.

Pro Bono Services

We offer a pro bono service to start-ups owned by veterans, first-nations people and women.

Since commencing operations a little over 3 years ago, we have dedicated over 450 hours to pro bono services reflecting our core belief in the importance of accessibility to legal services and our ongoing dedication to making a meaningful impact in our communities.

To see if you qualify for our pro bono service, book a free 30-minute consult with one of our lawyers.

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Meet the Team

Our team of experienced lawyers and commercial specialists work closely with you to understand your business needs and objectives, to provide pragmatic and implementable solutions along with focused advice to help you achieve your business goals.

If you’re looking for a commercial firm that can provide you with the expertise and guidance you need to deal with your contractual and commercial challenges, contact us today.

Melanie Hutchinson

Special Counsel – Defence, Cyber and ICT specialist

Janina Byrne

Senior Associate – General Commercial & Business Advisory

Warren Ritchie

Defence Lead

Nick Galvin

Graduate lawyer – General Commercial

Meet our Founder

Our founder and principal lawyer, Kirsten Dilena, has over 20 years’ experience in Defence and Aviation, Mining and Construction, ICT and Cybersecurity as well as Capital Infrastructure projects.

Kirsten is a highly respected and accomplished commercial lawyer who has held roles in legal services, procurement and contract management, strategy development, governance and compliance. She has advised a wide range of clients, including government bodies, global corporations, and small and medium-sized enterprises.