Legal · Commercial Litigation
Marlowe & Finch Legal
Commercial disputes resolved with steady judgement and straight advice.
Melbourne · Accepting new enquiries
01 — Practice
Marlowe & Finch acts for privately held businesses and their directors in commercial disputes across Victoria. The work is deliberate: a clear assessment early, a strategy that holds up under pressure, and a resolution that protects the relationships a business needs to keep trading.
Principal — Elise Marlowe
Elise Marlowe has practised commercial litigation for 22 years, the last eleven as principal of Marlowe & Finch. She acts in contract and shareholder disputes, insolvency and recovery matters, and defamation claims, appearing in the Supreme Court of Victoria and the Federal Court. Clients describe her as direct and unflappable: she tells them what a case is worth before they spend money on it. She sits on the Law Institute's litigation section, mentors younger practitioners, and mediates where a negotiated outcome will serve a client better than a judgment.
- Admitted
- Supreme Court of Victoria
- Principal
- Marlowe & Finch Legal
- Member
- Law Institute of Victoria
- Practice
- 22 years in commercial litigation
02 — Expertise
How the work gets done
Every engagement starts with a direct conversation about what outcome matters.
03 — Evidence
In their words
Elise told us within a week what the claim was really worth. We settled in six and kept the customer.
R. Whitmore
Managing director, manufacturer
Calm, prepared, and never once surprised in court.
J. Prasad
Company director
She talked us out of litigation we would have won and regretted.
M. Donnelly
Founder
04 — Questions
Questions clients ask
- How much will a commercial dispute cost?
- After an initial review we give a written estimate of the stages, the likely range of costs and the point at which the matter should settle. Nothing is billed beyond a stage until you have approved it.
- Do I have to go to court?
- Most matters settle. Where a negotiated outcome protects the commercial position we pursue it first, and prepare every case as if it will be heard.
- How soon can I be seen?
- New matters are usually reviewed within two business days, and urgent injunctions are handled the same day.
05 — Enquire
Tell us what
you are facing.
Every enquiry is read personally and answered within one business day.