Get Your Business Humming

BALANCING RISK AND EFFICIENCY

Every business is different, and comes with its own unique set of risks. Fortunately, Attune Legal’s Commercial Lawyers have the experience to help limit yours. We provide strategy, advice and documentation that limits risk and improves efficiency for a variety of industries.

We are business people ourselves, and understand that when it comes to business – all legal advice affects the bottom line. We have helped energy companies operate in compliant ways; innovators commercialise their new inventions; consultants and sole-traders structure their business; health and wellbeing service providers limit their risk, and hundreds of businesses document their commercial relationships.

Time spent dealing with disputes, queries or renegotiating incomplete agreements is time that you are not adding value to your business. We help streamline business processes by providing tailored documents designed to improve overall efficiency while keeping you protected.

Practice Areas

Commercial

terms of trade
client services agreements
contractor agreements
employment agreements
loans
capital raising
privacy law
compliance

Technology

terms of service:
- mobile applications
- SaaS
- eCommerce
- web services
data storage
privacy
App Store compliance

Intellectual Property

commercialisation of intellectual property
licensing and assignment
copyright
trade marks
moral rights
web domains

Energy

National Energy Market (NEM) consulting
Power purchase agreement negotiation
Customer documentation
Internal legal documentation management
Service agreements with software suppliers
Channel partner, consultant, and broker negotiations

Technology Law Specialists

Attune Legal has years of experience servicing technology companies, start-ups, universities and research institutions. We help build business structures around innovations that allow our clients to creatively leverage the key assets at the heart of their business, and continue to develop valuable innovations.

No matter what field you operate in, we can provide advice and legal services to help your business comply and thrive not just in the technological landscape of today, but in the one you will be operating in tomorrow.

Powering mode.law

Attune Legal is the driving force behind the mode.law platform, a legal powerhouse designed to aid businesses in controlling their legal costs. Mode.law is currently a free-to-use platform offering an array of tools, including a comprehensive library of legal document templates. These templates are designed to remember the details of your business, your employees, and your business partners, thereby simplifying your legal journey. Users can manage unlimited businesses and counterparties, request quotes, and even book paid consultations with Attune Legal lawyers, all within the platform. For quick legal inquiries, mode.law offers chat support. Acting as a top-class front end for the Attune Legal firm, mode.law is a one-stop solution for your legal needs.

Automated Contracts

Attune Legal can go the extra step by automating any contract you intended to use repeatedly. Agreements with customers, clients, suppliers, referral partners and more, can all be automatically generated using a simple form.

Save time looking for the parts of a document you want to update for each new party you do business with. We will identify the variables that change, create a coded version of the document then give you a link to a form that you can use again and again. No messing around.

Ask us about this service during a consultation.

Our Principal

Yule Guttenbeil

Yule has been working with businesses large and small for 18 years. Most of that time has been at the forefront of emerging technologies in fields as diverse as bio-technology and digital innovation. In addition to managing intellectual property matters for enterprise clients, Yule is deeply involved in the operational and internal documentation of SMEs.

In recent years Yule has also assisted a number of businesses in the energy industry deal with a wide variety of commercial and compliance matters.

Yule is renowned for combining deep commercial acumen with a pioneering approach to legal technology and innovation.

Yule’s commitment to excellence and innovation has been recognised across the legal industry through multiple prestigious awards and finalist nominations:

Winner, AI Consultant of the Year – SME, Australian AI Awards 2024: This award honours Yule’s advocacy for responsible and ethical AI integration in legal practice, highlighting his leadership in setting industry standards for technology adoption while maintaining client trust and confidentiality.
Finalist, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Partner of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards 2025: Recognising Yule’s expertise in guiding clients through complex technology and regulatory challenges.
Finalist, Projects, Energy and Resources Partner of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards 2025: Celebrating his clear, strategic advice to his energy clients.
Finalist, Cyber Partner of the Year, Lawyers Weekly Partner of the Year Awards 2025: Acknowledging his leadership in helping Australian businesses protect digital assets and navigate evolving cyber risks.
Finalist, Infrastructure, Utilities, and Energy Lawyer of the Year, Corporate Counsel Awards 2023: This distinction reflects Yule’s outstanding work in regulatory compliance, documentation overhaul, and operational innovation for energy sector clients.

Yule’s influence extends beyond client work-he is a regular industry speaker and commentator, sharing insights on AI, legal tech, and regulatory change with peers and the broader legal community. His practical, client-focused approach and dedication to ethical innovation continue to set new benchmarks in the legal profession.

Our Consultant

David Heasley

David leverages his 20 years of legal expertise to provide unparalleled service to our clients. With a solid background in both the defence and consulting sectors, he specializes in handling contracts with state and federal governments. David’s unique blend of legal wisdom and practical commercial insights allows him to effectively summarize and analyze complex contractual or commercial issues. His keen eye for detail in contract drafting ensures our clients are well protected in their legal endeavors. David’s commitment to clear and easily understood explanations around common contracting or legal issues ensures clients are always informed and confident.

Book a Consultation

We would love to discuss your business, and how we might be able to help. Simply book in for a phone or video consultation here.

Lawyers Wherever You Are

Attune Legal is based in Melbourne, Australia. Consultations are conducted by telephone or video conference.