In a firm, corporate and commercial are titles given to 2 related but usually separate groups. The excellence between groups may vary between companies. His work in corporate is also related to the life cycle and acquisitions of companies.

Commercial franchising includes a good range of practice areas such as property and sometimes litigation.

Common themes between these practice areas concern issues arising from jurisprudence. While there are many similarities between commercial and company, especially within the sort of work an apprentice can do. Often the practice areas of those two groups work together on large transactions