Isaac Stewart

Isaac is a leading corporate lawyer specialising in public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures and shareholder agreements, and listed and unlisted corporate advisory work.

Highly valued and trusted for his collaborative approach, Isaac helps clients navigate the M&A process in a pragmatic and commercially focused manner.  He also prides himself on the service-orientated approach he takes to his practice and is known for his responsiveness and reliability.

Isaac has a wealth of experience particularly in public takeovers and the energy sector.  He advised on the ‘Consumer, Media and Tech Deal of the Year’ at the 2019 New Zealand Law Awards and was part of the team that took out ‘Deal Team of the Year’ at those awards.

Isaac advised at Clifford Chance in both its Hong Kong and New York offices for more than six years. In his time there, he advised clients on significant and complex transactions throughout Asia, the United States, Europe, South America, Central America, and Australia. Clients value his international experience, the global perspective he brings to transactions and his understanding of how deal terms in New Zealand differ to other jurisdictions. This experience is invaluable when Isaac is advising on cross-border M&A or inbound M&A.

Returning home to New Zealand, Isaac joins the MinterEllisonRuddWatts partnership after advising at another leading law firm in Auckland for almost five years.