Stewart qualified as a Solicitor in 1994 and joined Nelsons in 2001.
Having been made a Partner in our Dispute Resolution team, with a particular specialism in resolving intellectual property and insolvency disputes, Stewart became Chief Executive in June 2017.
Areas of Expertise
- Full time management role responsible for strategic oversight
- Working alongside Tim Hastings, founder and formerly Chief Executive; now Chairman
Professional Information
- Member of Nelsons’ Strategic Board of Management since 2008
- Previously Head of Nelsons’ Intellectual Property Practise Group
- Won the Company Leader (over 100 employees) award at the East Midlands Leadership Awards 2019
- Shortlisted for two East Midlands Chamber Business Awards 2020:
- Entrepreneur of the Year – Nottingham
- Entrepreneur of the Year – Leicester
- Nominated for two East Midlands Leadership Awards 2020:
- Company Leader (over 100 employees)
- Professional Services
- Regularly featured in The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners in intellectual property, insolvency and commercial disputes
- Acted in a number of widely reported and discussed cases
- Regular speaker and seminar presenter on legal issues
- Previously been Trustee and Director of Framework Housing Association and Threshold Housing Link