Gordon W. Stewart

Gordon W. Stewart is a business lawyer and partner at The Stewart Law Firm in Wilmington and has practiced law for more than 25 years. He represents nationally and internationally based companies, financial institutions, healthcare and information-service businesses, manufacturers, retailers, conglomerates, and Fortune 500 companies. His practice focuses on general corporate and entity transactions, special purpose entities, Delaware and Nevada entity law, legal opinions, commercial transactions, and other business matters involving complex ownership and organizational structures.

Gordon earned an A.B. from Dartmouth College, a J.D. with honors from Washington and Lee School of Law, where he served as Research Editor of the Law Review, and an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law. His academic background supports a practice combining corporate law, entity structuring, transactions, and tax planning. The taxation degree is particularly relevant to his work involving multi-state tax planning and state and local tax matters.

Gordon has significant experience with corporations, limited liability companies, investment holding companies, real estate investment trusts, limited partnerships, and business trusts. His practice includes multi-state tax planning, state and local tax matters, state tax litigation, commercial transactions, and legal opinions. He founded the Wilmington law firm in 1994 and established its Nevada office the following year, reflecting a long-term focus on entity law and multi-jurisdictional corporate planning.

Gordon W. Stewart is admitted to practice in Delaware, Nevada, and Maine. His work combines entity formation and maintenance, transactional counseling, tax planning, legal opinions, and corporate representation for businesses operating across jurisdictions. He brings long experience with Delaware and Nevada entities and the specialized structures used in financing, investment, and commercial transactions. His practice supports companies and financial institutions that need careful legal planning around ownership, governance, and business structure.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, The Stewart Law Firm
• Member, Delaware State Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Nevada
• Member, Maine State Bar Association

Licensed State

• Delaware
• Nevada
• Maine

Education

• New York University School of Law
  LL.M (in Taxation)
• Washington and Lee School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Dartmouth College
  A.B.

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