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Stewart Pressman

Honolulu, HI recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006
McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP

14 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities / Capital Markets Law Venture Capital Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Honolulu.

Biography

Stewart Pressman is a partner practicing in the corporate department and concentrating in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, venture capital transactions, private equity fund organization, securities law, and general corporate and business organization matters.

His practice in the mergers and acquisitions area is focused oncomplex transactions representing both purchasers and sellers in a wide range of publicly and privately held company acquisitions and divestitures, as well as takeover transactions. Stewart’s practice in the venture capital arena involves representation of venture capital fund organizers, venture capital fund investors, and emerging growth companies, counseling such start-up clients in all aspects of formation and organization, debt and equity financing, including private placements and public offerings of securities, and strategies for ultimate exit transactions.

Stewart is currently named as one of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business by Chambers USA in the area of corporate law, and has also been selected by The Best Lawyers in America® and Honolulu Magazine in the areas of Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Corporate Law. He has been named by The Best Lawyers in America® as Honolulu Mergers & Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year in 2012 and 2018.

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP

14 Best Lawyers awards

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP logo

Overview

  • Loyola Marymount University, J.D., graduated 1989
  • University of Southern California, BS, graduated 1985

  • California, The State Bar of California
  • Hawaii, Hawaii State Bar Association

  • American Bar Association, Business and Intellectual Property Law Sections - Member
  • Hawaii State Bar Association, Business Law Section - Member
  • State Bar of California - Member
  • California, The State Bar of California
  • Hawaii, Hawaii State Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Business and Intellectual Property Law Sections - Member
  • Hawaii State Bar Association, Business Law Section - Member
  • State Bar of California - Member
  • Loyola Marymount University, J.D., graduated 1989
  • University of Southern California, BS, graduated 1985

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Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Securities / Capital Markets Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2021 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Honolulu (2026)
  • Corporate Law, Honolulu (2023)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Honolulu (2023)
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law, Honolulu (2023)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Honolulu (2021)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Honolulu (2018)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Honolulu (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities / Capital Markets Law
  • Venture Capital Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Copyright Law
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
  • Litigation - Patent
  • Patent Law
  • Technology Law
  • Trademark Law
Special Focus:
  • Mergers & Acquisitions

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