Stewart Germann is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and also a Notary Public. Stewart has a BCom majoring in accounting and an LLB from the University of Auckland. He is the principal of Stewart Germann Law Office (SGL), a boutique franchising law firm at Auckland, New Zealand.

Stewart was Chairman of the Franchise Association of New Zealand (FANZ) 1997 – 1999 and he has been involved in franchising law for over 30 years. Stewart specialises in franchising, licensing and the sale and purchase of businesses although SGL undertakes a wide variety of work. Stewart is included in the International Who’s Who of Franchise Lawyers 2010 and is also a qualified mediator. In 2001 he was elected to the Board of the Supplier Forum of the IFA and was the first person from outside of USA and Canada to be elected to that Board which he served on for 6 years.

Stewart is a member of the Advisory Editorial Board of the International Journal of Franchising Law and has also spoken at franchising conferences in New Zealand, Australia and USA.