Team Members

Steven Cawood

Associate
As an associate in Cooper Grace Ward’s commercial and private client team, Steven assists clients with a broad range of corporate and commercial issues.

Steven’s experience extends to providing legal advice on acquisitions and sales, stakeholder agreements, structuring issues, self-managed superannuation, trusts and asset protection.

He has assisted a variety of clients, ranging from individuals, to accounting and financial advisers, family businesses and large corporate groups.

  • Solicitor – Supreme Court of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Laws (Honours) – Queensland University of Technology
  • Bachelor of Business (with Distinction) – Queensland University of Technology
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice – College of Law
  • Preparing and negotiating complex commercial agreements, including stakeholder agreements, share and asset sale agreements and company constitutions.
  • Advising on business structuring.
  • Advising on the sale and purchase of businesses.
  • Advising on asset protection strategies.
  • Assisting clients with restructuring and providing advice on the tax treatment, administration and management of their existing structures including trusts and self-managed superannuation funds.

Areas of Expertise

Publications

Cooper Grace Ward announces 13 senior promotions for 2026

Cooper Grace Ward begins the 2026/2027 financial year with the announcement of 13 promotions, including one special counsel, five senior associates, four associates, two c-suite appointments and a new head of information technology.