Isaac Figueras
Partner / Deputy Co-leader, Food, Beverage & Agribusiness
Introduction
My focus
I focus my practice on corporate and finance matters, often acting as outside counsel to my clients for commercial agreements, corporate matters, and mergers and acquisitions.
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
I frequently counsel clients in the negotiation and management of business acquisitions, mergers, and sales. I represent both sellers and buyers in these transactions and work to help my clients balance risk between parties to these agreements. I represent clients in a variety of industries, with experience in the beverage alcohol, health care, and security services verticals, among others. In each transaction, my focus is on helping my clients accomplish their goals in a reasonable and efficient manner.
GENERAL BUSINESS COUNSELING AND COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS
As outside general counsel, I assist companies with all aspects of establishing their businesses, including entity formation matters and preparing governing documents such as operating, shareholders’, buy-sell and co-sale agreements. Beyond that, I advise clients in daily legal issues, such as responding to or preparing vendor agreements, noncompetition and/or confidentiality agreements, and similar contracts. I help my clients address commercial issues using practical legal solutions and assist them in protecting their interests while still building their relationships with their vendors, suppliers, customers, and other key stakeholders.
CLOSELY HELD BUSINESSES & SUCCESSION PLANNING
I draw on my corporate practice to guide privately held and family-owned businesses through all stages of their business, including succession planning, leadership transitions and retaining key personnel. I aim to simplify the transition process for my clients while balancing the many complex factors contained therein, helping them define their goals and develop plans to achieve those goals in a way that benefits all parties.
PRIVATE OFFER
I facilitate private securities placements for my clients, including drafting private placement memoranda and related documents (shareholders’ agreements, investors’ rights agreements, limited liability company agreements, and similar agreements), as well as preparing and filing necessary documentation with applicable federal and state regulatory authorities.
Looking ahead
Recent years have shown that all industries are experiencing an acceleration of change. Disruptive events and fast advances in technology interact with each other and require quick adaptation. As outside legal counsel, we need to be ready for these challenges and to use new technology in a way to ensure efficient and positive outcomes for our clients. Beyond that, we must understand how these changes create challenges and opportunities for our clients. Some changes may result in opportunities to streamline managing their businesses and reducing costs, such as learning how to use AI and other new technologies. In other instances, the explosion and subsequent consolidation of new technology companies may provide our clients with a clear path to strategic growth. Regardless, we must be ready to understand the business conditions our clients are navigating to provide them with the best service.
/Insights
- “What to Expect in Healthcare Transactions in 2025,” Nixon Peabody and BDO Webinar, January 21, 2025
- “What Hat Am I Wearing? Legal Ethics in Corporate, M&A, and Other Matters,” Nixon Peabody California MCLE Virtual Seminar, January 2024
- “Campfire panel | M&A prep: Begin with the end in mind,” 2023 Food & Beverage Forum, November 2023
In the news
- Rochester Business Journal
Three Rochester attorneys weigh in on corporate law trends
Nov 19, 2024This article on corporate law trends that are driving client conversations includes commentary from Rochester Corporate partner Isaac Figueras, deputy co-leader of the Food, Beverage & Agribusiness team. Isaac discusses factors that have contributed to a slowdown in M&A, while noting other areas that have picked up. He also discusses the rise of generative AI and how clients looking to be early adopters need to protect themselves against potential data breaches.
- The New York Daily Record
On the move
Affordable Housing & Real Estate partners Lori Bowman and Matt Carrigg and Corporate partner Isaac Figueras, all of Rochester, are featured in this column of notable promotions and moves for their elevations as part of the firm’s new partner class.Feb 16, 2022 - New York Law Journal
Recent hirings and promotions of New York attorneys
Affordable Housing & Real Estate partners Lori Bowman and Matt Carrigg and Corporate partner Isaac Figueras, all of Rochester, are featured in this roundup for their promotions to partner.Feb 8, 2022 - The Deal
Rising stars: Nixon Peabody, Duane Morris add to partner ranks
This article on notable legal moves and hires in the M&A space features Rochester partner Isaac Figueras and Washington, DC partner Pierce Han, both of the Corporate group, for their promotions to partner, noting their legal practices and some of their recent prominent dealsFeb 1, 2022 - Rochester Business Journal
Legality of mergers & acquisitions in the COVID era
Corporate associate Isaac Figueras and Complex Commercial Disputes associate Eric Ferrante, both in Rochester, were quoted in this article for their outlook on force majeure clauses, commercial real estate leasing, and the impact of COVID and the California wildfires on supply chains.Nov 27, 2020 - Modern Restaurant Management
MRM Research Roundup: End-of-October 2020 Edition
This roundup of current industry issues to watch highlights several thought leadership pieces from NP’s recently published fourth-quarter Food & Beverage Crystal Ball. The publication summarizes trends provided by San Francisco partner Alison Torbitt and counsel Ian O’Banion, both of the Affordable Housing & Real Estate Group; Rochester Corporate associate Isaac Figueras; and San Francisco Labor & Employment associates Rachel Conn and Maritza Martin.Nov 2, 2020 - The American Lawyer
Constellation Brands/Canopy Growth Corp.
Nixon Peabody is mentioned as U.S. counsel for longtime client Constellation Brands in its acquisition of a 38 percent stake in Canopy Growth Corp., a Canadian distributor of cannabis products. The following attorneys were members of the deal team: Rochester Corporate partner Lori Green, Boston Global Finance partner Craig Mills, Washington, D.C. Corporate partner Lloyd Spencer, San Francisco Global Finance counsel Sarah Abel, Buffalo Global Finance associate Dan Fabian, Rochester Corporate associate Isaac Figueras, and Washington, D.C. Corporate associate Pierce Han.Dec 1, 2018 - The Deal
Constellation stashes more Canopy Growth
Seven attorneys from the Corporate and Global Finance practices—Lori Green, Sarah Abel, Dan Fabian, Isaac Figueras, Pierce Han, Craig Mills and Lloyd Spencer—are mentioned in this story for advising client Constellation Brands on its cash investment in Canopy Growth Corp.Aug 15, 2018 - FoodNavigator-USA
Evolving M&A strategies seek to preserve “local” feel of regional brands post-partnership
Rochester M&A and corporate transactions partner Tyler Savage and associate Isaac Figueras are featured in this article about how national and international brands are creating new strategies to enter regional markets.Jan 10, 2018 - Rochester Business Journal
Directors’ fiduciary duties come into focus at year-end
Rochester Private Equity & Investment Funds partner Jeremy Wolk and M&A and Corporate Transactions associate Isaac Figueras authored this column about the fiduciary duties of boards of directors at year end.Nov 11, 2016 - The Daily Record
MCC hosts Valor Day for ‘One Team One Fight'
This article discusses the Valor Day fair for veterans and active/reserve duty members of the Armed Forces. Rochester commercial litigation counsel Kevin Saunders is quoted and highlighted as a co-founder of the One Team One Fight initiative, which provides a one-stop resource for veterans seeking help with legal issues. Rochester associate Isaac Figueras is also mentioned as a volunteer.June 21, 2016
Admitted to practice
New York
Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude
Nazareth College, B.A., Philosophy/English, Concentration in Spanish, magna cum laude
Professional activities
- Director, Hochstein School of Music & Dance
Recognition
- Recognized since 2021 in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Corporate Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Selected to Super Lawyers Magazine's 2019-2023 Upstate New York Rising Stars lists in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions
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