Isabella Gorringe

Senior Associate

Isabella advises businesses, farming families, investors, individuals and family trusts on a broad range of commercial, property and private wealth matters.

Her practice spans business acquisitions and sales, commercial contracting, shareholder arrangements, governance, property transactions, leasing, trust structures, succession planning and estate planning. She regularly assists clients with both their business interests and personal asset ownership arrangements, helping them navigate important decisions at every stage of life.

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Isabella has particular experience working with owner-operated businesses, farming families and privately owned enterprises, providing practical advice that is commercially focused, easy to understand and tailored to each client’s objectives.

Whether clients are acquiring a business, restructuring ownership arrangements, purchasing property, establishing or administering a trust, preparing a will, or planning for the next generation, Isabella works alongside them to develop solutions that protect what matters most and support their long-term goals.

Recent highlights

  • Assisting clients with restructuring and on-sales of multimillion-dollar businesses.
  • Supporting clients with the acquisition of multiple dry-land and irrigated agricultural land for development.
  • Representing syndicated investment groups with the acquisition and subsequent sale of large-scale commercial property investments.
  • Supporting large scale commercial landlords with all commercial leasing matters, including retail and shopping centres.

Insights

Investor Plus: the $5 million residential pathway 

25 August 2026

Helping children into property: when is financial support a gift, loan or ownership interest?

27 July 2026

Can your neighbour say no to your cross-lease renovation?

27 July 2026

We're driven by our values

They drive our client relationships and connections with our community, and underpin our achievements.

He tāngata

  • Outside of work, Isabella is an active member within the equestrian community and is currently the vice-president of the Hanoverian Society.

Enterprising

  • Prior to joining Duncan Cotterill, Isabella worked for an international firm in the United Kingdom as well as national firms in New Zealand.
  • Isabella is also an active member of Synergy Networking.

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