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Stephen A. Opler

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sopler@bradley.com
Atlanta P: 404.868.2055 M: 404.831.7693 F: 404.868.2010
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  • Laura Hester, Stephen Opler, Sidney Welch & Scott Zweigel Named to 2024 Georgia Trend Legal Elite
    12/3/2024
    Firm News
  • Jon Skeeters Interviewed by Law360 on Announcement of Bradley’s First Georgia Office
    5/24/2023
    Law360
    Media Mention
  • Bradley Atlanta Office Launch Featured in Daily Report
    5/23/2023
    Daily Report
    Media Mention
Past Events
  • Buyers Don’t Buy Companies, They Buy People
    11/14/2024
    EXIT XPO 2024
    Event
  • How Much Is Your Business Worth? An In-Depth Discussion on Business Valuation
    11/13/2024
    Q4 Bacon & Business: A Breakfast Roundtable
    Event
  • 2024 Business Owner Strategy Summit
    10/17/2024
    Event
"Stephen is a strong advocate for his clients. He has an exceptional knowledge of M&A and a strong ability to bridge business goals and legal objectives."
Client Quote from Chambers USA
"Stephen is highly intelligent, experienced, knowledgeable, sophisticated, attentive and responsive."
Client Quote from Chambers USA
Area(s) of Focus
  • Corporate & Securities
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets & Corporate Finance
  • Business Divorce
  • Private Companies
  • Private Equity
  • Public Companies
  • Distressed Investing
  • Emerging Growth Companies
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1985
  • University of Virginia, B.A., 1981
  • Georgia

Faculty, Stakeholder Impact Foundation Inc., 2023–present

Wildwood Civic Association, President, 2018-Present

Kate’s Club, Advisory Board Member

TechBridge, Inc., Founding Director

Anti-Defamation League, Southeast Region, Past Board Member

Hands on Atlanta, Past Board Member

Jewish Family and Career Services, Past Board Member

The Commerce Club, Past Board Member

The Temple, Past Board Member

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Chambers USA 2025 Badge

2025 Best Lawyers Badge

Listed in Chambers USA, Corporate/M&A Law, 2013-2020, 2024-2025 Listed in The Best Lawyers in America®      International Mergers and Acquisitions, 2023-2024 Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law, 2020-2025 Corporate Law, 2024-2025 Mergers and Acquisitions, 2024-2025 Listed in Georgia Super Lawyers, 2004-2006, 2010-2012, 2015-2019 Listed in Georgia Trend, “Legal Elite,” Corporate, 2013-2022, 2024
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