Stephen A. Opler

Stephen A. Opler


Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Recognized since 2020

Atlanta, Georgia

Practice Areas

Corporate Law

Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

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Stephen Opler concentrates his practice on the distinctive characteristics of liquidity transactions by and with entrepreneurs. Stephen helps private equity funds, strategic acquirers and entrepreneurial buyers and sellers achieve their goals by leveraging his three decades as an M&A lawyer, entrepreneur, business founder, investment banker, in-house lawyer and CPA.

Buying or selling entrepreneur-owned businesses requires a unique focus on the many ways these transactions and the post-closing relationships often fail, including cultural integration, performance incentives and metrics, joint ownership, and minority owner rights and responsibilities.

Stephen has demonstrated time and again that he is able to navigate clients through even the most difficult circumstances to realize their tangible commercial objectives. He counsels public and private companies and private equity and debt firms in mergers and acquisitions. He represents clients in the broadcast television, manufacturing, consumer products, retail, business services and financial services industries.

Contact & Links
Location
  • Promenade Tower 20th Floor
    1230 Peachtree Street NE
    Atlanta, GA 30309
Languages
  • English
Education
  • The University of Alabama, J.D., graduated 1985
  • University of Virginia, B.S. Commerce (Concentration in Accounting), graduated 1981
Bar Admissions
  • Georgia, 1958
Affiliations
  • Second Helpings Atlanta - Vice President; Board member
  • Wildwood Civic Association - President

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Awards:
  • Chambers USA, corporate/M&A law

    Georgia Super Lawyers, 2004-2006, 2010-2012, 2015-2019

    Georgia Trend Magazine, The Legal Elite: Georgia’s Most Effective Lawyers

    Third place, Atlanta’s Funniest Lawyer stand-up comedy competition

Additional Areas of Practice:
  • International Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Securities Regulation

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