Businesses turn to Sheppard to deliver sophisticated counsel to help clients move ahead. With more than 1,200 lawyers located in 16 offices worldwide, our client-centered approach is grounded in nearly a century of building enduring relationships on trust and collaboration. Our broad and diversified practices serve global clients—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—at every stage of the business cycle, including high-stakes litigation, complex transactions, sophisticated financings and regulatory issues. With leading edge technologies and innovation behind our team, we pride ourselves on being a strategic partner to our clients.
Sheppard represented Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero), a leading producer of unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility platforms, in its acquisition by AeroVironment, Inc.
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Sheppard represented Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero),
a leading producer of unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air
mobility platforms, in its acquisition by AeroVironment, Inc.
(NASDAQ: AVAV) for $200 million.
ESAero is recognized for deep engineering competency in the
design and manufacturing of innovative, reliable and scalable
aircraft systems including power and energy systems for commercial
and military applications. Based in San Luis Obispo, California,
ESAero provides vertically integrated AS9100 certified services in
research and development, engineering, design for manufacturing,
rapid prototyping, testing and serialized production expanding in
the thousands.
The team was led by Zac Turke, Rambod Peykar, Fernando Samayoa,
Edwin Astudillo, Leo Caseria, Michael Chan, Frank Dworak, Keith
Szeliga, John Tishler, Jared Whalen and Karen Shilyan.
Businesses turn to Sheppard to deliver sophisticated counsel to help clients move ahead. With more than 1,200 lawyers located in 16 offices worldwide, our client-centered approach is grounded in nearly a century of building enduring relationships on trust and collaboration. Our broad and diversified practices serve global clients—from startups to Fortune 500 companies—at every stage of the business cycle, including high-stakes litigation, complex transactions, sophisticated financings and regulatory issues. With leading edge technologies and innovation behind our team, we pride ourselves on being a strategic partner to our clients.
