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13 May 2026

Sheppard Advises Optro In Acquisition Of Midship

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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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 Optro, the leading AI-powered GRC platform to assess risk, in its acquisition of Midship...
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Sheppard represented Optro, the leading AI-powered GRC platform to assess risk, in its acquisition of Midship, the industry’s premier AI-native SOX automation solution. This strategic move delivers highly governed, enterprise-grade AI agents to Optro's customers and prospects, providing immediate business value and representing a significant milestone in delivering the first and only agentic system of action for GRC.

The Sheppard deal team that represented Optro was led by Adam Shipley, Patrick Quine, Andrew Felner, Ines Briand and Konnor Bremer. Special assistance was provided by Dmitriy Chelnitsky, Frank Dworak, Shawn Fabian, Gal Gressel, Alexis Robinson, Iman Naieem, Michael Weisshar, Chante Westmoreland, and others.

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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.
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