Healthcare Transactions

Healthcare deals are rarely straightforward. Every merger, acquisition, joint venture, or practice sale brings its own set of rules – privacy laws, referral restrictions, payor requirements, licensing, and fraud and abuse laws, to name a few. Even a well-structured business deal can run into problems if the healthcare regulations behind it aren’t carefully addressed.

Our Health Law attorneys approach healthcare transactions with a practical focus on real-world outcomes. We work directly with hospitals, health systems, physicians, dentists, dental service organizations (DSOs), group practices, and investors to advance deals forward in ways that align with their operations and legal requirements.

From planning to closing, we help clients handle the details that matter: due diligence, entity formation, regulatory filings, and integration planning. We’re straightforward about risks, realistic about timelines, and focused on making sure each transaction achieves its intended goals without unnecessary delays or surprises.

Our Transactional Services

We provide a full range of transactional support for healthcare clients, including:

• Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures: Hospital mergers, medical and dental practice acquisitions, and sales or transfers of healthcare entities and assets
• Healthcare System Formation & Restructuring: Integrated delivery systems, hospital-owned physician and dental groups, and collaborative partnerships
• Joint Ventures & Strategic Alliances: Structuring partnerships and affiliations to support growth and compliance
• Employment & Provider Agreements: Drafting and negotiating employment contracts, compensation arrangements, and non-compete agreements for physicians and dentists
• Managed Care & Ancillary Service Contracts: Advising on agreements with payors, suppliers, and service providers, including dental benefit plans
• Nonprofit Healthcare Organizations: Guidance on tax-exempt status, regulatory requirements, and operational considerations
• Financing & Debt Restructuring: Assistance with transactional financing, refinancing, and debt arrangements
• Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management: Counseling on fraud and abuse, Medicare/Medicaid compliance, dental licensing requirements, and state-specific practice ownership rules
• Technology & Data Management: Support for the acquisition of medical and dental technologies, IT systems, cybersecurity, and digital health solutions

Representative Matters

• Represented a large multi-location dental practice and affiliated management entities in a sale involving both asset and equity transfers. The engagement included complex pre-transaction restructuring, creation of a new organizational structure, negotiation of rollover equity, and coordination of regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Advised a dental membership and patient-engagement platform in its acquisition of a dental plan administration business operating in multiple states. The transaction required addressing licensing approvals and regulatory notices that were critical to closing.
• Counseled a private-equity-backed dental support organization in the acquisition of assets from multiple affiliated dental practices as part of a national growth strategy. The transaction involved coordinated refinancing activity, pre-closing cleanup, and management alignment with existing operations.
• Represented a buyer of several dental practice locations in a post-closing dispute involving asset ownership and operational interference issues. Achieved a favorable multi-million-dollar settlement for the client prior to trial.
• Represented a regional surgical practice with multiple office locations in its sale to a private equity purchaser. The deal included cash and equity consideration and required structuring solutions to accommodate corporate practice of dentistry laws.