Buying or selling a dental practice involves much more than agreeing on a price. The documents determine what changes hands, which obligations remain, and how the practice moves through the transition. JTB Law helps buyers and sellers connect the legal terms to the business outcome they intend.
Justin Blair is a dental practice attorney with an M.B.A. and experience advising individual practices, multi-office groups, and DSOs. You work directly with Justin from the early negotiations through closing.
Counsel for dental practice buyers
For a first-time buyer, the transaction establishes the foundation for ownership. For an existing owner, an acquisition needs to fit the larger business. The legal review should address the practice, the financing, the premises, and the transition together.
- Reviewing and negotiating letters of intent and transaction structure
- Drafting and negotiating asset or equity purchase agreements
- Coordinating legal due diligence and identifying closing requirements
- Reviewing leases, assignments, and real estate arrangements with the transaction team
- Addressing accounts receivable, patient credits, employee transitions, and post-closing responsibilities
Counsel for dental practice sellers
A seller needs to understand both what is received at closing and what obligations continue afterward. JTB Law helps owners evaluate purchase terms, contingent payments, seller financing, representations, indemnification, and the agreements that govern the transition.
When the buyer is a DSO, the sale may also involve continued employment, rollover equity, management arrangements, and future exit rights. Those issues are considered together through our DSO transaction counsel.
From the first offer through closing
An early discussion can identify decisions that affect the rest of the transaction. We begin with your goals and the proposed terms, define the engagement, and coordinate the legal work with your broker, lender, accountant, and other advisers as appropriate.
The scope may include the purchase documents, entity and ownership arrangements, closing deliverables, and post-closing obligations. If you are forming a buyer entity, review our professional entity formation services.
Experience that fits the transaction
Justin’s experience includes practice purchases and sales, combinations involving multiple offices, and transactions with national DSO platforms. For example, he represented a 12-practice endodontic group in a $26 million transaction with a large DSO. Representative experience includes matters handled before founding JTB Law; past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
When should I involve a dental attorney?
An initial conversation before signing the letter of intent allows the legal review to inform the proposed structure, timing, and negotiation priorities. If an LOI is already signed, we can discuss the remaining decisions and the work needed to move the transaction forward.
Can you help with a practice in another state?
Justin has experience with transactions and DSO expansion across multiple states. The relevant jurisdictions, applicable requirements, and any need for local counsel are addressed when defining the engagement.
Discuss your next step
A complimentary 30-minute consultation is an opportunity to discuss your goals, the scope of your matter, and whether JTB Law is a fit. Representation begins after the engagement and any required conflict review are complete.
Or call (801) 850-6820. Please do not send confidential documents before an engagement is established.