Navigating the Business and Legalities of Dentistry
Our law firm is unlike any in the country, led by a former $50M DSO co-founder who scaled and exited. Through this blog we hope to go beyond mere legal matters and deliver valuable business insight for running a practice in today's landscape.
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Equity Structures and Considerations for a Successful Dental Partnership
A Successful Dental Partnership When entering into a dental partnership, there are various legal, financial, and operational considerations to take into account. From profit sharing to insurance to responsibilities, a successful partnership model is a complex agreement that needs to be carefully...  Read More
When you  for the first time, you’ll acquire an entirely new vocabulary along the way. There are many key terms and acronyms that come with the territory of Mergers & Acquisition (aka “M&A”...can’t say we didn’t warn you!) Between legalese and financial terms, you’ll basically acquire a new...  Read More
In today’s competitive employment landscape, finding and retaining top talent is a constant struggle for dental practice owners. There’s a marketplace full of dental service organizations (DSOs) offering competitive salaries and benefits packages. That can make it difficult for practice owners (or...  Read More
Among the many acronyms that come along with a practice transition are APA, SPA, and MIPA. Each of these represents a different type of purchase, and the one you choose will have implications on the sale, taxes, and the future of the business. If you plan to buy or sell a healthcare practice, it’s...  Read More
Noncompetes Will Not Be Banned (For Now)
Over the past few months, we’ve been covering the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Non-Compete Clause Rule. The rule intended to ban non-compete agreements for most employees nationwide. In this newest update, however, Judge Ada Brown of the Northern District of Texas issued a broad...  Read More
Effects of the New FTC Non-Compete Clause Rule
Effects of the New FTC Non-Compete Clause Rule  Prepare for Competition: New FTC Non-Compete Clause Rule On April 23, 2024, the  (FTC) made a pivotal announcement, instituting a nationwide ban on new noncompetes for all workers, encompassing both 1099 independent contractors and...  Read More
In an effort to protect individuals who are covered under group and individual health plans from receiving “surprise” medical bills from out-of-network providers at in-network facilities, the No Surprises Act was put into effect on January 1, 2022, with the intention of providing transparency to...  Read More
What is arbitrage?  The term arbitrage became more common in dentistry when the industry started to consolidate.  in three steps:  1) Buying up assets or securities (dental practices). 2) Increasing their value through economies of scale. 3) Offloading that portfolio at a much higher value. In the...  Read More
5 Insights into Selling a Multi-Location DSO
Before founding Marti Law Group,  co-founded a DSO and scaled it to 45 locations. In 2018, he and his partners sold the organization to a private equity group. Selling his DSO was Justin’s first experience with an M&A transaction, and it sparked his interest in guiding other practice owners through...  Read More
Employees vs. Independent Contractors: Spot the Differences
As a practice owner, you may very well have an associate dentist or specialist working for you as an independent contractor. While it can be tempting to categorize someone as a contractor for tax-saving purposes, it is important to note that a misclassification of employment status can result in...  Read More
Five Considerations for Structuring Your Legal Professional Entity
In the world of dental law, it is commonplace to see practice entities formed as Professional Corporations (PCs) or Professional Limited Liability Companies (PLLCs). These structures are commonly used by licensed professionals to organize their legal entities. While most practitioners understand...  Read More
DSO Management Fees and Fee-Splitting: Proceed with Caution
Lawyers are not known for their exceptional math skills.  In fact, if you polled law students across the country, you would likely hear an overwhelming number of folks state that they chose law because there is no math involved…or is there?  While many areas of law require minimal financial...  Read More
Are the Days of the Independent Practice Numbered?
For folks who live in the dental services organization (DSO) and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) worlds - such as yours truly - it sometimes feels that there is only so much more consolidation that can happen before every dental office in the country is forced to affiliate with a massive DSO to...  Read More
Unless you are a finance aficionado, the term “arbitrage” may not be part of your daily vernacular.  However, in the private-equity-backed DSO world, it is the ultimate driving force behind consolidation.  At its most fundamental level, arbitrage is the process of buying up assets or securities...  Read More
7 Questions to Ask When Buying or Selling a Dental Practice
Attention dental providers, students, brokers and advisors…we have officially launched our FREE e-book, “7 Questions to Ask When Buying or Selling a Dental Practice”! Having conducted everything from single location doctor-to-doctor deals to major DSO acquisitions (as well as my own), we bring you...  Read More
A Rush to the Finish: Why Closing Q4 with a Bang May Be More Important Than Ever
Once upon a time, the dental world recognized “seasonality” as a reason for a downshift in new office openings / start-ups (de novo) and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Historically, the summer months and winter holiday seasons experienced reduced activity, as dealmakers' inboxes saw more...  Read More
What Dental Grads Should Look for in an Associate Agreement
So, you’ve graduated dental school or are getting close...CONGRATS! You are actively interviewing for your first Associate position and get handed the almighty Associate Agreement. Now what? In this blog, we explore a few key elements of Associate Agreements with which every dental school graduate...  Read More
A Shockingly Fresh Approach to Dealmaking: Use Practical Experience to Put the Client's Needs First
To our knowledge, we are the only healthcare/dental firm started by someone who actually ran dental practices…go figure! Unfortunately, this is all too common in the business law space as a whole. What lacks in lawyering today is the practical understanding of what clients face when they are making...  Read More
So You Want to Buy a Practice (First, Build Your Support Team!)
The time has come that you are tired of working for someone else, and your inner entrepreneur is crying out to acquire your own practice. Regardless of your reasoning, at  we celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit.  We have represented hundreds of providers taking the leap, and as you might have...  Read More
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