Selling, Merging, or Bringing On a Partner? Know the Terms Before You Sign.
Med Contract Law provides experienced medical practice transaction attorneys for physicians and medical practice owners. We advise on buying, selling, merging, and restructuring medical practices, including traditional sales, MSO arrangements, private equity transactions, and physician partnerships.
From LOIs to final agreements, we help physicians understand the legal and business terms before they commit.
Medical Practice Transactions We Handle
Traditional Practice Sales
Selling to another physician or group can be a great path forward. We help you negotiate the best terms while protecting your interests.
MSO Transactions
MSO partnerships and acquisitions raise unique legal and financial questions. We help you structure a deal that works on your terms.
Private Equity Transactions
Private equity deals involve multiple agreements and complex economic structures. We make sure you understand the full impact before you sign.
Partnership Agreements
Buying in, buying out, or becoming a partner all come down to the fine print. We make sure your agreement protects what you're owed.
Experienced Medical
Practice Transaction Attorneys
We don’t represent hospitals. We don’t work for health systems. We advocate exclusively for physicians.
$250M+
Transaction Value Handled
5,000+
Legal Documents Reviewed
16
Years of Experience
The purchase price is not the only term you're negotiating.
A headline number can look strong on paper while the structure behind it quietly gives most of it back. We review every term that determines what you actually keep, not just what the offer says.
Rollover
Equity
How much of your payout stays at risk, and on what terms.
Restrictive Covenants
Noncompetes and nonsolicits that shape your options after closing.
Reps & Indemnification
What you’re on the hook for after the money changes hands.
Post-Closing Employment
Compensation, autonomy, and control once you’re no longer the owner.
Deal Structure
Who has decision-making authority after closing, especially in MSO and multi-owner structures.
Governance & Control
Who has decision-making authority after closing, especially in MSO and multi-owner structures.
Seller's Guide
Selling Your Practice, Step by Step
Our guide series walks through the legal issues physicians face when selling a practice, from choosing a buyer to the agreements you sign at closing.
Start hereSelling a Medical Practice: The Complete Legal Guide for PhysiciansThe complete overview of the sale process, the key documents, and where physicians most often lose value.New to these terms? Our physician contract and practice sale glossary defines rollover equity, F reorganizations, CPOM, quality of earnings, and more.
Have an LOI or Offer Already?
Don’t sign until you know exactly what you’re agreeing to. Book a free consultation to discuss your contract and learn how we can help you secure better terms.
Already have a letter of intent? See how we review LOIs before you sign or read what to lock in at the LOI stage.
Key Documents and Terms
Medical Practice Transaction Documents & Terms We Review
Medical practice transactions involve far more than the purchase price. Our attorneys help physicians understand and negotiate the documents, deal terms, and agreements that can affect their compensation, control, liability, and future after closing.
- Letters of Intent (LOIs)
- Purchase & Sale Agreements
- Asset & Equity Transactions
- Deal Structure
- Due Diligence
- MSO & Management Agreements
- Compensation & Employment Terms
- Rollover Equity
- Earnouts
- Governance & Control
- Restrictive Covenants
- Representations & Indemnification
- Post-Closing Employment
- Physician Partnership Agreements
- Ownership Agreements
Getting Started Takes One Call
Book a Consultation
Reserve time to discuss your situation directly with an attorney.
Discuss Your Transaction
We’ll help you understand your options and determine what comes next for your transaction.
Retain With Confidence
If you decide to move forward, we’ll outline the scope of representation and next steps to formally engage our team.
Talk to counsel
before you sign
Considering a medical practice transaction? Before you sign an LOI, purchase agreement, or other transaction document, talk with counsel about the terms that could affect your compensation, control, liability, and future.
MEDICAL PRACTICE TRANSACTION INSIGHTS
Explore our latest insights on buying, selling, and structuring medical practices, physician partnerships, MSO arrangements, and other important transaction considerations.
Selling a Medical Practice: The Complete Legal Guide for Physicians
A physician-focused legal guide to selling a medical practice: buyers, valuation, LOIs, MSO and CPOM structures, Stark, rollover equity, and closing.
The Corporate Practice of Medicine in a Practice Sale: What Physicians Should Know
How the corporate practice of medicine doctrine shapes private equity and MSO deals, what it means for physician control, and what to check before you sign.
Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute in a Medical Practice Sale
How the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute affect the price, structure, and post-closing compensation when you sell a medical practice.
Medical Practice Transaction FAQs
What does a medical practice transaction attorney do?
A medical practice transaction attorney helps physicians and practice owners navigate the legal aspects of buying, selling, merging, or restructuring a medical practice. This may include traditional practice sales, acquisitions, MSO and management arrangements, private equity transactions, and physician partnerships. Attorneys can review LOIs, negotiate transaction agreements, evaluate deal structure, and address compensation, ownership, liability, and post-closing obligations.
When should I hire an attorney to buy or sell a medical practice?
You should involve an attorney as early as possible, ideally before signing an LOI or other agreement. Early legal review can help identify important deal terms and potential issues involving compensation, control, restrictive covenants, liability, and post-closing obligations. This is particularly important when evaluating complex transactions involving private equity or an MSO structure.
Can an attorney review an LOI for a medical practice sale?
Yes. An attorney can review a letter of intent (LOI) before you sign it and help you understand and negotiate important terms, including purchase price, deal structure, exclusivity, due diligence, restrictive covenants, employment terms, and other provisions that may shape the final transaction. For private equity and MSO transactions, the LOI may also address rollover equity, governance, management rights, or other significant deal terms.
Does Med Contract Law represent physicians selling a medical practice?
Yes. We represent physicians and medical practice owners in traditional practice sales as well as transactions involving private equity, MSOs, and other buyers or investment structures. Our services can include LOI review, purchase and sale agreement negotiation, due diligence, deal-structure analysis, and review of employment and post-closing terms.
Does Med Contract Law handle MSO and private equity transactions for physicians?
Yes. We advise physicians involved in MSO, private equity, and other investment transactions, whether you’re evaluating a first offer or already deep in negotiations. We can help evaluate the transaction structure and negotiate issues such as governance and control, management rights, rollover equity, earnouts, compensation, restrictive covenants, and post-closing employment.
What documents does a medical practice transaction attorney review?
Depending on the transaction, an attorney may review LOIs, purchase and sale agreements, asset or equity purchase agreements, MSO and management agreements, employment agreements, partnership agreements, restrictive covenants, and related transaction documents. Private equity transactions may also involve investment documents, rollover equity provisions, earnouts, and other agreements.
What should physicians consider besides the purchase price when selling a practice?
The purchase price is only one part of a medical practice transaction. Physicians should also consider deal structure, taxes, compensation, rollover equity, earnouts, governance and control, restrictive covenants, representations and indemnification, liability, and post-closing employment obligations. These considerations can be especially important in private equity and MSO transactions, where the physician may retain an ongoing ownership, employment, or management relationship.
Does Med Contract Law help with physician partnership and ownership agreements?
Yes. We help physicians address the legal terms governing practice ownership and partnerships, including buy-ins, buyouts, governance, decision-making authority, compensation, ownership transfers, and other provisions affecting the physician’s rights and obligations.