Lawyers for Dentists and Dental Practices Across Canada

Linmac LLP provides legal counsel to dentists and dental practices across Canada. Our team advises dental professionals at every stage of the practice lifecycle – from incorporation and start-up to practice acquisitions, expansion, structuring, tax planning and succession planning.

Our lawyers understand the unique legal and commercial considerations involved in owning and operating a dental practice. We regularly advise dentists on the structuring, acquisition, and transition of their practices across multiple provinces in Canada, working closely alongside their trusted business brokers, accountants, and wealth managers to ensure a coordinated approach at every step.

We assist dentists with practice purchases and sales, shareholder and associate agreements, commercial leasing, financing, and corporate structuring. Our lawyers also have extensive experience advising on complex dental practice transactions, including transactions involving consolidators.

Services for Dental Professionals

Practical legal support throughout the lifecycle of a dental practice

Dentists operate sophisticated businesses that require strategic legal guidance. We advise dentists and dental practice owners on the legal, commercial, and tax matters that shape successful practices. Our services include:

• Incorporation and Practice Start-Up
• Tax optimizing practice formation and structure
• Dental Practice Purchases and Sales
• Shareholder and Partnership Agreements
• Commercial Lending and Practice Financing
• Associate and Employment Agreements
• Corporate Reorganizations
• Commercial Leasing and Real Estate
• Succession and Estate Planning

Representative Matters

Selected examples of our experience advising dentists and dental practices

Our lawyers advise dentists and dental corporations on complex legal, commercial, and tax matters affecting dental practices. Our experience includes:

• Acquisition of a multi-clinic dental practice, including structuring and financing
• Sale of a dental clinic to a consolidator on behalf of the practice owner
• Corporate reorganization structured for tax efficiency ahead of a practice transition
• Associate agreements negotiated for a growing multi-dentist practice
• Incorporation and tax planning of a new dental practice, including shareholder agreements and regulatory compliance
• Commercial lease negotiation for a new dental office build-out in a competitive urban market
• Tax-efficient transfer of a dental practice between family members as part of a succession plan
• Practice financing secured on behalf of a dental corporation for the acquisition of an additional location
• Buy-in arrangement structured for a junior associate transitioning to practice ownership
• Due diligence and risk assessment for the purchase of a dental practice with multiple associate dentists
• Negotiation and review of a management services agreement with a dental support organization
• Coordinated with the client’s accountant and business broker on the valuation, tax structuring, and closing of a dental practice sale
• Tax planning across the full practice lifecycle, including day-to-day operational planning (gain/loss strategies, shareholder dividends), pre-closing tax strategies for practice acquisitions, tax-efficient structuring on incorporation including Section 85 rollovers for sole proprietorships, and bifurcation of a practice into management and professional corporations ·
• Preparation and negotiation of control agreements between management companies and dental professional corporations

Why Dentists Choose Linmac LLP

Business-minded legal counsel with dental industry insight

Our lawyers provide practical, strategic advice that considers the commercial, regulatory, tax, and succession issues that affect dental practices.

• Experience advising dentists and dental practices
• Strategic support for practice acquisitions and sales
• Tailored tax planning for dental businesses
• Thorough due diligence and transaction management
• Insight into the regulatory and commercial environment affecting dental practices
• Sophisticated tax and estate planning for practice owners
• Established relationships with business brokers, accountants, and wealth managers who serve the dental community