Counsel for THE Veterinary PrOFESSION
Maximize Business Opportunities
From crafting a one-time contract to serving as your in-house counsel, Veterinary Business Advisors (VBA) is at your service for any level of guidance you need. We aim to ensure that your business practices are legally compliant, contracts are ironclad, and risk is minimized.
Legal services we provide include:
Contracts & Business Issues
Review, assess and draft associate and independent contractor agreements, with special focus on structuring compensation, benefits, employee retention and restrictive covenants
Analysis, design, negotiation and settlement of non-compete agreements
Assisting employers and employees with a wide variety of employment law matters
Advise and design management agreements for managing multiple practices
Real Estate Issues
Review, assess, draft and negotiate real estate purchase agreements
Advise, design and draft contracts involving leases and subleases for single and multiple tenant facilities
Review and negotiate commitment letters, loan documents and other real estate related
Practice Start-Ups and Purchase
and Sale of Practices
Strategically structure the purchase, sale, and succession of veterinary practices, including practice sales to national corporate entities
Advising on practice start-ups including, entity selection, operational and infrastructural issues
Assisting clients with developing “issue and punch lists” for various business ventures
Advising veterinary business entrepreneurs with their various business ideas
Partnership Issues
Structure partnership arrangements specific to individual partners’ needs and circumstances
Draft partnership, partner employment and other related partnership agreements
Review, assess and revise current partnership agreements
Mediate and advise on partnership conflict and design separation agreements
Risk Management Issues
Advise on regulatory and standard of care issues, including medical record keeping and DEA issues
Advise on telemedicine issues and develop forms tailored to client needs
Assist clients with addressing client complaints
Expert Witness
Provide opinions and if necessary, participate in litigation matters on vast array of topics involving partnership disputes, non-compete challenges, employment arrangements, and post-closing problems with practice sales
Buy-Sell Negotiations: Ethical Disclosures or Buyer Beware
Controlled Substances in Your Veterinary Practice
Employee Discounts: Do You Know the Rules?
Independent Contractor or Employee
Malpractice Risks? Where Are They?
Partnerships: What To Consider Before Getting Hitched
Planning a Stress-Free Road to Retirement
Practice Entity – Which Organization Is Best for You and Why it Matters
Property Lease Dangers I
Property Lease Dangers II
Why Is Your Practice Worth More Than Mine? Summit Veterinary Advisors
Counsel Articles & Resources
Our goal is to empower and educate veterinary practice managers and owners. To do so, we offer a wealth of information on a variety of legal issues, from negotiations to malpractice to partnerships. If you do not see an article on a certain topic, explore our blog for more.
Legal Counsel Articles & Resources
Our goal is to empower and educate veterinary practice managers and owners. To do so, we offer a wealth of information on a variety of legal issues, from negotiations to malpractice to partnerships. If you do not see an article on a certain topic, explore our blog for more.
Buy-Sell Negotiations: Ethical Disclosures or Buyer Beware
Controlled Substances in Your Veterinary Practice
Employee Discounts: Do You Know the Rules?
Employees as Pet-Sitters: Should You Be Concerned?
Independent Contractor or Employee
On-Call – ‘Engaged to Wait’ or ‘Waiting to be Engaged’?
Malpractice Risks? Where Are They?
Partnerships: What To Consider Before Getting Hitched
Planning a Stress-Free Road to Retirement
Practice Entity – Which Organization Is Best for You and Why it Matters
Property Lease Dangers I
Property Lease Dangers II
Veterinarians Legal Liability for Zoonotic Diseases
Why Is Your Practice Worth More Than Mine? Summit Veterinary Advisors
