Business Services for Optometrists
If you are an owner of an optometry practice, or
looking to be one, you can rely on us to provide competent and clear advice.
Our dedicated health professions team has experience
advising on:
- Acquisition and sale
of businesses, including due diligence, document preparation and negotiation.
This includes liaising with lenders and satisfaction of lender requirements.
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Negotiating premises
leases (including detailed knowledge and experience of issues arising in retail
leases) and lease disputes.
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Business structures,
including service entities, and advising on the transfer of existing businesses
to new structures, with advice on business and asset protection.
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Franchises and
similar arrangements, including advice on so-called partnership and shared
equity models.
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Protecting your
goodwill, including advising on the protection of intellectual property rights
and the enforceability of trade restraints.
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Optometrists wishing
to enter, exit or establish partnerships, including assistance in resolving
partnership disputes.
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Business succession
planning and advice on funded buy-out arrangements and preparation of related
documentation.
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Regulatory issues
relevant to optometrists, including health profession registration and trade
practices issues.
For further information on how Guild Lawyers can
help, contact one of our optometry team members: