Healthcare Legal Counsel

End-to-end legal counsel for healthcare professionals across Ontario—from regulatory college-compliant incorporations and clinic purchases to commercial leasing, operational agreements, and wealth preservation.

Built on Real Clinical Experience

Launching and scaling a healthcare practice requires legal advice that goes beyond textbook corporate law. Healthcare professionals face an intersection of strict regulatory college oversight, complex commercial leasing, commercial financing, and unique liability considerations.

Having guided multiple specialty clinics through end-to-end launches—alongside advising physicians, dental specialists, and allied healthcare practitioners—Mandani Law delivers practical, full-lifecycle legal support. We do not just draft corporate documents; we serve as dedicated outside general counsel to help you acquire the real estate, negotiate favorable lease terms, build a compliant corporate structure, and protect your personal wealth.

Comprehensive Legal Services for Healthcare Practices

College-Compliant Professional Incorporations (CPSO, RCDSO & Others)

Structuring a medical practice requires strict adherence to Ontario’s Business Corporations Act and governing health profession statutes:

• Medicine & Dental Professional Corporations (MPCs & DPCs): Establishing professional corporations tailored to the exact requirements of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO), Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO), and other Ontario health regulatory colleges.

• Certificates of Authorization: Preparing corporate filings, bylaws, and documentation required to obtain and maintain regulatory Certificates of Authorization.

• Compliant Share Structures: Structuring voting shares (restricted to licensed professionals) alongside eligible non-voting shares for family members in accordance with current college regulations and tax rules.

 Multi-Tier Corporate Architecture & Asset Protection

For clinics with multiple practitioners, high overhead, or valuable equipment, a single corporate entity is rarely sufficient:

• Clinic Operating Corporations (OpCos): Incorporating independent clinic operating entities that handle staff, billing administration, and facility overhead.

• Holding Companies (HoldCos) & Real Estate Entities: Structuring separate real estate holding corporations to own physical practice buildings, insulating property assets from clinic operating liabilities.

• Management Services Organizations (MSOs): Drafting arms-length Management Agreements and Administrative Services Agreements that delineate clinical medicine from business operations.

• Shareholder & Partnership Agreements: Drafting clear governance frameworks covering profit-sharing mechanisms, capital calls, buyout valuations, dispute resolution, disability clauses, and practice departures.

 Clinic Real Estate, Commercial Leases & Subleases

Physical space is often a clinic’s single largest liability and operational asset:

• Commercial Property Acquisitions & Financing: Representing doctors and investment groups purchasing stand-alone medical buildings, commercial condos, or land for clinic developments.

• Medical Lease Review & Negotiation: Negotiating critical healthcare-specific lease clauses:

  • Restrictive covenants and exclusive-use clauses (preventing competing clinics or pharmacies in the complex).

  • Landlord work agreements and tenant improvement allowances (TIAs) for heavy clinical buildouts.

  • Relocation and demolition clauses (ensuring landlords cannot disrupt an established patient base).

  • Biomedical waste compliance and specialized utility requirements.

• Specialist & Associate Subleases: Drafting compliant space-sharing, licensing, and room-sublease agreements for rotating specialists, allied health providers, or diagnostic teams.

Operational Contracts, HR & Privacy Compliance

• Associate & Employment Agreements: Drafting enforceable associate agreements, independent contractor contracts, and non-solicitation covenants that protect your practice’s patient goodwill and confidential data.

• Privacy & PHIPA Compliance: Structuring internal practice policies and patient data agreements to satisfy Ontario’s Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) requirements.

• Vendor & Equipment Supply Agreements: Reviewing vendor contracts, diagnostic equipment leases, and specialized supplier contracts.

Integrated Estate & Wealth Preservation for Physicians

Our practice bridges healthcare corporate law with comprehensive estate planning:

• Dual Corporate Wills: Structuring Primary and Secondary Wills to shelter shares in your Medicine Professional Corporation or real estate holding companies from Ontario’s 1.5% Estate Administration Tax (probate fees).

• Practice Succession & Transition: Establishing clear continuity plans to facilitate orderly share sales, practice transitions, or estate transfers without triggering operational disruption or regulatory hurdles.

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