Jeffrey B. Sansweet

Jeffrey B. Sansweet

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Practice Areas:

  • Employment Contracts
  • Shareholder Agreements and Operating Agreements
  • Practice Sales and Mergers
  • Professional Entity Formation
  • Agreements with Hospitals

Biography

Jeffrey B. Sansweet is a SDB shareholder and has been practicing health law with the firm since 1985. Jeff represents physicians, dentists and group practices in their business matters. Jeff understands both sides of employment contracts and has spoken nationally on the topic. On behalf of employers, he drafts contracts for physician and dentist employees. He also reviews and negotiates employment contracts for residents and fellows. Jeff has significant experience with shareholder, operating and partnership agreements. He structures buy-ins for practices that are adding physician or dentist owners, and he also negotiates agreements on behalf of the “partner-to-be.”

For clients considering the purchase or sale of a medical or dental practice, Jeff drafts and negotiates the transaction documents and provides counsel on the tax implications. He also advises health professionals on the type of professional entity to form. He spends his free time on the tennis court and softball field, and with his three grandchildren.

Education

  • Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
    • J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence - 1985
    • Honors: Law Review, Order of the Coif
  • Villanova University School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania
    • LL.M. - 1989
    • Major: Taxation
  • University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • B.S., Bachelor of Science - 1982
    • Honors: cum laude
    • Major: Accounting

Bar Admission

  • Pennsylvania, 1985
  • New Jersey, 1986

Published Works

  • Preparing to Leave a Medical Practice, Physician's News Digest, December, 2006
  • Choosing the Right Practice Entity, Family Practice Management, December, 2005
  • Practice Valuation: What's a Medical Practice Worth?, On Call, December, 2003
  • Contractual Issues in Hiring an Associate, Podiatry Management, November, 2002
  • A Typical Practice Buy-In, Physician's News Digest, June, 2002
  • Buying in to Medical Practice Real Estate, Physician's News Digest, April, 2001
  • Negotiating a Co-Ownership Arrangement, Physician's News Digest, July, 1999
  • Your First Employment Contract, Physician's News Digest, June, 1998
  • Should You Terminate Your Retirement Plan, Physician's News Digest, October, 1997
  • Practice Sales and Mergers, Today's Health Care, March, 1995
  • Professional Corporations: Still the Best Alternative?, Physician's Management, July, 1987

Classes & Seminars

  • Lecturer on Employment Contracts and Partnerships

Fraternities or Sororities

  • Phi Sigma Kappa

Professional Associations

  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Philadelphia Bar Association
  • American Bar Association, Health Law Section
  • New Jersey State Bar Association, Health and Hospital Law Section

Current Employment Position

  • Shareholder
  • President