Craig Woods is a member of Dykema's Dental Service Organizations Group with a focus on transactional matters, regulatory investigations and dispute resolution. He has considerable experience advising DSOs, MSOs, large practice groups, dentists and other health care providers in various corporate and regulatory matters, including the purchase and sale of companies and assets, forming regulatory compliant DSO structures, private equity investments, the negotiation of key commercial business agreements, and establishing equity incentive options for key employees. Peer-recognized as one of the top attorneys in Texas, Craig has substantial experience in complex commercial, business and health care law where he has advised and represented Fortune 500 and industry-leading dental, medical and health care companies.

Craig is also an experienced litigator who draws extensively from his background in accounting and finance to craft unique solutions to complex legal issues. He has a national practice that is devoted to developing and executing innovative strategies and solutions across a broad range of matters, including contractual disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, covenants not to compete, injunctive actions, fraud and deceptive trade practices, products liability litigation, medical device litigation, financial services litigation and complex business litigation in venues across the country. In addition to handling individual claims, Craig also has experience litigating disputes in the context of class action lawsuits. As a result, over the past several years he has had the privilege of representing the interests of businesses and individuals in numerous states and federal districts in both trial and arbitration.

By concentrating on his clients' individual needs, Craig has created a value-based practice that emphasizes creative and cost-effective methods for each engagement. He focuses on building long-term partnerships with each client and has extensive experience with alternative fee arrangements, which he tailors to fit the unique business goals of each client. Because of his experience and training, clients and colleagues trust Craig with their most complex and important legal issues.

Bar Admissions

Texas

Education
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, J.D., 2005

Staff Editor, International Law Review; Dean's Scholarship Recipient Texas A&M University, M.S., Finance, 2002 Texas A&M University, B.B.A., Financial Management and Information Systems, cum laude, 2001

• Best Practices For Sellers in The Evolving DSO Marketplace

  By R. Craig Woods |January 2019

• Best Practices For Sellers in The Evolving DSO Marketplace

  By R. Craig Woods |January 2019