Spencer Fane attorneys Crystal Howard and Hillary Martel recently authored a three-part article series published by Medspa Mastery.
The series – The Legal Facelift: How to Build, Run, and Transition a Compliant Med Spa – originated as firm blog posts and provides crucial legal considerations for getting involved with the rapidly expanding med spa market. In Part I, Crystal and Hillary discuss factors for forming a med spa, such as stakeholders and state laws, common ownership models, health care requirements, choosing the correct business and tax entity, and necessary documents. Part II focuses on how to operate a med spa that complies “with the complex intersection of healthcare, corporate, labor, tax, and consumer protection laws.” The team then concludes their series with advice on building a successful exit strategy via selling the business.
At Spencer Fane, Crystal’s practice resides at the intersection of business transactions and tax efficiency. Regularly counseling clients on a wide range of business and tax matters, she helps clients navigate complex commercial transactions and related tax planning. Hillary combines clinical insight and legal experience, which gives her an in-depth understanding of the needs of health care clients. She serves as a trusted advisor to health care providers and organizations on a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters and leverages her unique perspective to counsel providers with health care legal issues.