Law Office of Yazen Dides Attorney at Law
Corporate · M&A

Business law.
Structured to close.

Counsel for founders & owners. business sellers. buyers & acquirers. investors & sponsors. growth companies. family businesses.

Corporate, M&A, and tax counsel for Florida businesses — formation to exit — from a deal lawyer with an LL.M. in Taxation.

$300M+ Deal Volume · The Florida Bar No. 120346 · LL.M. Taxation · Sarasota & Tampa
Practice Areas

Corporate & General Counsel

The legal infrastructure of a well-run business — built correctly the first time.

  • Entity formation & structuring — LLCs, corporations, multi-tier structures
  • Operating & shareholder agreements — governance, vesting, transfer restrictions
  • Equity design — classes, profits interests, drag/tag-along, waterfalls
  • Commercial contracts — vendor, services, licensing, NDAs
  • Outside general counsel — flat-fee and retainer structures

Mergers & Acquisitions

Buy-side and sell-side representation through the full deal lifecycle — $300M+ in aggregate volume.

  • Sell-side — exit preparation, process management, negotiation
  • Buy-side — acquisitions, add-ons, platform builds
  • LOIs & term sheets — structuring leverage early
  • Due diligence — legal, regulatory, and risk allocation
  • Purchase agreements — asset and equity deals, earnouts, rollover equity

A deal lawyer who reads the tax code.

Most business transactions are negotiated by one lawyer and restructured by another when the tax bill arrives. This practice was built to collapse that gap: corporate and tax counsel in the same chair, so deal structure, purchase price allocation, and rollover design are tax-informed from the first term sheet — not retrofitted at closing.

The discipline comes from healthcare — one of the most heavily regulated transaction environments in American law. Deals that survive regulatory scrutiny demand precision in diligence, documentation, and structure. That same rigor is applied to every business engagement, regulated industry or not.

$300M+aggregate deal volume, led or co-led, buy-side and sell-side
LL.M.Taxation, University of Miami School of Law
2015The Florida Bar, No. 120346 — a decade of transactional practice
Who We Serve

Founders & Owners

Closely held and owner-operated businesses building for the long term.

Business Sellers

Owners preparing for and executing a sale or exit.

Buyers & Acquirers

Strategic and individual buyers, add-ons, and platform builders.

Investors & Sponsors

Private equity and independent sponsors on platform and portfolio matters.

Growth Companies

Scaling businesses formalizing governance, equity, and contracts.

Family Businesses

Multi-generational owners navigating succession and transfer.

Healthcare transaction? That's the home turf.

The firm's core practice is full-spectrum healthcare law — regulatory, transactional, and enforcement counsel for physicians, platforms, and investors across Florida.

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Every deal has a tax dimension.

Structure, allocation, and rollovers are handled in-house with an LL.M. in Taxation — explore the dedicated Tax practice.

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Have a deal on the horizon?

Formation, an acquisition, a sale, or a tax question — let's structure it right.