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Empowering Your Optometry Practice
At Jahanshahi Law Firm, we provide tailored legal services to optometrists across Ontario, supporting their business, regulatory, and long-term planning needs. We understand that optometrists operate in a unique legal environment—combining regulated healthcare services with the complexities of running a retail business and managing a professional corporation. Our firm regularly assists optometrists with incorporating and maintaining Optometry Professional Corporations, drafting associate and employment agreements, advising on practice purchase and sale transactions, and planning for tax efficiency and estate transition.
Whether you are building your first practice, acquiring additional locations, or preparing for retirement, we ensure your legal structure is compliant, efficient, and aligned with your goals. Our deep experience advising regulated professionals allows us to offer practical legal support at every stage of your optometry career.
Why Choose Jahanshahi Law Firm?
At Jahanshahi Law Firm, we understand the unique position optometrists occupy as both regulated healthcare professionals and business owners. Your legal needs don’t exist in isolation—they’re connected to your clinic’s operations, regulatory obligations, and long-term financial planning. That’s why we provide more than just transactional legal services—we offer strategic guidance that supports your professional and personal goals.
We have extensive experience working with regulated professionals across Ontario, and we understand the legal nuances specific to optometrists, including compliance with the Optometry Act, the Regulated Health Professions Act, and the policies of the College of Optometrists of Ontario. Whether you’re incorporating, hiring or partnering with associates, acquiring a clinic, or planning for retirement, we provide proactive legal advice that anticipates issues before they arise.
What sets us apart is our integrated approach. We collaborate with accountants, practice consultants, and financial advisors to ensure your corporate structure, contracts, and succession plans are aligned and tax-efficient. We don’t just draft agreements—we help you structure your practice in a way that minimizes risk, preserves value, and supports long-term growth.
Our commitment to responsiveness, precision, and practical business sense has made us a trusted legal partner to optometrists throughout the province. Whether you’re early in your career or planning an exit, we bring the legal insight and experience needed to protect your interests at every stage.
Our Optometry Law Expertise
Setting Up an Optometry Professional Corporation
Incorporating an Optometry Professional Corporation (OPC) offers optometrists several legal and financial advantages, including access to small business tax rates, the ability to retain earnings, and future planning flexibility through advanced tax strategies. At Jahanshahi Law Firm, we assist optometrists across Ontario with the full incorporation process, ensuring strict compliance with the College of Optometrists of Ontario and the Regulated Health Professions Act.
We don’t just file incorporation forms—we build a foundation for long-term planning. This includes drafting custom share structures that allow for future tax planning opportunities, such as the introduction of family trusts or holding companies. We also ensure the professional corporation is properly organized with a compliant minute book, resolutions, share issuances, and professional name registrations that meet the College’s requirements.
Our firm works in close coordination with your accountant to ensure the legal and tax structure supports your short- and long-term objectives. Whether you’re a new graduate looking to incorporate for the first time or an established practitioner reorganizing your structure, we ensure that your professional corporation is set up correctly from day one.
Purchase and Sale of Optometry Practices
Buying or selling an optometry practice is a significant transaction that requires careful planning, legal precision, and deep knowledge of both the business and regulatory aspects of the profession. At Jahanshahi Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing optometrists in the purchase and sale of practices across Ontario. Whether you are acquiring your first clinic, expanding to multiple locations, or preparing to transition out of practice, we guide you through every step of the process with clarity and confidence.
We advise on transaction structure—whether an asset sale or share sale—and handle all aspects of the deal, including due diligence, agreement negotiation, employee and associate transitions, lease reviews, and closing documentation. On the sell-side, we also help prepare your corporation and clinic for sale in advance, addressing legal, contractual, and tax issues that could affect valuation or delay the transaction.
We are highly familiar with the documentation and consents required by landlords, lenders, and the College of Optometrists of Ontario, and we understand how to structure the transaction to remain compliant with professional regulations. We also collaborate with your accountant and other advisors to ensure the sale is structured tax-efficiently, especially where lifetime capital gains exemption planning or reorganizations are involved.
With our focused experience and detailed knowledge of the optometry profession, we help ensure your transaction proceeds smoothly, protects your interests, and positions you for long-term success.
Estate Planning for Optometrists
For many optometrists, a significant portion of their wealth is tied to their professional corporation, clinic assets, and accumulated retained earnings. Without proper estate and tax planning, this value can be eroded through unnecessary tax exposure, probate fees, or disorganized transitions. At Jahanshahi Law Firm, we help optometrists structure their professional and personal affairs to ensure long-term preservation of wealth and a smooth transition of assets to their intended beneficiaries.
Our estate planning services are closely integrated with your corporate and financial structure. We routinely implement strategies such as estate freezes, the use of holding companies, and dual will planning to reduce or defer taxes on death and simplify succession. We also prepare custom wills, powers of attorney, and corporate documents that reflect the realities of owning and operating a regulated professional corporation.
Whether your goal is to gradually transition ownership to a family member, protect assets through trust planning, or plan for the eventual sale or wind-up of your clinic, we ensure that your estate plan is legally sound, tax-efficient, and aligned with your broader life and business goals. We also work closely with your accountant and financial advisor to ensure a coordinated, strategic approach.
For optometrists looking to secure their legacy, protect their families, and plan responsibly for the future, we provide the legal structure and clarity needed to do so with confidence.
Navigating the Optometry Regulatory Framework
Optometrists in Ontario are governed by a strict and evolving regulatory framework under the Regulated Health Professions Act and the Optometry Act, administered by the College of Optometrists of Ontario. Every aspect of operating an optometric practice—whether incorporating, entering an associate agreement, advertising services, or acquiring a clinic—must be done in compliance with these rules. At Jahanshahi Law Firm, we understand the professional obligations and regulatory nuances that apply to optometrists and ensure that your business decisions remain fully compliant.
We advise on matters such as professional corporation structuring, use of corporate names, clinic signage, advertising standards, and proper documentation of associate relationships in accordance with College policies. When assisting with practice acquisitions or transitions, we ensure that consent, notice, and recordkeeping requirements are met, and that the transaction does not trigger regulatory concerns.
Our clients rely on us for more than just technical legal advice—they look to us for peace of mind that their business decisions won’t compromise their professional standing. Whether you’re just entering practice or managing a multi-location clinic, we help you navigate the legal and regulatory landscape with clarity and confidence.
Take the Next Step
Ready to secure the legal foundation of your optometry practice? Contact Jahanshahi Law Firm today to schedule a consultation and learn how we can help you achieve your professional aspirations with confidence and clarity.