Dennis F. Dykhuizen

Dennis Dykhuizen is the senior partner in the firm’s Health Care and Business Practice groups. He focuses his practice in the areas of health care, business and commercial transactions. He has experience in assisting clients with tax matters, business succession planning, acquisitions, joint ventures, estate planning, financing and contract negotiations. He has represented a wide range of physician groups and health care providers, including hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, assisted living and long-term care facilities, independent diagnostic testing facilities, and numerous health care joint ventures. His practice includes, but is not limited to, physician relationships, physician recruitment agreements, employment contracts, medical staff bylaw matters, and a wide array of health care regulatory matters involving Stark, anti-kickback, tax and related issues. He is also a frequent speaker on corporate and health care topics, including topics related to health care reform. Dennis has a great deal of experience in representing nonprofit organizations as well, both within and outside of the health care arena. Further, he has assisted clients in obtaining various forms of financing for their businesses, including tax-exempt financing when appropriate. A native of Fort Wayne, Dennis received a B.S. degree with distinction in accounting from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business (1977). He received his Juris Doctorate degree from Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington (1980). Prior to joining Rothberg Logan & Warsco in 1983, he performed tax consulting for the international accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Company. PRACTICE AREAS Business Employment Law Health Care Wills, Trusts & Estates BAR ADMISSIONS Indiana, 1980 U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana, 1980 U.S. District Court Southern District of Indiana, 1980 U.S. Tax Court, 1986 ASSOCIATIONS American Health Lawyers Association Indiana Bar Association National Association of Bond Lawyers Allen County Bar Association SERVICES PROVIDED Advice to Directors and Officers Application for Tax Exemption Business Transactions Buy/Sell Transactions Business Succession Planning Compliance Programs Commercial Financing Corporate and Business Services Health Care Health Care Fraud and Abuse Health Care Reform HIPAA ?Compliance Income Taxation Joint Ventures Mergers and Acquisitions Nonprofit Incorporation Personal Services Privacy and Information Law Private Foundation Administration Public Charity Compliance Tax