Bradford E. Adatto, JD

Bradford E. Adatto, JD

Bradford E. Adatto decided to become a lawyer during sixth-grade Career Day, when he promised to represent his best friend, a future doctor. A few decades and many miles later, he started his own law firm that focused on representing health care and corporate clients. And yes, his best friend from sixth grade is among them.

Brad’s background is in regulatory, transactional, and securities law. Having worked in health care law his entire career, he has an in-depth knowledge of the “do’s and don’ts” of this heavily regulated industry. As the son of a medical doctor and grandson of a medical doctor and dentist, Brad has the health care industry in his blood. He enjoys helping his clients build successful businesses by showing them how to avoid legal problems, create new opportunities, develop new partnerships, and form new entities.

“I’ve always known this is what I wanted to do. To me, it’s about helping people create something they are proud of and to ensure they achieve it.”

Brad has worked with physicians, physician groups, and other medical service providers in developing ambulatory surgical centers, in-office and freestanding ancillary service facilities, and other medical joint ventures. He regularly counsels clients with respect to federal and state health care regulations that impact investments, transactions, and contract terms, including Medicare fraud and abuse, anti-trust, anti-kickback, anti-referral, and private securities laws. His extensive transactional experience includes preparing and negotiating corporate and commercial arrangements such as certificates of formation, bylaws, shareholder agreements, asset purchase agreements, physician employment agreements, recruitment agreements, and medical intellectual property mergers and acquisitions. He is also experienced in advising clients in private securities offerings, including preparing and reviewing private placement memorandum and private disclosure statements in compliance with state and federal regulations.

Brad enjoys reading, running, and spending time with his family. He is active in the health care community, and often speaks at conferences, associations, and educational events. He is also actively involved in various community and philanthropic associations, and services as a Board Member of Bird’s Eye View Point and Carry The Load, charitable organizations founded to help first responders, veterans and their beneficiaries.

EDUCATION

  • Texas Christian University, B.A. (1994)

  • Loyola University School of Law, J.D. (1998)

ADMISSIONS

  • Louisiana State Bar

  • Mississippi State Bar

  • Texas State Bar

  • Massachusetts State Bar

  • Oklahoma State Bar

  • Arizona State Bar

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana

  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana

  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi

  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi

HONORS

  • Selected by D Magazine, Best Lawyer in Dallas in Health Care (2016, 2018-2020)

  • Selected in Best Lawyer in America in Health Care (2017-2020)

  • Selected in Best Lawyer in Texas (2019)

  • Selected by Thompson Reuters, Texas Super Lawyer (2019)

  • Selected by Dallas Morning News, Top Rated Lawyer (2016)

  • AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell

ASSOCIATIONS

  • American Health Lawyers Association

  • Louisiana Bar Association

  • Mississippi Bar Association

  • Texas Bar Association

  • Dallas Bar Association

  • Dallas Bar Association, Health Law Section Board Member (Past-Chair)

  • New Orleans Bar Association Young Lawyers Section (Past-Chair)

  • Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation

  • Fellow of the Dallas Bar Foundation

PUBLICATIONS

  • Contributing Author (2019) The Business of Plastic Surgery, 2nd Edition, Thieme Publishers

  • Contributing Author (2016) Representing Physicians Handbook, 4th Edition, American Health Lawyers Association

  • Contributing Author and Contributing Editor (2012) Representing Physicians Handbook, 3rd Edition, American Health Lawyers Association

  • Contributing Author and Contributing Editor (2009) Representing Physicians Handbook, 2nd Edition, American Health Lawyers Association

  • Contributing Editor (2006) Representing Physicians Handbook, 1st Edition, American Health Lawyers Association