Evan J. Atkinson
Member
Evan J. Atkinson is a Member in the Austin office of Dykema, where his practice focuses on complex strategic transactions involving private equity, healthcare organizations, professional practices, and law firms. He represents buyers, sellers, and private equity-backed sponsors in acquisitions, mergers, recapitalizations, divestitures, and other transactions, with particular experience in management services organizations and the evolving structures used to support investment and growth in professional services businesses.
Evan has extensive experience working with healthcare organizations and professionals, including dental and medical service organizations and practices across a wide range of specialties. He also advises attorneys and law firms on strategic transactions and has written on the emerging legal MSO model and the regulatory considerations surrounding investment in law firms. His practice spans corporate and finance, governance, healthcare, and mergers and acquisitions.
Before entering private practice, Evan served as a Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Ronald B. King of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas. Prior to law school, he spent nine years in the United States Army, including service in Iraq as a Blackhawk door gunner and in leadership roles supervising soldiers under his command. He earned his B.S. from American Military University and his J.D., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.
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Bar Admissions
- Texas
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Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
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Named to Best Lawyers' "Ones to Watch" list
- Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law, 2024-2026
- Corporate Governance and Compliance Law, 2026 and 2027
- Corporate Law, 2026 and 2027
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2026 and 2027
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Recognized in Texas Super Lawyers® as a Rising Star for Business & Corporate; Health Care, 2023-2025
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Texas Bar Association, Member
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American Bar Association, Member
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American Health Lawyers Association, Member
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Young Men's Business League (YMBL), Vice President Of Development, 2021-2022
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Austin Sunshine Camps, Board Member, 2021-2022
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Veterans Legal Aid, Volunteer Attorney, 2018-2022
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Areas of client focus
How Are Legal Practices Valued by MSOs?
Private equity’s interest in the legal industry is no longer theoretical. Over the past several…
214 Dykema Lawyers Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2027 and Best Lawyers “Ones to Watch”
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 214 of its attorneys, in multiple practice…
Legal MSOs and ABA Rule 1.17: Why Most Transactions Are Structured to Avoid It
The legal industry is in the early stages of a transformation that has already occurred in other…
