Kristin Ornstein

Background

Kristin Ornstein is a Healthcare Transactions Partner at Holland & Knight in Dallas, having joined in April 2026 from Dykema Gossett, where she built a national reputation advising on physician, dental and veterinary practice roll-ups. She holds a J.D. (cum laude) and MBA from the University of Houston.

Current Focus

• Represents PE sponsors, independent sponsors, family offices and platform operators across the full private-capital lifecycle: fund formation, platform acquisitions, add-on tuck-ins, recapitalizations and exits.
• Deep bench in dental service organizations (DSOs) and veterinary service organizations (VSOs), with growing physician practice management (PPM) work.
• Serves as Chief Legal Officer of Women in DSO Inc., giving her a wide informal network of DSO/VSO operators, sponsors and management teams.

What She Cares About

• Practical deal structuring for founder-led practices navigating corporate-practice-of-medicine/dentistry restrictions.
• Advancing women's leadership within the DSO/VSO ecosystem.
• Building a book that spans fund formation through exit, not just transactional execution.

Recent Moves

• April 2026: Lateral move from Dykema Gossett to Holland & Knight's Healthcare Transactions group in Dallas, a platform upgrade likely aimed at larger, more complex mandates.

Sensitivities

• New to H&K; may face non-solicit/notice constraints on discussing recent Dykema client work.
• Named deal specifics are typically confidential; expect general market conversation before named references.

Questions to Ask

1. Which platform sponsors and independent sponsors in DSO/VSO/PPM are driving her current deal flow?
2. What structuring issues (CPOM, MSO carve-outs, friendly-PC models) are creating friction in today's roll-up deals?
3. Through Women in DSO, which operators or management teams does she view as strong platform or add-on candidates right now?