DR Solicitors strengthens corporate healthcare offering with appointment of new partner

Specialist healthcare law firm DR Solicitors has announced the appointment of Paul Edels as a Partner, further enhancing its national corporate healthcare practice and expanding its expertise across the dental, pharmacy, and care home sectors.

With more than 15 years’ experience as a corporate healthcare lawyer, Paul joins from Bermans and acts for both buyers and sellers in a wide range of corporate and asset transactions. His work spans dental practice sales and acquisitions, pharmacy and care home transactions, and corporate restructures, as well as associate dentist contracts, partnership and shareholder disputes, and procurement matters.

Paul’s experience extends beyond healthcare into advising corporate purchasers and sellers across multiple industries, including construction, care homes, opticians and nurseries. He also represents healthcare providers in complex dispute matters, such as procurement challenges and claims against the NHS Business Services Authority.

Drawing on his background in investment and product development, Paul takes a commercially pragmatic approach to legal advice – combining technical precision with real-world understanding.
Paul will lead the firm’s Corporate Healthcare Team, supported by senior corporate paralegal Paul Rabbette, to further strengthen the firm’s capabilities in handling complex transactions and strategic advisory work across all healthcare disciplines.

Daphne Robertson, Founder and Partner at DR Solicitors, said: “Paul’s deep sector knowledge and extensive experience in corporate healthcare make him an exceptional addition to our firm. His appointment reinforces our commitment to providing the highest level of specialist legal advice to healthcare professionals and organisations nationwide. With his expertise across dentistry, pharmacy, and care homes, Paul will play a pivotal role in supporting our clients and expanding our national reach.”
Paul Edels, Partner at DR Solicitors, added: DR Solicitors is a firm recognised for its exceptional focus and reputation in healthcare law. The opportunity to work alongside such a highly respected team allows me to continue supporting clients across the healthcare sector with the commercial insight and legal rigour they need to thrive.”

Headquartered in Guildford, DR Solicitors advises healthcare professionals across the UK. The firm acts for more than 2,500 clinical practices, over 250 Primary Care Networks and numerous healthcare institutions and LMCs nationally.

Paul’s appointment comes after DR Solicitors recently reported its average annual growth of consultants at more than 40 per cent year-on-year, taking the total to 26. DR Solicitors was one of the first legal firms to develop a consultant-based operating model and has also been on of the first to integrate into a multi-disciplinary business advisory group.

DR Solicitors is part of the Dow Schofield Watts Group, following its acquisition in November 2024. The Group supports ambitious owner-managed businesses with deal advisory, tax, investment, business recovery, and legal services.

About DR Solicitors
DR Solicitors is a specialist healthcare law firm advising healthcare professionals and organisations across England and Wales.

The firm acts for more than 2,500 clinical practices, over 250 Primary Care Networks, and numerous healthcare institutions and LMCs nationwide.

Recognised as a leading expert in healthcare law, DR Solicitors is top-ranked by Chambers, winner of the GP Awards ‘Legal Service Provider of the Year’, and a finalist in the Law Society Excellence Awards.

The firm delivers tailored, practical legal advice that helps healthcare organisations operate efficiently, protect their interests, and grow with confidence.

Its pioneering legal platform attracts the highest calibre of legal expertise, providing them with the freedom and autonomy to work the way they want whilst being supported by a leading brand and business

Part of Dow Schofield Watts, the firm is trusted by thousands of healthcare professionals across the UK.