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Barley Snyder Attorneys Named to 2025 Top Lawyers of Chester County List by Daily Local News
Lancaster, Pa. – Four Barley Snyder attorneys - Salvatore Anastasi, Zachary J. Daly, Michael W. Davis and Derek P. Dissinger - have been named to the 2025 Top Lawyers of Chester County List by the Daily Local News in three categories. Additionally, Barley Snyder was recognized in the Real Estate category.
The annual publication spotlights standout legal professionals and law firms across diverse practice areas. Honorees are nominated by readers and legal peers and subsequently selected through a public voting process conducted by the Daily Local News. Barley Snyder maintains a strong presence in Chester County with an office in Malvern, Pa., which serves as the base for the firm’s Intellectual Property practice and offers a broad range of additional legal services to clients throughout the region.
Individual Honorees:
Salvatore Anastasi – Intellectual Property
Anastasi is a registered patent attorney and chair of Barley Snyder’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. With nearly 30 years of experience, he advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property, including domestic and international patent preparation and prosecution and intellectual property litigation. Anastasi currently serves as President-Elect of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, one of the world’s largest and most influential IP organizations.
Zachary J. Daly – Intellectual Property
Daly is a registered patent attorney in Barley Snyder’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, advising clients on patents, copyrights and trademarks. He supports IP litigation and enforcement while helping clients develop strong IP portfolios across industries like mechanical, electrical and medical technologies. With a background in physics, Daly works with companies of all sizes to align IP strategies with their business goals.
Michael W. Davis – Municipal Court
Davis chairs Barley Snyder’s Environment & Energy Industry Group with over 30 years of experience advising public and private clients on environmental, real estate, agribusiness and municipal law matters. He has led high-profile redevelopment projects involving environmental compliance, Brownfield remediation and land use across Pennsylvania. Davis also serves as solicitor to local government entities and regularly counsels colleges, developers and businesses on zoning, permitting and regulatory issues.
Derek P. Dissinger – Real Estate
Dissinger chairs Barley Snyder’s Real Estate and Hospitality groups, advising clients in Pennsylvania and Maryland on real estate transactions, sophisticated land development and zoning matters. He represents developers, lenders and hospitality businesses in areas such as 1031 and reverse 1031 exchanges, hotel and restaurant deals, and liquor licensing. As both an attorney and licensed title agent, Dissinger offers comprehensive, strategic counsel across all phases of real estate and finance transactions.
Firmwide Recognition:
Barley Snyder - Real Estate
In addition to individual attorney recognitions, Barley Snyder was recognized in the Real Estate category, underscoring the firm’s overall commitment to excellence and client service in this field. Barley Snyder’s Real Estate Practice Group handles all aspects of real estate transactions, development, leasing, zoning and financing across Pennsylvania and Maryland. Its practical, client-focused approach helps developers, lenders and municipalities achieve successful outcomes.
“We’re proud to see four of our attorneys and our Real Estate Practice Group recognized by the Chester County community for their exceptional legal service,” said managing partner Jennifer Craighead Carey. “This honor reflects the strength of our team and our commitment to serving clients throughout the region and beyond.”
About Barley Snyder
Barley Snyder is a law firm based in Pennsylvania with more than 130 attorneys practicing from offices located in Lancaster, York, Reading, Harrisburg, Lebanon, Malvern, Hanover, Gettysburg and Schuylkill Haven, Pa., and Hunt Valley and Columbia, Md. The firm serves businesses, individuals and organizations in all major areas of civil law including business, employment, immigration, employee benefits, finance & creditors’ rights, intellectual property, litigation, estate planning and administration, real estate, tax, construction, environment and energy, health care, education, municipal authority, hospitality, senior living, cybersecurity and food and agribusiness. www.barley.com | @BarleySnyder
Press contact: Elise Pini, Senior Marketing Coordinator | epini@barley.com | (717) 553-1059
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