Three Barley Snyder Partners Named to Legal 500 Philadelphia Elite Rankings List

Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder is pleased to announce that three of its partners – Salvatore Anastasi, Daniel T. Desmond and Matthew M. Hennesy – have been named to the Legal 500’s Philadelphia Elite Rankings list. This prestigious recognition highlights top attorneys in the Philadelphia metropolitan area across a variety of legal disciplines. Honorees are selected through a rigorous, research-driven process that includes peer feedback, client testimonials and in-depth interviews conducted by the Legal 500 editorial team. 
 
Salvatore Anastasi named to Intellectual Property Elite List
Anastasi is a patent attorney and serves as chair of Barley Snyder’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. He advises clients on all aspects of intellectual property, including domestic and international patent preparation and prosecution and intellectual property litigation. For more than three decades, Anastasi has worked with clients ranging from small family businesses to large, multi-national companies across various industries. He currently serves as President-Elect of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, one of the largest and most influential IP organizations in the world. Barley Snyder maintains a strong presence in Malvern, Pa., where its office serves as the base for the firm’s Intellectual Property practice and also offers a broad range of additional legal services to clients throughout the region.
 
Daniel Desmond named to the Corporate and M&A Elite List
Desmond serves as chair of Barley Snyder’s Business Practice Group. As a seasoned business, finance and municipal attorney, Desmond is experienced in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), general business law, corporate governance and other types of business and finance transactions. His practice includes entity selection and formation, contract review and drafting, regulatory compliance matters, in addition to conventional, tax-exempt, venture capital and private equity lending transactions. His experience across those varied fields allows clients to deal directly with him on nearly every facet of a transaction.
 
Matthew Hennesy named to the Commercial Disputes Elite List
Hennesy chairs Barley Snyder’s Litigation Practice Group where he focuses his practice on assisting clients with their commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation and construction litigation matters. He is an aggressive advocate who helps businesses, institutions and individuals effectively use the court system to achieve their strategic objectives and meet the challenges posed by complex litigation. In addition to helping his clients navigate and succeed in litigation, Hennesy also helps clients proactively identify and manage litigation risk. 
 
“We are incredibly proud to see three of our partners recognized by the Legal 500 in its Philadelphia Elite Rankings,” said Managing Partner Jennifer Craighead Carey. “Their inclusion among the region’s top talent is well deserved and speaks to the caliber of their work in their respective practice areas.” 
 
To view the full list of honorees, please visit the Legal 500’s website here. 
 
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
 
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