Position: Partner

Charles J. Phillips

Chuck has extensive experience in business transactions, contract negotiations and business succession planning. He offers business advice to clients in addition to developing long-term business strategies. Whether a client is buying or selling a business, restructuring its financial affairs or putting important contracts in place with customers, suppliers, or other owners, Chuck provides the strategic guidance and counsel that separates him from other business attorneys. He has guided his clients through general corporate law, tax resolution cases and commercial litigation.

In his mergers & acquisitions practice, Chuck has worked on hundreds of transactions, both small and large. He regularly assists clients with due diligence, structuring transactions, deal negotiations and drafting acquisition agreements. He also advises on asset purchases, stock purchases, and management and leveraged buyouts. His ability to create solutions to problems that arise amid transactions and to identify important deal trends remains an invaluable asset to his clients.

Chuck is a magna cum laude graduate of Albright College, where he formerly served as a member of its board of trustees. He received his Juris Doctor degree from Villanova Law School. He is a member of the Pennsylvania and American Bar associations, the American Bankruptcy Institute and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Committee. He is also a past president of the Berks County Bar Association.

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • American Bankruptcy Institute
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Committee
  • Berks County Bar Association

Benjamin A. Leisawitz

Ben is a member of the firm’s Trusts & Estates and Business practice groups. Whether Ben is formulating an estate plan, structuring a business deal or negotiating a real estate transaction, his style is client-centric and results-driven.

In his trusts and estates practice, Ben assists clients with crafting comprehensive estate plans that meet their needs and wishes, including the preparation of wills, financial and healthcare powers of attorney and trusts. He also assists clients with more complex estate planning matters such as special needs trusts, supplemental needs trusts and asset protection planning. Additionally, Ben has experience assisting families with succession plans and administering both trusts and estates.

In his business practice, Ben handles a broad range of corporate and transactional matters. He assists clients with entity selection and business formations, serves as general counsel to business clients, drafts and negotiates a wide array of commercial contracts, and handles a variety of commercial transactions including asset purchase agreements as well as stock (and membership interest) purchase agreements. Additionally, Ben guides clients through real estate matters including agreements of sale as well as leases for both commercial and residential real estate clients. This work dovetails with his contract review and negotiation experience. He also assists clients with navigating title issues.

Ben received his juris doctor degree from Widener University Delaware Law School where he ranked 4th in his class of 195 students, graduated magna cum laude and served as managing editor on the nationally ranked Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. During law school, Ben served as a judicial clerk for Berks County’s then-president judge, now U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the Honorable Jeffrey L. Schmehl. Additionally, Ben worked as a summer law clerk for a large law firm headquartered in Reading.

A Berks County native, Ben is a 1998 alumnus of Reading Senior High School where he was selected to the first team All Lancaster-Lebanon League in football and was the co-captain and most valuable player of the baseball team. Ben went on to be a four-year varsity letter winner at Muhlenberg College and the 2002 recipient of the “Player’s Player Award” – the team’s most valuable player – on the most successful baseball team in school history. After graduating from Muhlenberg College with a Bachelor of Arts in business administration/entrepreneurial studies, Ben gained seven years of business experience, having worked for both a large corporation and a small, family-held business. His vast job responsibilities included sales, marketing, purchasing and management. While working, Ben earned his master’s degree in business from Alvernia University.

Ben is proud to assist individuals, families and businesses in the community in which he was raised. Ben participates annually at Penn State Berks campus where he lectures on the intersection between business and the law. He also volunteers in many roles throughout the community including serving as an assistant coach on his son’s baseball team. Ben resides in Wyomissing with his wife, Michele, their children, Leah and Adam, and their dogs, Siman and Tov.

RECOGNITION
  • Delaware Journal of Corporate Law, former managing editor
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Berks County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
PUBLICATION
  • “Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano: Rejection of the Statistically Significant Standard Reopened the Door to Securities Fraud Strike Suits”, Delaware Journal of Corporate Law (2011)
PRESENTATIONS
  •  Estate Planning 101, AFSCME, The Retired Public Employees of Pennsylvania (RPEP) Chapter 13 (September 2022)
  • “Negotiating Physician Employment Contracts”, Tower Health
  • “Estate Planning”, Jewish Federation of Reading, Reform Congregation Oheb Shalom
  • “Business Law for Entrepreneurs”, Penn State University-Berks

Thad M. Gelsinger

As a member of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, Thad focuses his practice on commercial, fiduciary and personal injury litigation. With more than a decade of experience, he serves both business and individual clients in successfully resolving their litigation matters.

Thad takes a pragmatic approach to his litigation practice and strives to explain complex issues to his clients in an easy-to-understand manner. He ensures that clients fully understand the legal process, the details of their case, and the real-world implications of their legal decisions. Thad is also qualified to serve as a mediator or arbitrator through the Berks County Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. A recent highlight of his career was securing a landmark victory, in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in an eminent domain case between landowners and a railroad, which you may read more about here.

Commercial Litigation
Thad holds a broad commercial litigation practice, handling a variety of matters ranging from contract disputes and sophisticated construction issues to partnership dissolution and insurance dispute issues.

Representative cases:

  • Thad represented a financial advisor in a dispute and break-up with a former business partner. He obtained judgment in favor of client awarding, among other damages, reimbursement of previously withheld business buy-in paid by client. James W. Keim v. Andre S. Duffie, et al., Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, August Term, No. 14-6137.
  • Represented lighting fixture supplier in dispute against electrical contractor on a public school project for failure of the contractor to pay for fixtures that the supplier delivered.  MBR Construction Services, Inc. v. Manheim Township School District, Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, No. CI-1303760.
  • Obtained judgment, including an award of counsel fees, against a website development company for failing to provide goods and services as required pursuant to a contract between the parties.  PWE Consultants, LLC v. NetConnect Web, Inc., et al., Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, No. 18-01674.
  • Prevailed at arbitration on behalf of a subcontractor pursuing claims, and defending counterclaims, for payment on a school construction project.  The damages asserted between the parties included the contract amount, loss of efficiency, extended general conditions, loss of home office overhead, liquidated damages, back charges from the owner of the property, and counsel fees and costs. 
  • Prevailed at arbitration on behalf of a license holder over claims brought by a licensee for reimbursement of prepaid guaranteed royalties.  The claimant sought in excess of $7 million in damages in addition to counsel fees and costs of the litigation.  The arbitration panel granted judgment, in full, in favor of the license holder. 
  • Represented a party to a stock purchase agreement that, due to delays of the opposing party, never consummated within the agreement’s time limits.  Obtained an award of a break-up fee penalty together with interest and the costs of the arbitration proceedings.  Lynn Hart v. GDS Link, LLC, American Arbitration Association Case No. 01-18-003-8170

Fiduciary Litigation
Thad regularly helps trust companies, banks and individuals with a variety of fiduciary matters including will contests, heir disputes, trust and power of attorney litigation and more. He frequently handles guardianship cases in Orphans’ Court.  

Representative cases:

  • Represented a son in pursuit of guardianship for his incapacitated mother including an evidentiary hearing before the Orphans’ Court and on appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
  • Represented a daughter in challenging late modifications to her father’s Last Will and Testament including a multi-day trial in front of the Orphans’ Court and an appeal to the Pennsylvania Superior Court.
  • Represented the Guardian of an Incapacitated Person relative to various Petitions filed on the Guardian’s behalf and those filed by other interested parties.

Personal Injury
Thad brings significant experience in personal injury law, assisting with motor vehicle collisions, premises and products liability, slip and fall, and wrongful death claims. Litigation is often about economic loss, and Thad’s experience and background allow him to understand and evaluate the full extent of his clients’ damages.

Representative cases:

  • Represented the children of a motorcycle driver that was killed by an oncoming vehicle that failed to yield in the lane of travel.  Successfully recovered financial compensation from the responsible party’s insurance carrier as well as multiple layers of underinsured motorists’ coverage. These claims were resolved without the need to incur the costs and expenses of suit. 
  • Resolved claims, without incurring the costs of suit, on behalf of a client injured when his car rolled over and down a roadside embankment following a collision caused by the negligent conduct of the driver of another vehicle.  Guided the client through negotiation with the negligent driver’s insurance company, obtained additional compensation under the client’s underinsured motorist coverage, and negotiated a decrease of the client’s outstanding medical lien to maximize his recovery.  
  • Represented individual injured while in the course and scope of employment but while working at a third-party client’s property. Navigated interaction of workers’ compensation claim and personal injury claim against the grocery store. Workers’ compensation claim was resolved and a federal arbitration panel awarded damages on the personal injury claim.  Yvonne Krick v. Giant Food Stores, LLC, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, No. 16-1734.
  • Resolved claims brought by an estate for the overdose death of a resident of a community corrections facility arising out of the alleged failure of the facility to implement and execute proper search protocols for residents of the facility.  Elizabeth Feldbaum, Administratrix of the Estate of Matthew L. Feldbaum v. The GEO Group, Inc., et al., Court of Common Pleas of Berks County, No. 18-829.

Thad has served as co-chair of the Civil Litigation Section of the Berks County Bar Association, an officer of the Justice William Strong Inns of Court, a member of the House of Delegates of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and as a member of the Sedona Conference Working Group 1 on Electronic Document Retention and Production. He has also presented continuing legal education seminars to his colleagues on electronic discovery and issues related to the use of social media in litigation.

Outside the legal profession, Thad is actively involved in his community. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Berks Catholic High School and has served on the board of directors and as president of the Greater Reading Young Professionals and on the board of directors for the Berks County Chapter of the Penn State Alumni Association. Thad has also served as a member of the board of directors of the Greater Reading Economic Partnership.

Thad received both his J.D. and M.B.A. from Widener University. In addition, he received his B.S. in marketing from the Pennsylvania State University. Thad graduated from Holy Name High School and is a native of Berks County. Thad resides in West Chester, Pa., with his wife, Sara A. Gelsinger, and enjoys playing tennis and golf.

RECOGNITIONS
  • Lehigh Valley Business Journal (Forty Under 40, 2022)
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Berks County Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • Justice William Strong Inns of Court
  • Berks County Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program, panel of arbitrators/mediators
PRESENTATIONS
  • E-Discovery – When and How to Do It, Berks County Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, August 7, 2014
  • Case Management and Courtroom Technology in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PA, January 25, 2018
  • Defensible Disposition and Information Governance, The Sedona Conference Working Group 1, 2018 Midyear Meeting, May 3, 2018
  • Civil Bench Roundtable with the Berks County Court of Common Pleas, Berks County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, August 25, 2021
  • Admissibility of Expert Evidence: Overcoming Objections and Motions in Limine, Berks County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, April 19, 2023
  • Civil Bench Roundtable with the Berks County Court of Common Pleas, Berks County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, April 19, 2023
PUBLICATIONS
  • The Sedona Conference, Commentary on Information Governance, Second Edition, Drafting Team Member

Eden R. Bucher

Eden is a partner in the firm’s Finance & Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. She concentrates most of her practice in the areas of commercial transactions, debtor/creditor law and general and commercial litigation. She considers herself a problem solver, and her MBA degree helps her better understand the business impact of a company’s legal issues.

Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy
In her creditors’ rights practice, Eden assists creditors with mortgage foreclosures and civil actions for the collection of debt obligations. She also represents creditors through the process of bankruptcy including filing motions for relief from stay and objections to reorganization plans. Eden has represented businesses as debtors in bankruptcy and collection proceedings including debtor representation in workouts. She has helped clients with judicial enforcement, lender liability, and managing and disposing of REO real estate. Eden can assist creditors, financial institutions and lenders with confessions of judgment, personal property executions, and actions on notes and guarantees.

Finance
In her finance practice, Eden helps clients with loan documentation, loan modifications, restructuring plans and more. She is well-versed in assisting banks and other financial institutions with vendor contract reviews, workouts, bulk-loan sales and purchases. She is among a dedicated group at the firm that regularly represents lenders in Small Business Administration and other government-guaranteed loans, syndicated loans and loan participations.

Real Estate Transactions
Outside of finance and creditors’ rights, Eden advises clients on complex real estate transactions (both commercial and residential), drawing upon her experience in various areas of law to produce amicable solutions. She prepares and negotiates sale/lease-back transactions and sales agreements, conducts due diligence, and reviews and negotiates real estate secured loan documents and settlement-related documents. Eden also has experience handling real estate, municipal and fiduciary litigation matters.

Outside of the firm, Eden remains involved in various associations in the legal field. She is a member of the Berks County Bar Association and is the Berks County Credit Card Arbitration Master. Eden also serves on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA) and the Middle District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panels.

MEMBERSHIPS
  • Berks County Bar Association, Member, Bench Bar Committee Co-Chair, Past President of the Board of Directors
  • Berks County Credit Card Arbitration Master
  • Berks County Bar Association Client Resolution Dispute Committee
  • Bankruptcy Section of the Berks County Bar Association
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panel
  • Eastern District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Member
  • Middle District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Bar Association, Member
  • Middle District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Court Mediation Panel
  • Middle District of Pennsylvania Bankruptcy Conference, Planning Committee Member
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association

Matthew L. Guthrie

Through more than three decades, Matt maintains a diverse practice of law that includes real estate, wills, trusts and estates, business law, and family law matters. This includes estate planning and administration, formation of business entities, purchase and sale of businesses, commercial and residential leases matters and municipal, zoning and subdivision matters.

He is also a title insurance agent for Stewart Title and handles real estate closings, including purchases and refinancing for individuals and businesses.

A York County native and Spring Grove Area High School graduate, Matt made it a point to be involved in the Hanover-area community he calls home, working with service organizations, business networking groups and economic development associations.

Matthew M. Hennesy

Matthew 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, and he is the chair of the Litigation Practice Group. In addition to helping his clients navigate and succeed in litigation, Matthew also helps clients proactively identify and manage litigation risk. With his energetic and proactive approach to litigation issues, Matthew is able to obtain positive results for clients even in challenging circumstances. 

He assists clients with litigation matters in three main areas:

Commercial Litigation
Matthew has experience representing clients in complex commercial disputes concerning financial services and lending liability, business ownership and shareholder issues, contract disputes and collection matters.   

Intellectual Property Litigation
Matthew acts as a strong advocate for clients in intellectual property disputes and has obtained favorable results in litigation concerning trademarks, copyrights and internet domain names.  

Construction Litigation
Matthew counsels and represents construction industry clients including owners, contractors, subcontractors and design professionals. 

Matthew earned his law degree from the University of Miami School of Law, cum laude, where he was an Associate Editor of the University of Miami Inter-American Law Review. 

RECOGNITION
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning (2024, 2026), Litigation – Real Estate (2024, 2026) 
  • Pennsylvania Rising Stars (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)
PRESENTATION
  • “Navigating Realty Transfer Tax in Business Transactions: Key Takeaways from Kunj Harrisburg LLC, et al. v. PA”, Lancaster Bar Association (May 2025)
  • “Bankruptcy Update”, Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar (March 2015)

Mark A. Smith

Mark Smith concentrates his practice in counseling clients in all aspects of employee benefits and ERISA, including the design and implementation of retirement and welfare benefit plans, administration of retirement and welfare benefit plans, retirement planning and taxation of plan distributions and fiduciary law aspects of ERISA. He has considerable experience with a broad range of employee benefit programs, including qualified pension, profit sharing and 401(k) plans, welfare benefit plans (including health care arrangements, retiree health plans, cafeteria plans and VEBAS) and nonqualified deferred compensation arrangements. Before joining Barley Snyder, Mark was the manager of global employee benefits compliance at AMP, Inc., where he oversaw the design, financial management and legal compliance of benefit programs worldwide. Earlier, he was the benefits practice leader in Central Pennsylvania with an international accounting and consulting firm.

PRESENTATIONS
  • “The Latest in Employee Benefit Plan Design for Maximizing Employee Recruitment and Retention”, 42nd Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2025)
  • “Employment Agreements and Internal Revenue Code Section 409A”, Dauphin County Bar Association (April 2025)
  • “Managing Your Employee Benefit Plans: Lessons Learned from Recent Litigation”, 41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2024)
  • “Time for a Health & Welfare Benefit Plan Compliance Check-up,” 39th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
  • “The COVID-19 Pandemic: Employee Benefit Plan Lessons Learned and Unfinished Business”, 38th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2021)
  • “Employee Benefit Considerations Related to COVID-19”, 37th Annual Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
  • “Reducing Benefit Plan Litigation Risks”, Barley Snyder 36th Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
  • “Employee Wellness Programs and Navigating the Compliance Labyrinth” (September 2018)
  • “Opportunities & Hazards in Retirement Plan Design”, 35th Annual Employment Seminar (May 2018)
  • “Top Payroll and Payroll Tax Issues Facing Human Resource Professionals (and Their Controllers, Too!)”, 35th Annual Employment Seminar (May 2018)
  • “Effective Employee Wellness Programs and Navigating the Compliance Labyrinth”, 2017 Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (April 2018)
  • “I’M A FIDUCIARY? WHAT NOW?!”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2016)
  • “Employment Separation and Your Employee Benefits Plans”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (April 2015)
  • “No Rest for Benefit Plan Sponsors”, Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2014)
  • “Health Care Reform: What does the delay of the employer mandate mean for plan sponsors?”, ACC Seminar: What Keeps You up at Night? (September 2013)
  • “Health Care Reform: Countdown to January 1, 2014 & Pay or Play”, Barley Snyder Employment Seminar, (May 2013)
  • “Managing the Challenge of Health Care Reform – Should You Pay or Play?”, Barley Snyder Business Seminar (October 2012)
  • Provided expert testimony on behalf of the Corporate Health Care Coalition before the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources concerning external review and ERISA remedies
  • “2012 ERISA Spotlight Will Shine on Retirement Plan Fees and Expenses”, Barley Snyder Employment Seminar, (May 2012)
  • Developed seminar on QDROs for The Dickinson School of Law Family Law Clinic
    Author of a series of employee benefit articles for the Association of Pennsylvania Contractors
  • Regional Bankruptcy Trustees Meeting – Impact of PPACA on Employers and Employer Plans
  • “Time for a Health & Welfare Benefit Plan Compliance Check-Up”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar
  • “Fringe Benefits Taxation, Wellness and Self-Insured Medical Plan Discrimination Testing”, Murray IHC Health Plan Consortium
  • PA Chamber of Business and Industry Healthcare Roundtable – Understanding Healthcare Regulations
  • “Federal Healthcare Reform and What it Means for Employers”, Lancaster Bar Association
  • “Welfare Benefit Plan Document Requirements and Non-Discrimination”, Murray Construction Consortium
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
  • Mark serves as an adjunct professor of law at The Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University, where he developed and teaches the Pension and Employee Benefits Law Course and is a recipient of the Edward C. First Adjunct Faculty Award.

Michael J. Crocenzi

Mike Crocenzi is a seasoned legal advocate with over three decades of experience, focusing on employment law and litigation. As the Chair of the firm’s Employment Practice Group and a member of the Litigation Practice Group, he provides strategic counsel to businesses navigating complex employment challenges. His deep understanding of workplace laws and regulations enables him to develop proactive strategies that minimize risk, protect employers, and ensure compliance.

Mike has a proven track record of successfully defending employers in high-stakes litigation. He has represented clients before federal and state courts, including the Pennsylvania Superior Court and Commonwealth Court, as well as agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). He has defended employers in cases involving discrimination (Title VII, ADA, ADEA), wage and hour disputes (FLSA, Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act), wrongful termination, OSHA compliance, non-compete agreements, workers’ compensation, and more.

In addition to litigation, Mike serves as a trusted advisor across multiple industries. In the food & agribusiness sector, he has successfully defended employers in discrimination claims and drafted employment agreements for agricultural businesses. In the transportation industry, he has counseled trucking companies on independent contractor classification, overtime exemptions, and terminations. Mike also lectures on how artificial intelligence is affecting human resource functions.

A recognized thought leader in employment law, Mike regularly lectures for human resource organizations and advises corporations and professional associations. He is also dedicated to shaping future legal and business minds as an adjunct faculty member at Messiah University, where he teaches business law.

Beyond his legal practice, Mike is actively involved in his community, serving on nonprofit boards and contributing his knowledge to organizations that make a difference. His commitment to excellence, strategic problem-solving, and vigorous advocacy make him an invaluable asset to any employer seeking strong legal guidance and risk management.

Read some of Mike’s recent litigation victories below:

– Successfully defended a regional architectural and engineering company in federal court. A former employee of an architectural and engineering company sued the company claiming violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, and Title VII (sex discrimination). Mike successfully convinced the federal judge that there was no basis for these multiple claims and the judge dismissed the case before trial.

– Won an appeal with the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirming a hard won trial verdict for a regional technology company. In 2018, Mike successfully defended a technology company after a five-day trial in which two former executives were seeking almost $11 million in damages related to their termination from the company. After losing at trial, the two former employees appealed the verdict to the Superior Court. Mike once again successfully defended the technology company on appeal and convinced the Superior Court to reject the former employees’ arguments, thus preserving the jury’s verdict in favor of the technology company.

– After a two-day hearing, an arbitrator agreed that a former CEO of a technology company and subsidiary of a central Pennsylvania bank must pay back his ownership stake in the company after he departed. Officials from the technology company predicted that the opposite decision from the arbitrator would have been disastrous to the company.

– Obtained a jury verdict for an employer in a case brought by a terminated employee alleging breach of contract and defamation. The employee claimed the employer did not have cause based on his employment agreement to terminate his employment. He was seeking six months of wages, costs of litigation and attorneys’ fees. Furthermore, the employee alleged the employer defamed him to prospective employers so he was not able to obtain a job. The county judge dismissed the defamation claim prior to jury deliberations. The employer’s witnesses testified that the employee was fired for falsifying documents and violating the employer’s policies. The jury found in favor of the employer.

– Obtained a jury verdict for an employer in a case brought by two terminated employees alleging a violation of the New Jersey whistleblower law. The plaintiffs were seeking in excess of $10 million in damages. After a week-long trial, a county jury found in favor of the employer.

– Obtained a jury verdict for a landlord accused of negligence by his tenant. The tenant alleged that a leaking gutter above her front door caused ice to form on the concrete porch in front of her front door. Plaintiff claimed that while taking the trash out one morning, she slipped on a spot of ice and broke her ankle that eventually required five surgeries. After three days of testimony from various witnesses and experts, the county jury found the landlord not negligent.

– Obtained a jury verdict in federal court in Philadelphia for an employer in a case brought by a terminated employee alleging a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. An employee claimed the employer terminated him because he suffered from attention deficit disorder. The employer presented witnesses that it terminated the employee for poor job performance. The jury agreed with the employer and found no violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

RECOGNITIONS
  • Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Harrisburg metro area for Employment Law – Management (2023, 2025) and Labor Law – Management (2024)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Employment Law – Management (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), Litigation – Labor and Employment (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), Labor Law – Management (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
  • 2017 “Volunteer of the Year” at Bethesda Mission
  • Rated A-V Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Human Resource Professionals of Central Pennsylvania
  • Society for Human Resource Management
  • York Society for Human Resource Management
  • Christian Legal Society
  • York & Dauphin County bar associations
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
PUBLICATION
  • “IRCA- Related Discrimination: Is It Time to Repeal the Employer Sanctions”, 96 Dickinson Law Review 673 (1992)
PRESENTATIONS
  • “OSHA and Workers’ Compensation: Strategies for Defending and Resolving Workplace Complaints”, 42nd Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2025)
  • “Employment Law Update 2025: Navigating Recent Federal Changes and the Impact of President Trump’s Second Term”, 42nd Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2025)
  • “Legal and Legislative Committee – Summer 2024 Virtual Update,” Human Resource Pro-fessionals of Central PA (July 2024)
  • “FTC Non-Compete Ban: What Businesses Need to Know”, Barley Snyder Webinar (June 2024)
  • “Barley State of the Union”, 41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2024)
  • “AI: Workplace Efficiency or Skynet”, 41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Semi-nar (May 2024)
  • “Ethical and Legal Considerations Surrounding AI Adoption”, Millersville University’s AI Conference (May 2024)
  • “Human Resource Hot Topics”, PennAg (October 2023)
  • “How to Avoid Legal Landmines in Recruiting”, 40th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2023)
  • “Effective Workplace Harassment Investigations”, 40th Annual Barley Snyder Employ-ment Law Seminar (May 2023)
  • “Panel Discussion on Industry Hot Topics”, Barley Snyder Transportation, Logistics & Trade Seminar (March 2023)
  • “Your Guide to Non-Competition Agreements”, 39th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
  • “Employment Issues under M&A”, 39th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
  • “Building Better Business Workshop”, Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce (May 2022)
  • “Looking at the Future of the Business Climate”, Barley Snyder York Business Seminar (April 2022)
  • “COVID – Telecommuting”, Central PA iDay (April 2022)
  • Human Resources Professionals of Central PA — COVID-19 Issues (June 2021)
  • Hanover Area Management Association — Workplace Legal issues (May 2021)
  • “Leave Issues under the FMLA, ADA and the COVID-19 Relief Bill”, 38th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2021)
  • “Important Factors to Consider with Teleworking Employees”, 38th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2021)
  • “COVID Vaccinations Webinar: The Liability Dilemma for Businesses”, York County Economic Alliance (February 2021)
  • “Compensable Time for Telecommuters (and Other Recent DOL Opinions and With-drawals)”, York SHRM (February 2021)
  • “COVID-19 Vaccines: The Impact on the Logistics Industry”, Barley Snyder Webinar (January 2021)
  • “The Ultimate Guide to Non-compete and Non-solicitation Agreements”, 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
  • “Medical Marijuana”, 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
  • “UC Benefits, Layoffs and Furloughs”, 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Sem-inar (September 2020)
  • “COVID-19 HR Back to Business”, Lancaster Chamber Webinar (May 2020)
  • “COVID-19 HR Back to Business”, Human Resource Professionals of Central PA Webi-nar (May 2020)
  • “COVID-19 HR & Business Webinar”, Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce (April 2020)
  • “Mock Investigation in the #MeToo Era”, Human Resources Professionals of Central PA Fall Conference (October 2019)
  • “Update on PA Law and Electronic Issues in the Workplace”, Cumberland Valley SHRM Employment Law and Legislative Conference (October 2019)
  • “Protecting the Privacy and Confidentiality of Employees”, Human Resource Profes-sionals of Central PA Lunch and Learn (July 2019)
  • “All Things Electronic”, 36th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
  • “Mock Investigation in the #MeToo Era”, 36th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
  • “Getting a Handle on the Overlapping Issues Between Workers’ Compensation and Employment Law”, Human Resource Professionals of Central PA’s Fall Conference (Oc-tober 2018)
  • “Workplace Investigations in the Era of the #MeToo Movement”, Cumberland Valley Employment Law & Legislative Conference (October 2018)
  • “HR Exchange: OSHA, You Can be Prepared 2018”, Greater Reading Chamber Alliance (October 2018)
  • “The ADA/FMLA Crossover”, York SHRM October Full-Day Seminar (October 2018)
  • “Practice Before the PA Human Relations Commission”, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (September 2018)
  • “Workers’ Compensation: The Role of the Independent Medical Examiner”, 35th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2018)
  • “Advanced Level Practical Strategies for Solving the Mysteries of the FMLA and ADA”, 35th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2018)
  • “Preserving Electronic Evidence in a Digital World”, Human Resource Professionals of Central PA Meeting (2017)
  • “Legal Meets Practical: Integrating Legal Best Practices and Business Realities”, Human Resource Professionals of Central P Meeting (2016)
  • “Are You Ready Yet for the New Overtime Regulations?” (2016)
  • “Court Rules that Former Employees are Allowed to View Their Personnel Files” (2016)
  • “What Do We Do With “I DO” After the Supreme Court’s Decision in Windsor?”, Human Resource Professionals of Central PA Meeting (2015)
  • “How Much are You Worth?: Litigating Fee Petitions”, Employment Law Institute (2015)
  • “Advanced Sexual Harassment Issues: What May Make or Break Your Case”, Employ-ment Law Institute (2014)
  • “Litigating Discrimination Cases in State Court”, Employment Law Institute (2013)

Jill Sebest Welch

Jill is a partner in Barley Snyder’s Employment Practice Group, where she counsels companies in handling workplace challenges and helps clients resolve disputes, claims, cases, and litigation in all aspects of labor and employment law.

As an employment law counselor, Jill assists in developing employment policies, employee handbook provisions, non-compete and restrictive covenants and severance agreements, and has assisted companies through difficult layoffs and reductions in force. Jill serves as her clients’ counselor-on-call, advising clients daily on a myriad of employment issues such as Internet and drug and alcohol abuse, evaluating requests for Family Medical Leave Act and military leaves of absence, questions under the Fair Labor Standards Act, using criminal background checks in hiring, conducting terminations, and other workplace challenges.

In her employment litigation practice, Jill represents employers and companies of all types – large and small, public, private, family-owned, emerging companies, entrepreneurs and others – on matters ranging from employment discrimination, benefits, contracts, collective action wage and hour claims, non-compete cases and unemployment compensation appeals to Sarbanes-Oxley and OSHA whistleblower cases, and labor-management relations before administrative tribunals and state and federal courts.

Jill works with companies across a wide range of industries including manufacturing, products, retail, banking and other finance-related companies, hospitals, long-term care facilities and other health care entities, food processing, hospitality, construction and property management, communication, technology, transportation, agri-business, professional services and non-profit organizations. Examples of select matters which Jill has helped resolve for clients include:

– Served as trial counsel and successfully resolved a number of collective action wage and hour claims.

– Secured a complete defense verdict on claims of overtime violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act and breach of contract in the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas.

– Successfully secured a preliminary injunction in the York County Court of Common Pleas for a company against its former national sales director who began working for a competitor.

– Represented a client in a temporary restraining order/preliminary injunction involving claims of tortious interference with the company’s contracts and misappropriation of confidential client information, involving over 20 pre-trial motions and hearings, resolving the matter favorably for the client.

– Served as co-trial counsel in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on an ERISA claim for benefits in excess of a million dollars resulting in a complete defense victory for the company.

– Successfully defended a manufacturing client in a breach of employment contract claim in AAA arbitration.

– Successfully represented clients before the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review and the National Labor Relations Board in upholding the independent contractor status of their third-party contractors.

– Successfully defended a manufacturer before the American Arbitration Association, where the union alleged that the company violated the collective bargaining agreement, affirming the company’s management rights in response to changing market needs.

– Represented a client in a jury trial in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on an employment discrimination claim resulting in a defense verdict on five of six counts and a favorable resolution of the final count.

– Represented County Commissioners in interest arbitration regarding full-time and part-time Adult Probation Officers, Juvenile Probation Officers, BARJ Coordinator and Domestic Relations Hearing and Enforcement Officers under the auspices of the PLRB.

– Secured dismissal of OSHA whistleblower claims alleging retaliation for lodging internal safety complaints. 


Jill also defends Barley Snyder’s food and agribusiness clients in matters ranging from class and collective action wage and hour litigation, whistleblower complaints, restrictive covenants and employment discrimination claims, and provided counsel to companies on a wide range of employment practices and policies.

Jill was selected to the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Super Lawyers list. The Super Lawyers list is issued by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection can be found at Super Lawyers.

A frequent speaker, Jill has trained companies, human resources professionals, managers and supervisors on best practices in such areas as: conducting sexual harassment investigations, planning reductions in force, handling mental disabilities under the ADA, understanding wage and hour laws, effective hiring and discharge strategies, EEOC compliance, managing Sarbanes-Oxley and whistleblower claims, and navigating the ADA – FMLA – Worker’s Compensation maze and other subjects.

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PUBLICATIONS
RECOGNITIONS
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
  • Pennsylvania Rising Stars (2010)
MEMBERSHIPS
  • American Institute of Certified Planners
  • Lancaster Bar Association; former chair of the Employment/Labor Law Section, 2011; former vice chair, 2010
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association
  • York Society for Human Resource Management
PRESENTATIONS
  • “Data Privacy and Employee Monitoring: Balancing Compliance, Security, and Workplace Rights”, 42nd Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2025)
  • “Wage and Hour Game Changers: Key Legal Updates and Compliance Strategies”, 42nd Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2025)
  • “The State of the Nation and State – Wage and Hour Version – with an Update on the Status of Non-Compete Agreements”, 41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2024)
  • “What is Undue Hardship Anyway?”, 41st Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2024)
  • “Bridging the Pay Gap – The Legal Case,” York County Economic Alliance/WBCO Summit: Manifest Your Success (September 2023)
  • “Human Resource Hot Topics,” PennAg (October 2023)
  • “The Pitfalls of Social Media and Informal Communication,” 40th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2023)
  • “Remote Work Is Here to Stay…And Wage & Hour Update Too!” 40th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2023)
  • Lancaster Bar Association’s Employment Law Summit (November 2022)
  • “Workforce 2022: The Impact of the Great Resignation,” 39th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
  • “The 2022 Wage and Hour Update,” 39th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2022)
  • “Biden Administration’s First 100 Days: Employment Law Edition”, 38th Annual Employment Law Seminar (May 2021)
  • “COVID-19 Vaccine: The Impact on the Food & Agribusiness Industry”, webinar (December 2020)
  • “2019 and 2020 Federal Update”, 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
  • “UC Benefits, Layoffs and Furloughs”, 37th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (September 2020)
  • “Getting Your Business Back to Business Webinar Part 2”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (May 2020)
  • “The Legal Implications: Re-opening Your Business In Defiance of the Governor’s Order”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (May 2020)
  • “Getting Your Business Back to Business Webinar Part 1”, Barley Snyder Webinar Series (April 2020)
  • Panelist: “Embracing Change & Preparing for the Future”, 2019 Reading Business Seminar (October 2019)
  • “All Things Wage and Hour – An Update on Developments at the U.S. Department of Labor and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry”, 36th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
  • “Mock Investigation in the #MeToo Era”, 36th Annual Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2019)
  • “Hot Topics in Employment, Labor & Immigration”, Food & Ag Summit (February 2019)
  • “A Discussion of Top Employment Challenges Facing Business Owners and A Human Resources Department of One (Or None)”, Wake up with Barley (September 2018)
    “Paid Sick Leave Trends and Forecasts, Lancaster SHRM Fall Legal Update 2018 (September 2018)
  • “Medical Marijuana in the Workplace”, Lancaster Chamber’s “Wake Up to the Issues” (June 2018)
  • “Is Six Degrees of Separation Enough? Joint Employer Liability & Independent Contractor Misclassification”, 2018 Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2018)
  • “Top Payroll and Payroll Tax Issues Facing Human Resource Professionals (and Their Controllers, Too!)”, 2018 Barley Snyder Employment Seminar (May 2018)
  • “2018 Employee Handbook Workshop”, Lancaster Chamber (March 2018)
  • “The New EEOC and Pennsylvania Employment Law Update”, Cumberland Valley SHRM (October 2017)
  • “Ethics Lessons Learned from the Jerry Sandusky Case”, Financial Executives International, Pennsylvania Chapter (June 2017)
  • “New Faces In The Trump Administration Shaping Labor and Employment Law”, Financial Executives International, Pennsylvania Chapter (June 2017)
  • “The Summit for Food & Agribusiness: The Human Side”, Food & Ag EdCon (May 2017)
  • Moderator, “Taking and Defending the Deposition of an HR Manager”, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 23rd Annual Employment Law Institute (April 2017)
  • “Wage and Hour Law Developments From Our Courts, Congress and the Trump Administration”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (April 2017)
  • “Strategic Issues in Non-Competes and Restrictive Covenants”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (April 2017)
  • “Work and Gender Equality Legal Implications”, Pennsylvania Bankers Association (February 2017)
  • “Compliance Strategies for the New Federal Overtime Rule”, Webinar (June 2016)
  • “Record Breaking Year for Wage and Hour Claims – Managing the Tide”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2016)
  • “U.S. Department of Labor Proposed Changes to Overtime Rule”, Complimentary Payroll Services Seminar (November 2015)
  • “Using Social Media and Complying with the Latest FTC and NLRB Requirements”, 2015 Employment Law & Legislative Conference (October 2015)
  • “The Year of the Standoff – Wage and Hour Developments in 2015”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (April 2015)
  • “The Year of the Standoff: The President v. Congress v. The Supreme Court on Key Labor and Employment Issues”, McKonly & Asbury’s Collaborate 2015 Conference (May 2015)
  • “The Healthcare Workplace”, PBI’s 21st Annual Employment Law Institute (April 2015)
  • “Workplace Harassment and Risk Management Strategies for Investigation and Compliance”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2014)
  • “Pay Me Now – Or Pay Me Double (and My Attorney) Later”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2014)
  • “Out Of The Frying Pan . . . But Still In The Fire — Traps Lurking In Pennsylvania’s Wage And Hour Laws”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2013)
  • “Contending with Social Media in the Workplace,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (August 2012, panelist)
  • “FMLA/ADA and Managing Leave”, Barley Snyder Employment Law Seminar (May 2012)
  • “Under Attack: Independent Contractor and Contingent Workers Classifications,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (March 2012, panelist)
  • “Social Media Issues in the Workplace,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (October 2011)
  • “Basics of the ADA and the ADA Amendments Act,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (July 2011 )
  • “Ethical and Privilege Considerations in the Age of Electronic Discovery,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Employment Law Institute (April 2011)
  • “Wage and Hour Overview and Litigation Trends,” Lancaster Bar Association (January 2010)
  • “Ethical Implications of Social Networking,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute Employment Law Institute (April 2010)
  • “Review of the ADA Amendments Act,” Lancaster Bar Association (February 2009)
    “Minimum Wage and Overtime Requirements,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute (December 2007)
  • “The Ethics of Ex Parte Communications in Employment Disputes,” Lancaster Bar Association (August 2006)
CLERKSHIPS
  • Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas L. Ambro, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Paul G. Mattaini

Paul concentrates his practice in the mergers and acquisitions, securities, banking and corporate areas. Paul’s practice includes complex and sophisticated transactions and counseling clients on a variety of business matters. While Paul has a significant amount of specialized experience, he has maintained the breadth of practice necessary to effectively lead transactions and client relationships and function as outside general counsel for clients without inside counsel. During his career, Paul’s client base has consisted largely of public companies and large to medium privately-held businesses.

Paul’s philosophy is to take a practical, hands on and results-oriented approach to his practice. In addition to paying attention to the details necessary to properly represent his clients, Paul maintains the ability to see the big picture by focusing on the outcome, rather than just the process. While he acts as an effective advocate for his clients’ interests, Paul recognizes that the best results often are achieved by taking a collaborative and reasonable, rather than adversarial, approach with other parties and their advisors.

Several years ago, Paul helped develop the firm’s guidelines that focus on client service as a leading firm core value and, more recently, he led the firm’s Practice Excellence® initiative – an ongoing firmwide effort to constantly increase its capacity to provide excellent service, professional quality and outstanding value to its clients. Paul’s firm responsibilities during his career have included participation and leadership in almost every area of firm management, including management, compensation, opinion, marketing, hiring, practice group and associate review and training.

Paul was a partner at Devine, Millimet & Branch in Manchester, New Hampshire prior to joining Barley Snyder as a partner. During his career, Paul has developed a reputation among, and earned the recognition of, his peers as comparing favorably with business attorneys from larger firms; please see “Recognitions”.

For a representative sample of transactions in which Paul participated, please visit the firm’s tombstone announcements page here.

The following provides additional detail with respect to Paul’s experience:

Mergers and Acquisitions – Paul’s experience in the mergers and acquisitions area was initially concentrated in transactions in the banking industry. During his career, Paul has branched out into other industries in dozens of public and private transactions, many of which have been multi-million dollar, multi-state transactions. These transactions often require coordination of a number of different “moving parts” and various levels of financing.

– Representation of acquirors, targets, management teams and financing sources in M&A transactions

– Private equity and recapitalization transactions

– Leveraged and management buyouts

– Roll-ups

Securities – In the securities area, Paul has built a solid base of knowledge over the years with respect to public company disclosure requirements, including a working knowledge of accounting aspects of securities filings. This knowledge base is valuable to the firm’s public clients in both their periodic SEC reports and their capital raising activities.

– Representation of issuers and underwriters in registered 33 Act and Blue Sky public offerings, IPOs and follow-up offerings of equity and debt (over a dozen)

– Private placements of equity, debt and partnership interests

– Drafting and review of offering, underwriting and subscription documents

– 34 Act reporting for issuers (more than 15 reporting companies) and shareholders

– Stock benefit plans

– Corporate governance, including SEC and stock exchange listing requirements

– Tender offers

– Proxy solicitations

Financing – Paul has established expertise in financings, ranging from conventional bank borrowings to venture capital, private equity and mezzanine financings. In the financing area, Paul’s experience representing both lenders and borrowers is valuable in closing transactions.

– Representation of lenders and borrowers in financings, including syndicated loans

– Tax-exempt financings, including representation of banks providing credit enhancement and liquidity

– Representation of investors in, and recipients of, venture capital and private equity financings

Bank Regulatory – Paul represents large, regional financial institutions and community banks. Paul’s knowledge of the financial services industry and his bank regulatory experience allow him to “add value” in his work for institutions in the industry. 

– Representation of acquirors and targets in mergers and acquisitions of bank holding companies, banks and thrifts, including “mergers of equals”

– General bank regulatory practice

– Guidance on specialized bank disclosure requirements, including Industry Guide 3

– Mutual-to-stock conversions

– Bank holding company formations

– Representation of bank trade association

– Acquisition of failed institutions from the FDIC

Business – Paul strives to understand the businesses of his clients and, as a result, often becomes a counselor to, and an adjunct member of, his clients’ management team. 

– Negotiation, drafting and review of a variety of corporate contracts

– Development of procedures and documents for purchasing and sales functions

– Joint ventures, including formation of jointly-owned companies

– Training of client representatives on a variety of topics

RECOGNITIONS
  • Rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Harrisburg metro area, Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2025)
  • Pennsylvania Bankers Association’s Champion for Women Award (2023)
  • Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Harrisburg metro area, Banking and Finance Law (2020, 2026)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Banking and Finance Law (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), Corporate Law (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026), Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026), Securities / Capital Markets Law (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
  • Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (Mergers and Acquisitions)
  • Select Lawyers (Business/Commercial Law)
MEMBERSHIPS
  • New Hampshire Bar Association (Former Chair, Corporate Section)
  • Pennsylvania and Lancaster Bar Associations
PRESENTATIONS
  • “Succession Planning Insights,” Panelist, Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2024)
  • “Emerging Trends in Corporate Governance: Navigating ESG, Board Diversity, and Investor Expectations,” Association of Corporate Counsel’s In-House Lawyer All Day CLE program (2024)
  • “Navigating Buy-Side M&A: Insights and Strategies,” Moderator, Philadelphia Smart Business Dealmakers Conference (2024)
  • “Current Challenges in Closing and Integrating M&A Transactions,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2023)
  • “M&A: Succession Planning, Valuing Small Firms,” Co-presenter, Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs’ Advisory Services Conference (2023)
  • “Bank Regulation & Failure,” Barley Snyder Webinar (2023)
  • “How to Talk to Your Customers About the Recent Bank Failures and Reassure Them of Your Bank’s Position,” Moderator, Barley Snyder LendiCon (2023)
  • “ESG, DEI and Why You Should Care,” Association of Corporate Counsel’s In-House Lawyer All Day CLE program (2022)
  • “Transition or Sell: What to Do With Your Family Business,” Co-presenter, Philadelphia Smart Business Dealmakers Conference (2022)
  • “Raising Capital in 2020,” Barley Snyder Virtual Business Seminar (2020)
  • “Running Your Business Under Green,” Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce Webinar (2020)
  • “The Expected Impact of COVID-19 on M&A: A Look at the ‘New Normal’,” Barley Snyder Webinar Series (2020)
  • Featured speaker, NACD’s The Board’s Role in Risk Oversight and Cybersecurity (2017)
  • “Swaps in Loan Transactions.” Barley Snyder LendiCon (2017)
  • “The Latest Changes in M&A Srategies,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2016)
  • “Jolley v. Chase Home Finance – Are Lenders Facing New Threats in Lender Liability Claims?” Lendicon (2015)
  • “Buying a Company: How to Position Yourself as a Buyer,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2014)
  • “Expanding Your Business Through a Joint Venture,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2010)
  • “Buying Businesses: Opportunities in a Down Economy?” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (May 2009)
  • “What Your Lender is Thinking in the Current Lending Environment”. Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2009)
  • “The Role of Private Equity in Mergers and Acquisitions, Parts I and II,” Barley Snyder Business Seminar (2008)

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