Derek is chair of the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group and its Hospitality Industry Group. He concentrates his practice on real estate and sophisticated land development matters. With more than a decade of experience, Derek takes a strategic and practical approach to assisting clients in implementing their goals.
Real Estate Derek regularly represents clients in both Pennsylvania and Maryland in the purchase and sale of developed and undeveloped real estate. His practice often involves complex real estate matters, such as 1031 exchanges and reverse 1031 exchanges. Derek is also a licensed title agent in Pennsylvania and Maryland, allowing him to assist clients in every phase of the transaction. With extensive experience in navigating complicated real estate transactions, Derek provides clients with tailored legal solutions that ensure successful outcomes from the start of a project to completion.
Land Development Derek regularly represents real estate developers in sophisticated land use matters including zoning, land development, and formation of condominiums/planned communities. He frequently appears before zoning hearing boards for variances and special exceptions and before elected bodies for conditional uses and rezonings.
Hospitality & Liquor Law As part of his hospitality practice, Derek frequently handles the purchase and sale of hotels, the purchase and sale of restaurants, and the purchase and sale of liquor license. Specifically, Derek is well-versed in representing limited wineries, limited distilleries, breweries, and brewpubs in obtaining Pennsylvania manufacturing licenses.
Finance Derek is a member of the Finance Practice where he represents creditors such as banks and credit unions in a wide range of commercial loan transactions. His experience as a real estate attorney and title agent allows him to bring a unique perspective to the documentation of real estate loans on behalf of financial institution clients. Derek frequently presents on title insurance topics to banks and other organizations.
Project Financing – When Can I Start Work? Wake up with Barley: A Morning on Real Estate (June 2018)
Condominiums, Lancaster County Association of Realtors’ Commercial; Industrial Council membership meeting (March 2018)
Endorsement and Exclusions to Policies and Insuring Construction Loans, National Business Institute’s Title Law: A to Z, a Two-Day Practical Course (December 2017)
Mechanic’s Lien, Leases and Landlord Tenant Law, Wake up with Barley: A Morning on Real Estate (September 2017)
Sheriff Sales and Tax Sales; What do you really need to know? Barley Snyder LendiCon Seminar (March 2016)
2015 Mechanic’s Lien Update, Security Title Annual Seminar (May 2015)
Barley Snyder Secures Landmark Victory in Realty Transfer Tax Case: Commonwealth Court Rules Property Division Under Entity Transactions Law Not Subject to Tax
For Immediate Release Lancaster, Pa. – Barley Snyder has successfully represented Kunj Harrisburg LLC and its affiliat...
2022 Wake Up With Barley: A Morning on Real Estate – Recording
We hosted the “Wake Up With Barley: A Morning on Real Estate” seminar on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the Country Club of York. Barley Snyder’s Real Estate, Municipal &...
Wake Up with Barley: A Morning on Real Estate Webinar Replays
The webinar replays below are from our “Wake Up with Barley: A Morning on Real Estate” virtual seminar held on Tuesday, December 8. Our Barley Snyder attorneys were joined by...
This webinar titled “Reopening the Hospitality Industry: Current Guidelines, Possible Risks and Future Scenarios” was presented by Barley Snyder on Monday, June 22. The webinar focused on the steps business owners...
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