Troy B. Rider

Troy advises businesses on transactions, corporate governance and succession planning, with a particular focus on closely held and family businesses. His work spans entity selection, formation and structuring; mergers and acquisitions; and the negotiation and closing of commercial transactions. He also counsels clients on contracts, regulatory compliance and strategic positioning. His experience with family businesses includes medical and dental practices, other professional service firms, food processing facilities, manufacturers and construction companies.

In business acquisitions and sales, Troy handles transactions that may involve entity mergers, multiple levels of financing and equity, earn-out provisions or floating purchase prices. He advises on the choice of acquisition entity, guides due diligence, evaluates financing options and helps negotiate and secure financing. He also works on valuation, coordinates teams of advisers through negotiation and closing, and drafts and negotiates letters of intent, term sheets and definitive agreements. Beyond individual transactions, he advises business clients on governance practices and plans for ownership succession.

Troy’s finance practice includes representing lenders in commercial loan matters. He drafts and reviews loan documents, advises lender representatives, and reviews lender-prepared materials, title insurance and related agreements. His work covers secured and unsecured transactions, including participated loans and commercial real estate ventures. He also advises lenders and other creditors on loan and credit recoveries involving collections, foreclosures, repossessions, levies, garnishments, mechanics liens, municipal claims and other commercial litigation.

In real estate matters, Troy counsels clients on the acquisition, sale and development of retail, industrial, office and residential sites, as well as commercial leasing. His experience includes negotiating sale/lease-back transactions and real estate sales agreements, conducting due diligence, reviewing title commitments and resolving title issues. He also reviews and negotiates real estate-secured loan documents and prepares settlement-related documents.

Troy works with businesses in the healthcare industry, particularly medical and dental practices, on practice transitions, mergers and acquisitions, succession planning and other business matters. He also advises them on corporate governance and risk management. For clients in the food and agribusiness industry, his counsel includes regulatory and compliance concerns, real estate, contracts and transactions.

• Duquesne University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
• University of Pittsburgh, B.A., magna cum laude

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
• Middle District of Pennsylvania

• The Best Lawyers in America®, Business Organizations, including LLCs and Partnerships (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027)
• Lehigh Valley Business’s Law Power List (2024)
• Reading Eagle’s “40 under 40” (2018)

• Leadership Berks, 2009 Graduate
• Berks County Bar Association

• Moderator: “Panel Discussion about the Current Business Environment,” Barley Snyder’s 2023 Reading Business Seminar (October 2023)
• Moderator: “Embracing Change & Preparing for the Future,” Barley Snyder’s Reading Business Seminar (October 2019)
• “Consumer Preferences and Federal Responses – The Impact of Upcoming FDA and USDA Regulations on Food and Agribusiness,” FEI Central Pennsylvania Chapter (May 2015)
• “Hot Topics in Commercial Lending,” Barley Snyder’s LendiCon Lending Conference (November 2012)
• “Board Governance,” Leadership Berks County (November 2012)