Derek has a broad corporate practice that encompasses debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and securities law, advising venture capital firms and emerging companies, and other corporate transactions. He has experience in preparing loan documents for debt financings, merger agreements, and securities filings.

During law school, Derek worked as a summer intern and a Summer Associate at Mintz. In those positions, he drafted documents for and assisted with various corporate transactions, prepared licensing and nondisclosure agreements, and conducted due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.

Before law school, Derek worked for a publicly traded commercial bank, most recently as a vice president of commercial lending. In that role, he managed a commercial real estate portfolio and generated commercial loans to real estate developers and businesses.

Not admitted to practice in New York. Admitted to practice only in the state of Massachusetts.