Practice Areas
Education
- J.D., with honors, 1995, University of North Carolina School of Law
- Staff Member, 1993-1994 and Publication Editor, 1994-1995, North Carolina Law Review
- B.S., 1987, United States Military Academy
Admissions to Practice
- Delaware, 1995
Derek is a member of the Business Reorganization and Restructuring and Corporate and Business Litigation Groups. Derek has been involved in bankruptcy proceedings and litigation on behalf of a variety of clients, including debtors, creditors and official committees.
Derek is a member of the Delaware and American Bar Associations and the American Bankruptcy Institute. He has been active through Delaware Volunteer Legal Services in assisting a variety of indigent clients with legal matters, most often in the Family Court. He has also assisted Delaware's Legal Services Community with its fundraising activities.
News
- Eighteen Morris Nichols Attorneys Recognized In Best Lawyers In America 2008
According to Best Lawyers, Morris Nichols had the highest number of attorneys named in Delaware in the practice areas of commercial litigation (5) and corporate law (10). - Seventeen Partners and Five Practice Areas Recognized by Chambers & Partners USA
Morris Nichols Ranked First in Delaware for Chancery, Corporate/M&A, and Intellectual Property Law and Second in the State in Bankruptcy/Restructuring and Real Estate. - Daily Bankruptcy Review Ranks Morris Nichols #6 Nationwide And #1 Among Mid-Size and Small Firms
Morris Nichols was ranked first among mid-size and small law firms for the number of large, public-company bankruptcy cases filed around the country between 2001 and mid-2005 in which it acted as lead debtor’s counsel. The firm was ranked sixth among law firms of all sizes.
Professional and Community Activities
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Delaware State Bar Association