Derek is an associate in the corporate department where he advises clients on many issues including entity formation and governance, due diligence, and mergers and acquisitions.

Derek received his B.A. cum laude from the University of Southern Maine and his J.D. cum laude from the University of New Hampshire School of Law.  In law school Derek was the Chief Symposium Editor for the University of New Hampshire Law Review and a Daniel Webster Scholar.  In addition, he was a Legal Writing Assistant, and Research Assistant to Professor Alexandra J. Roberts on False Influencing, 109 Geo. L.J. 81 (2020).