Professional Overview
Derek is an experienced transactional law attorney who advises clients on a variety of business, real property, and estate planning and administration legal matters as follows:
- He advises clients spanning many industries, such as software and technology development, e-commerce, telecommunications businesses, professional services, and non-profits, on a variety of business and corporate law matters, including: corporate financing; securities; organization formations and restructurings; mergers and acquisitions; asset purchases and sales; corporate governance; and employment.
- Derek’s breadth of experience enables him to provide clients with in-house counsel services as and when needed.
- He has a real estate practice that includes advising clients on financed property purchase and sale transactions and leasing arrangements.
- He assists clients with preparing estate planning documents, such as wills, trusts, and powers of attorney for individuals and married couples, and probate administration and settlement of estates.
Representative Matters
- Part of a multi-firm legal team representing a public company in connection with various acquisitions of telecommunications businesses, ranging from hundreds of millions to $1 billion.
- Represented the seller of a conglomeration of insurance companies in an over $100 million F-reorganization transaction.
- Advised a business client on the sale of a $9 million property in the connection with a mixed use shoreline development by the Port of Everett.
- Assisted with the development and implementation of a records management program and related governance policies for a large cruise line enterprise.
Other Experience
- Derek worked as a systems support representative and in finance for IBM in the Pacific Northwest prior to attending law school.
- Derek has a Certificate in Project Management from the University of Washington.
- Derek served as law Clerk to the Honorable Sharon S. Armstrong, King County Superior Court after graduating from law school.
Professional and Civic Involvement
- King County Bar Neighborhood Legal Clinic, volunteer attorney
- King County Bar Association
- Washington State Bar Association
- Served on the Board of Directors of Bailey-Boushay House
- Served on the Seattle Board of Governors of Human Right
Education
- B.A., Hofstra University, summa cum laude
- J.D. University of Washington, Law Review
Personal
In his free time Derek enjoys traveling, cycling, SUP boarding, hiking, and catching a performance at a local theater.