Avocats – United States

Derek Adler

Partner at Hughes, Hubbard & Reed LLP.

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Derek Boswell

Partner

Shartsis Friese LLP

Derek Bush

Derek M. Bush advises U.S. and international financial institutions and foreign sovereigns on full range of U.S. bank regulatory matters and legislation, including: Dodd-Frank Act requirements, restructurings, corporate governance and investments; corporate transactions, including M&A, asset sales, privatizations, capital markets transactions, joint ventures and strategic alliances; and internal investigations and in enforcement proceedings involving federal banking agencies.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton

Derek Dostal

Partner

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Derek Green

Partner / Deputy Department Chair - Tax (Firmwide)

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Derek Ha

Associate

ArentFox Schiff

Derek L. Shaffer

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

Derek Ladgenski

For more than two decades, private debt providers and banks have turned to Derek Ladgenski to advise on their most complicated and challenging debt financing deals. Derek helps his clients close complex financings quickly and efficiently, without surprises or delays, and builds their relationships and market presence along the way. Derek counsels lead arrangers, administrative agents and lenders on cash-flow acquisition and recapitalization financings, "take private" transactions and debt financings. Thanks to his vast experience and deep roots in the financing community, Derek helps his clients understand current market conditions, avoid getting bogged down in legal minutiae and get their deals done. His high volume of transactional work — from multibillion-dollar syndicated loans to smaller bilateral deals — allows him to advise clients on current market conditions, the effects of decisions through different credit cycles and positioning for future success. In all of his engagements, Derek strives to exceed expectations and ensure that all parties walk away from the negotiating table as happy with the process as possible, helping his clients to build relationships and grow their own standing with their customers. He has particularly extensive experience in retail, restaurant and franchise financings, where he facilitates the expansion of national and international franchisors, franchisees and restaurant operators through a variety of deal sizes and types, from financings of smaller franchisees and young restaurant concepts to credit facilities of more than $1 billion.

Katten

Derek Liu

Derek Liu is a partner in Baker McKenzie's San Francisco office. Derek handles mergers and acquisitions, and other complex corporate transactions, and has signed transactions with an aggregate transaction value of more than USD 110 billion. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Derek practiced at two top-tier firms in San Francisco and New York.

Baker McKenzie

Derek R. McDonald

Partner

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Derek Rose

Counsel - Corporate and Finance Transactions

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Derek Roth

Derek Roth is a partner in the Real Estate practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm’s Century City office. He is also a member of the Hospitality & Leisure practice group, representing institutional real estate investors and real estate companies in joint ventures, finance transactions, acquisitions and dispositions, fund formation and operational issues. Having spent four years in Paul Hastings’ Hong Kong office, Derek also has extensive experience representing clients in cross-border transactions between the United States and Asia.

Paul Hastings LLP

Derek Speck

Derek Speck’s practice focuses on matters related to corporate and securities, energy and oil and gas. He counsels clients in corporate formation, mergers and acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, securities offerings, corporate restructurings and private equity transactions. Derek also has experience in the upstream and midstream sectors.

Bracewell LLP

Derek Walter

Partner

Jones Day

Derek Walters

Partner

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Derek Wetmore

Derek Wetmore is of counsel in the Investigations & White Collar Defense practice of Paul Hastings and is based in the firm's San Francisco office. He represents clients ranging from individuals and closely held entities to Fortune 50 companies in the most sensitive, confidential matters. Derek's practice focuses on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) investigations and enforcement actions, state Attorney General investigations, global and domestic internal investigations, and Fintech regulatory matters and litigation.

Paul Hastings LLP

Derek Young

Derek Young advises clients on state and local tax (SALT) implications of changes in business activities and corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, sales and restructurings. He advises companies on major state and local taxes such as sales and use, gross receipts, income, franchise, withholding, unemployment, property and excise taxes. In addition, Derek represents clients in all phases of SALT and unclaimed property controversies, including alternative dispute resolution and negotiating with administrative agencies to amicably resolve disputes before litigation and without publicity. He has represented clients in SALT controversies covering income, franchise, telecommunications, property, gross receipts, unemployment, and sales and use taxes.

Bracewell LLP

Desirée Moore

Venable LLP

Devin Kothari

Partner

Davis+Gilbert LLP

Devin M. O\'Connor

Devin O’Connor advises clients on cutting-edge federal environmental regulatory issues and litigation under federal environmental law, with a particular focus on large-scale energy infrastructure and transportation. Devin leverages her firm grasp of complex environmental and federal land issues to help energy developers and other leading companies navigate an ever-changing regulatory landscape. She guides clients on: Major project development and permitting Compliance with federal environmental regulatory obligations Federal court litigation under environmental laws Federal agency rulemaking Environmental, social, and governance issues She anticipates and crafts strategies to address critical issues and competing interests at every stage of a matter. Devin handles a wide range of complicated issues under federal environmental laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act; Endangered Species Act; National Historic Preservation Act; Clean Air Act; Clean Water Act; and Comprehensive Environmental Response, and Compensation and Liability Act. A recognized firm leader, Devin has served on Latham’s Global Associates Committee. Devin prioritizes giving back to the community and organizes volunteer efforts through Buildable Hours, a nonprofit organization that connects lawyers with Habitat for Humanity construction projects in their communities. She maintains an active pro bono practice, including advising on project development and historic preservation issues.

Latham & Watkins

Devin M. Swaney

Dechert

Devin Sikes

Devin Sikes helps clients across the globe deftly navigate complex international trade laws and policies to seize opportunities and avoid risks. Devin has represented corporations, big and small, across numerous industries, as well as counseled industry associations and sovereigns. Thanks to his extensive experience before U.S. courts and international tribunals, Devin regularly leads clients through high-stakes litigation challenging unfavorable international trade laws and determinations. Each year since 2020, the U.S. Trade Representative has named Devin to the U.S. roster of panelists who may resolve certain trade disputes under the North American Free Trade Agreement (now the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement). To learn more about Devin, please visit his full profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/devin-s-sikes.html

Akin

Devon Bodoh

Head of Weil's international and cross-border Tax practice

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Devora Allon

Devora Allon is a litigation partner in Kirkland’s New York office. She has a broad practice with a particular focus on antitrust, product liability and other commercial disputes. Devora also has significant trial experience, securing seven trial wins since 2015, including two recent victories in 2023 and 2024. Recently, Devora secured a victory for Gilead Sciences in a high-stakes jury trial involving billions of dollars in antitrust claims stemming from an alleged “pay-for-delay” scheme involving two HIV drugs. For this impressive victory, Devora and her co-counsel were selected as AmLaw’s “Litigators of the Week.” Her clients have also included Apple, GlaxoSmithKline, Starwood Capital Group, Sun Pharma, Teva, Torrent Pharmaceuticals and Upsher-Smith Laboratories.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP