Derek Jackson
Associate, Washington, D.C.
Derek Jackson
Associate, Washington, D.C.
Derek Jackson is an associate in Cohen & Gresser’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on disputes in the areas of antitrust, commercial litigation, and white collar defense. Derek has extensive experience advising companies in all aspects of antitrust and competition matters, including private civil litigation and regulatory compliance. He has represented financial institutions against allegations of price-fixing under the Sherman Act and the world’s largest automotive parts supplier in numerous antitrust class action suits. Derek also has experience representing both individuals and corporations in regulatory investigations as well as civil and criminal proceedings in federal and state courts.
Prior to joining the firm, Derek was an associate in the investigations and litigation practice group at Allen & Overy’s Washington, D.C., and New York offices. He served as a judicial intern while in law school for the Chambers of Magistrate Judge Alan Kay of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Derek received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a Hardy Cross Dillard Scholar and Production Editor of the Journal of Law and Politics. He received a B.A., magna cum laude, in Philosophy & Government and Politics from the University of Maryland.
Derek Jackson is an associate in Cohen & Gresser’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on disputes in the areas of antitrust, commercial litigation,…
Education
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 2016); University of Maryland (B.A., magna cum laude, 2013)
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia; New York State
Activities and Affiliations
Member, American Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division and Antitrust Law Section)
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