Derek Jackson is an associate in Cohen & Gresser’s Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s Antirust & Competition and Litigation & Arbitration groups.

Derek’s practice focuses on antitrust and competition matters, particularly in representing clients in significant antitrust litigations as well as in investigations by federal and state antitrust enforcers. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in large class action antitrust cases, as well as in private arbitration involving antitrust claims. Derek has experience at every stage of litigation, from complaint to trial. He has also represented clients in both merger and conduct investigations before the FTC, DOJ, and state attorneys general. In addition, he maintains a robust practice in commercial litigation across multiple federal and state courts. Super Lawyers has recognized Derek as a Rising Star for business litigation.

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.