Sidley Austin LLP

Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense

Partner

Derek co-chairs Sidley’s Shareholder Activism & Corporate Defense practice. He spends 100% of his time on shareholder activism, contested and complex M&A, and corporate governance matters. With more than two decades of experience, Derek has been involved in hundreds of activist campaigns and contested M&A situations. Prior to Sidley, Derek was the head of the activism and corporate defense practice at a leading shareholder engagement and corporate governance advisory firm. He also served as a partner and investment professional at activist and event-driven hedge funds. Derek is a highly sought after speaker on the topics of investor activism, contested M&A and ESIG/corporate governance at panels and universities and teaches a class on shareholder activism, contested M&A and corporate governance at Stanford University Law School.