
Derrick Petit
Senior AssociateWashington, D.C.
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 202 637 6467
Fax +1 202 637 5910
Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Derrick helps clients navigate the complex roads of both government and internal investigations.
Focusing on investigations related to potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA); the False Claims Act (FCA); the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA); and various Securities Laws; Derrick has represented clients in actions brought by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and several State Attorney General Offices.
Derrick’s experience includes, representing a multinational biopharmaceutical company in parallel investigations brought by the DOJ and SEC; guiding a Fortune 500 company through an internal FCPA compliance review, and representing a large financial services company in responding to a state attorney general subpoena concerning an investigation into alleged financial crimes by a third party. Derrick also has experience advising clients on a variety of privacy and telecommunications related issues.
Additionally, Derrick is active in the community via his pro bono practice, which includes previously representing nonprofit clients in matters ranging from a trademark litigation before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to filing a habeas corpus petition on behalf of an illegally detained immigrant; and his service as a mentor to various law students via his role as Chair of the Student Affairs Committee of the Washington Bar Association.
Prior to joining the firm, Derrick served as a federal law clerk to the Honorable Emmet G. Sullivan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and worked as a White Collar Defense and Telecommunications associate at another large Washington, D.C. law firm. Prior to entering law school, he taught middle school social studies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was named Teacher of the Year in 2012. Derrick is also the founder and president of a local nonprofit, Gay Professional Men of Color.
Awards and recognitions
2019
Best 40 LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40
The National LGBT Bar Association
2018
Young Lawyers Division Donald A. Thigpen Rising Star Award
Washington Bar Association
2018
#THEBOLDBRAVE30 Public Service Award
The Project Briggs
Education and admissions
Education
J.D., Howard University School of Law, cum laude, 2016
M.P.A., Louisiana State University, 2011
B.A., Political Science, Louisiana State University, 2008
B.A. History, Louisiana State University, 2008
Memberships
President, Gay Professional Men of Color
Member, Washington Bar Association
Member, National Bar Association
Member, DC LGBT Bar Association
Member, The National LGBT Bar Association
Bar admissions and qualifications
District of Columbia
Maryland
Court admissions
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland