
Derrick Petit
Senior AssociateWashington, D.C.
Email derrick.petit@hoganlovells.com
Phone +1 202 637 6467
Fax +1 202 637 5910
Practice groupLitigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Derrick Petit uses his history of advocacy and education to help clients navigate the complex rapids of government and internal investigations.
Derrick focuses his practice on internal investigations related to potential False Claims Act and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, in addition to assisting clients in responding to investigative subpoenas.
He has experience representing domestic and international companies in a range of federal and state investigations, including 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 has an active pro bono practice and has previously represented nonprofit clients in matters ranging from a trademark dispute before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to a commercial arbitration involving a fiscal sponsorship dispute with its former sponsor that led to a lucrative settlement.
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