Geoffrey J. Derrick is a former federal public defender who uses his investigatory experience to design and execute strategies in cross-border disputes involving monetization and demonetization of claims, judgments and arbitral awards. He has extensive experience working on international arbitration and judgment-enforcement matters involving fraud and misconduct. Most recently, he coordinated global enforcement campaigns for US$ nine figures of judgment debt in various jurisdictions worldwide, including India, Greater China and U.S. state and federal courts.

Mr. Derrick regularly litigates claims both against and on behalf of governments or state-owned enterprises in Washington, D.C. federal courts, where he served as a law clerk.  He is also experienced at developing reputation management strategies for debtors and creditors aimed at mitigating business and reputational risks associated with international claims, judgments and arbitral awards.

Mr. Derrick also maintains an active pro bono practice combatting wrongful convictions. As a public defender, he helped exonerate three clients who spent a collective 59 years in prison for crimes they did not commit. More recently, he helped secure approximately US $1 million for a Maryland exoneree in the first award of such compensation in decades.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Mr. Derrick practiced at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP in Washington DC, where he litigated complex employment and consumer class actions. Before that, he clerked for the Honorable Paul L. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the Honorable Catharine F. Easterly of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Mr. Derrick also has significant courtroom experience as a former state and federal public defender.

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