Derick G. Holt

Derick represents clients in a variety of international trade matters, including antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, export controls, and sanctions compliance programs. He practices before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of International Trade, the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. International Trade Commission. His work involves a broad range of industries, including steel and downstream steel products, aluminum extrusions, renewable energy products, personal transportation, and logistics products. When Derick is not protecting domestic industries from unfairly traded imports, he represents low-income D.C. residents in landlord-tenant disputes.

Representative Matters

• Represents clients in trade litigation, including original investigations, administrative reviews, and 5-year “sunset” reviews before the U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
• Represents clients in matters involving Section 232 national security investigations and Section 301 investigations related to protecting U.S. rights under trade agreements and responses to certain foreign trade practices.
• Represents clients before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of International Trade.
• Provides strategic counsel to industrial, renewable energy, and semiconductor clients on supply chain risks and funding opportunities, including developing community benefits plans to secure funding through the Inflation Reduction Act.
• Assists clients in compliance with export controls and economic sanctions maintained by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
• Provides guidance on national security issues, including regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) within the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
• Represents low-income D.C. residents in landlord-tenant disputes, which have resulted in rent abatement, rent reduction, and substantial renovations to tenants’ units.
• Represented World War II pro bono client in appeal seeking benefits from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs for injuries sustained during combat in France in 1944.

Professional Experience

• Lecturer, Steel Identification, Classification, and Trade Law Seminar (2022-Present)
• Guest Lecturer, Howard University School of Law (2020-2024)
• Guest Lecturer, Seton Hall Law School (2021)
• Intern, U.S. International Trade Commission (2003-2011)
• Intern, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (2007)

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Customs and International Trade Bar Association
  • Co-Chair and Executive Board Member, Diversity Equity Inclusion (2024)
• National Bar Association 
  • Secretary, International Law Section (2022-2024)
• National Bar Association
  • Commercial Law Section, CLE Committee (2023)
• Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) (2018)
• District of Columbia Bar
  • Vice Chair, International Trade Committee (2014-2015)

Recognitions

• Recognized by the National Bar Association as one of its "40 Under 40 Nation's Best Advocates" and Excellence in Innovation Award (2022)
• Recognized by Law360 as a "Rising Star" in International Trade Law (2020)
• Recognized by The National Law Journal as a "D.C. Rising Star" (2021)
• Recognized by The Legal 500 US as a in International Trade (2021-2022)
• Named by The Legal 500 US a "Next Generation Partner" (2023, 2024) and a "Recommended Lawyer" (2021-2022) in International Trade
• Named to Law360's International Trade Editorial Advisory Board (2024)

• Included in The Best Lawyers in America directory for International Trade and Finance Law (2025)

• Named one of “Washington’s Top Lawyers” by Washingtonian magazine (2024)