Derek Ha

Derek helps US and international companies navigate the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions, providing advice on regulatory compliance as well as political and reputational risks. He regularly handles matters such as licensing applications, commodity classifications, audits, administrative subpoenas, and voluntary disclosures. His work extends to a range of cross-border compliance issues, including helping foreign investors and target companies assess proposed transactions and prepare notice filings to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); customs classifications and country of origin determinations; and forced labor analysis.

Derek is experienced in complex civil litigation matters. He supports clients across a broad array of practice areas in commercial disputes, class actions, and other matters before state and federal courts.

Derek’s extensive pro bono work has included advocacy related to voting rights, landlord-tenant issues, immigration, and LGBTQ+ rights. Most recently, he appeared as part of the trial team in La Unión del Pueblo Entero, et al. v. Abbott, et al. in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, challenging Texas’s Senate Bill 1, which has made it harder for thousands of Americans to cast their vote.