Derek Walker focuses on representing clients in patent litigation disputes.
Prior to rejoining Jones Day in 2026, Derek clerked on the Ohio Supreme Court. He obtained his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Michigan, and his dissertation studied the thermodynamics of the cell-cycle clock and the regulation of biological clocks in early embryonic development.
- University of Michigan (Ph.D. in Physics 2025; J.D. cum laude 2024; M.S. in Physics 2020); Louisiana State University (B.S. 2018)
- District of Columbia
- Law Clerk to Justice R. Patrick DeWine, Ohio Supreme Court (2025-2026)
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