Background
Meyer, Derek J. was born on September 16, 1966 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
Meyer, Derek J. was born on September 16, 1966 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
Indiana University (Bachelor of Science, 1988. Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1991).
Worked at Freeman, Freeman & Salzman, Professional Corporation (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Antitrust Litigation, Securities and Commodity Litigation and General Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1991, Illinois and United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1993, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin. Associate Editor, Indiana Law Review, 1990-1991. Author: "Express Federal Preemption: Where Is lieutenant After Cipollone?" 59 Defense Counsel Journal 491 (October 1992).
"Preemption Succeeds With Over-the-counter Drug Labeling," 6 Leader"s Product Liability Law and Strategy 1 (December 1991).
"Redefining The New Value Exception To the Absolute Priority Rule in Light Of The Creditors" Bargain Model," 24 Indiana Law Review 417 (1991). Freeman, Freeman & Salzman, Professional Corporation was founded in 1968.
Since then, our firm has specialized in prosecuting and defending antitrust, securities, commodities and other types of commercial litigation on behalf of major corporations, associations, and public agencies in trial and appellate courts throughout the country. We also appear regularly before administrative agencies including the CFTC, Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission. We represent clients in regulatory and disciplinary matters before commodities and securities exchange and other self-regulatory organizations.
Engage in the arbitration and mediation of securities and commodities claims.
And serve as arbitrators, mediators and receivers. Representative clients include the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Wabash Valley Power Association, Lockheed Martin Corporations, Kraft General Foods, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Sara Lee Corporation, Pepsi Cola, Ringier America and Deloitte & Touche.