Derek Bhavsar

Managing Associate

Washington, D.C.

Dharak is a Managing Associate and a member of the firm’s International Trade and Investment Group.

Dharak advises clients on matters relating to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), economic sanctions, export controls (EAR/ITAR), CHIPS Act and government contracting. He also routinely advises on trade compliance matters in the context of corporate transactions.

Previously, he advised clients on a broad range of corporate transactions, including domestic and cross-border M&A and private equity acquisitions. Prior to joining Orrick, Dharak was an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York and Hong Kong, where he practiced mergers and acquisitions, private equity and international trade.