Derek Wikstrom is counsel at Hecker Fink LLP.
Derek rejoined the firm after serving as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York from 2019 to 2025. In the Southern District’s Public Corruption Unit and White Plains Division, Derek led federal criminal investigations into foreign and domestic bribery, fraud, sanctions violations, money laundering, and violence and narcotics offenses. He prosecuted some of the Office's most significant white collar matters.
Previously, Derek was a senior associate at the firm, where he represented clients in both civil and criminal matters at all stages of litigation. He was a member of the Hecker Fink trial team that represented Robert Bogucki in a fraud prosecution relating to large foreign exchange options transactions, in which the Court granted him a Rule 29 acquittal, finding that no jury could reasonably convict on the evidence presented by the Government.
Earlier in his career, Derek worked as an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP for six years, representing corporations and individuals in commercial litigation and Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and proceedings.
Derek received his J.D., cum laude, from Northwestern University School of Law, where he served as an articles editor for the Northwestern University Law Review. He earned his B.A., magna cum laude, from The City College of New York.