Derek B. Domian
Director
Boston
ddomian@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 6568Derek B. Domian
Director, Boston
ddomian@goulstonstorrs.com+1 617 574 6568Related Expertise
Clients call on Derek Domian for his depth of experience, strategic insight, meticulous preparation, and unwavering commitment to protecting their interests in complex disputes. They admire his ability to navigate challenging commercial, real estate, leasing, professional liability, and intellectual property matters with clarity, precision, and attentiveness.
Practicing with precision and skill
A diverse client base—including real estate investors and developers, commercial landlords and tenants, partnerships and joint ventures, universities, hospitals, in-house counsel, law firms, and non-profits—relies on Derek for efficient dispute resolution. They trust him to navigate their legal challenges thoughtfully and decisively.
Clients benefit from Derek’s extensive experience representing them in state and federal courts at both trial and appellate levels, as well as before arbitrators, mediators, and regulatory bodies. He is also proactive in providing strategic prelitigation advice to protect and advance client business interests before disputes escalate.
Derek maintains an active pro bono practice and is a member of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee.
Related Representative Matters
VRLC, the nation’s first nonprofit law center solely focused on sexual assault survivors, through corporate setup, governance, and tax-exempt status, and providing ongoing representation—laying the legal foundation for a pioneering organization that continues to serve the most marginalized with dignity and advocacy.
Major retail development firms in broad array of commercial, real estate, and leasing disputes, proactively resolving many disputes prior to litigation and disposing of lawsuits through settlement or trial. Our team helps landlord clients resolve commercial leasing conflicts through negotiations, amendments, and settlements.
A large healthcare trade association on a range of business matters, including antitrust issues and corporate concerns, Advising the trade association’s directors on a range of legal compliance and business matters and helping the client to understand and resolve issues prior to litigation or after suit when necessary.
A major public university in defense of intellectual property rights under a technology transfer license, securing a favorable settlement with a global energy company, including the recovery of intellectual property rights.
Major law firms in federal and state courts against claims of malpractice, working with lawyers to resolve the allegations, preserve their reputation, and support their ongoing practices. Recently secured dismissal of multi-million dollar claims against national law firm asserted by non-client of the firm.
A major hospital in connection with a contractual dispute between physician groups, resolving the matter through a favorable settlement for client.
A national media company in connection with a dispute implicating intellectual property, employment, partnership, and other concerns related to the departure of a former CEO and current limited partner and the launch of a competing business.
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Accolades
- Lawdragon, Leading 500 Litigators in America, 2022, 2024-2026
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, Go To Business Litigation Lawyer, 2022
- Massachusetts Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2016
Affiliations
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Member and Former Chair, Mass Bar's Complex Commercial Litigation Section Council
- Citizens School Mock Trial Program
- Massachusetts Lawyers Clearinghouse
Admissions
- Massachusetts
Education
Harvard Law School ( J.D. , cum laude , 2004 )
University of New Hampshire ( B.A. , summa cum laude , 2001 )