Description

Justin Farar practices in the area of securities litigation and antitrust litigation with a special emphasis on institutional investor involvement. He is located in the Los Angeles office. Prior to working at Kaplan Fox, Mr. Farar was a litigation associate at O’Melveny & Myers, LLP and clerked for the Honorable Kim McLane Wardlaw on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Farar also currently serves as a Commissioner to the Los Angeles Convention and Exhibition Authority.

Mr. Farar is also an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California Gould Law School teaching a course on class actions.

Education:
B.A., with honors, University of California, San Diego
J.D., order of the coif, University of Southern California Law School (2000)

Bar Affiliations and Court Admissions:
Bar of the State of California (2000)
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (2000)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2000)
U.S. Supreme Court (2009)

Awards:
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers’ Nathan Burkan Award Winner, 2000 for article titled “Is the Fair Use Defense Outdated?”