Farrah provides counseling on a wide range of federal regulatory issues, with a focus on antitrust compliance and litigation matters. She also participates actively in the firm’s pro bono program.
Farrah specializes in guiding clients through the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger review process before the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, including responding to Second Requests. She also counsels clients on competition law issues under the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the FTC Act and provides related advice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, competitor collaborations, and licensing deals. In addition, Farrah represents clients in antitrust litigation matters, including private class actions and federal and state investigations into prospective and post-consummated mergers and acquisitions.
Outside of her antitrust practice, Farrah has represented indigent clients in immigration matters, including successful asylum and U visa applications. She also previously served as chief outside counsel for a nonprofit that provides need-based college scholarships for the families of US military personnel.
During law school, she was an associate editor of the Journal of Labor and Employment Law and a recipient of the Sparer Public Interest Fellowship.
Professional & Community Involvement
- Board vice chair, Community Bridges
Farrah provides counseling on a wide range of federal regulatory issues, with a focus on antitrust compliance and litigation matters. She also participates actively in the firm’s pro bono program.
Farrah specializes in guiding clients through the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger review process before the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice, including responding to Second Requests. She also counsels clients on competition law issues under the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act, and the FTC Act and provides related advice on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, competitor collaborations, and licensing deals. In addition, Farrah represents clients in antitrust litigation matters, including private class actions and federal and state investigations into prospective and post-consummated mergers and acquisitions.
Outside of her antitrust practice, Farrah has represented indigent clients in immigration matters, including successful asylum and U visa applications. She also previously served as chief outside counsel for a nonprofit that provides need-based college scholarships for the families of US military personnel.
During law school, she was an associate editor of the Journal of Labor and Employment Law and a recipient of the Sparer Public Interest Fellowship.
Professional & Community Involvement
- Board vice chair, Community Bridges
Publications
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Co-author,
Ancillary Transaction Provisions Need Antitrust Review, Law360 ()
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Co-author,
FTC Voids Confidentiality and Non-Compete Provisions in Non-Reportable Transaction and Requires Notification of All Future Transactions, Antitrust Alert ()
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Unforeseeability Bars Immunity Defense for Allegedly Anticompetitive Hospital Merger, Antitrust Advisory ()
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DOJ Assistant Attorney General William Baer’s First Merger Challenge Confirms Continued Aggressive Merger Enforcement by Antitrust Division, Antitrust Alert ()
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Co-author,
DOJ Approves Greater New York Hospital Association’s Proposed Gainsharing Program, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Co-author,
FTC Announces Annual HSR Thresholds Adjustments, Antitrust Alert ()
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Co-author,
Third Circuit Upholds Finding of Antitrust Liability for Above-Cost Pricing Arrangement, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Co-author,
The Antitrust Agencies’ Latest Favorite Target: MFN Clauses, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Co-author,
FTC Proposes Amendments to HSR Rules Targeting Certain Pharmaceutical Licensing Arrangements, Antitrust Alert ()
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Co-author,
Going Vertical: The Hospital-Health Insurance Merger, ABA/AHLA Antitrust in Healthcare Conference Materials ()
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Co-author,
DOJ Sues Apple and Publishing Companies for Alleged e-Book Conspiracy, Antitrust Alert ()
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Co-author,
FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds, Antitrust Alert ()
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Co-author,
Revisions to HSR Rules May Increase Reporting Burden for Investment Funds and Certain Multinational Businesses, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Co-author,
Noerr-Pennington Immunizes Hospital From Antitrust Liability For Lobbying Campaign Against Competitor, Health Care Antitrust Advisory ()
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Co-author,
Federal Trade Commission Announces Increased Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds, Antitrust Alert ()
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Co-author,
DOJ Continues to Target Employment Non-Solicitation Agreements, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Co-author,
Third Circuit Revives Conspiracy Claims against Hospital and Insurer, Antitrust Alert ()
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Co-author,
Leegin on Remand: Retailer Fails to Sell Vertical Price Fixing Allegation, Antitrust Alert ()
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Co-author,
Assistant Attorney General Varney’s Healthcare Antitrust Speech Emphasizes Health Insurance Industry Enforcement and Offers Supportive Remarks on Clinical Integration, Health Care Antitrust Advisory ()
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Failure to Prove Relevant Market Ends Tenants' Challenge to AT&T Exclusive MDU Agreements, Antitrust Advisory ()
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FTC Announces Decreased HSR Thresholds, Antitrust Alert ()
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Internet Music Price-Fixing Case against Record Companies Is Back Online, Antitrust Advisory ()
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District Court Dismisses Antitrust Complaint Alleging Mutual Protection Conspiracy Between Dominant Provider and Dominant Insurer, Health Care Antitrust Advisory ()
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FTC Orders Roanoke Hospital To Divest Recently Acquired Outpatient Clinics To Restore Competition, Health Care Antitrust Alert ()
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Author,
Hospital’s Refusal To Deal Is Good Medicine under the Antitrust Laws, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Co-author,
Unpredictable Playlist Dooms Sound Recording Copyright Holders’ Infringement Claim, Music Copyright Alert ()
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Recent Major Decisions by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Impact Sellers of Children’s Product, Consumer Product Safety Commission Alert ()
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FTC Alleges Some “Green” Marketing Claims Are Dirty, Consumer Protection Advisory ()
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VeriSign Still On the Hook for Antitrust Allegations, Antitrust Advisory ()
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Announcement of New Nominees To The Consumer Product Safety Commission: How This Might Affect Your Business Sooner Than You Think, Consumer Product Safety Commission Advisory ()
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Music Store Trade Association Hits Sour Note with the FTC, Antitrust Alert ()
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Author,
FTC Announces Annual Revision of HSR Threshold, Antitrust Alert ()
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Hedge Funds Fined $800,000 for Acquiring Additional Stock in AutoZone without Filing New HSR Notifications, Antitrust Advisory ()
Newsroom
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Quoted in
Highmark-West Penn Merger Sets Precedent for Payer-Provider Deals, Fierce Health Payer ()