Lawyers / Professionals

Mr. Farah represents and advises clients on the campaign finance, anticorruption, lobbying and government ethics laws. His clients include Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, PACs, campaign organizations, and other nonprofit organizations engaging in legislative and political activities. He represents clients regularly before the Federal Election Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the Congressional Ethics Committees, the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, the Office of Special Counsel, and the IRS, as well as state, municipal and local election, lobbying and ethics authorities.

Mr. Farah has been legal counsel in a number of high-profile political investigations, and has represented several nominees for cabinet and ambassadorial positions requiring Senate confirmation. He has been general counsel to two presidential campaigns, Biden for President during 2007-2008 and Clark for President during 2003-2004; and has served as legal advisor to a number of senators and House members, including their campaign committees and leadership PACs. In 1999, he served as general counsel to the NATO 50th Anniversary Summit Host Committee, a tax-exempt charity formed by the transatlantic business community to assist the White House and State Department in hosting the NATO Washington Summit.

His practice includes conducting internal investigations and helping clients design effective political law compliance programs. This includes preparing detailed policies and procedures, developing compliance materials, and conducting training sessions for client personnel.

Mr. Farah is a professorial lecturer of law at The George Washington University School of Law in Washington, D.C., where he teaches a course on lobbying and the laws regulating legislative and campaign activities.