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Melissa L. Farrar

Melissa
Farrar

Associate Attorney

CONTACT INFO

mfarrar@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 202.887.3579

FAX:+1 202.530.4251

Washington, D.C.

1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20036-5306 USA

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PRACTICE

Litigation FCPA Government Contracts White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Melissa Farrar is a senior associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where she practices primarily in the areas of white collar defense and investigations and corporate compliance. Ms. Farrar also maintains a practice in government contracts compliance and litigation.

Ms. Farrar has experience representing and advising multinational corporations in internal and government investigations on a wide range of topics, including compliance with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other anti-corruption laws, anti-money laundering, and tax. Ms. Farrar has conducted fieldwork in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

Ms. Farrar also counsels corporations on the effectiveness of their compliance programs and in connection with transactional due diligence, with a particular emphasis on compliance with anti-corruption laws.

Selected recent matters include:

  • Represented a multinational pharmaceutical company in negotiating resolution of whistleblower-driven FCPA investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and U.S. Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in three countries. This representation resulted in non-public declinations by both DOJ and the SEC.
  • Conducted a post-monitorship anti-corruption compliance review and assessment for a global conglomerate and industrial manufacturing company.
  • Conducted pre-acquisition anti-corruption due diligence for a multi-billion dollar acquisition of an international e-commerce company.
  • Completed two Independent Examinerships for Swiss financial institutions participating in the DOJ Tax Swiss Bank program.

Ms. Farrar received her law degree with high honors from the George Washington University Law School in 2013, where she was elected to the Order of the Coif. While in law school, Ms. Farrar was a member of the George Washington Law Review. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2004 from Dartmouth College.

EDUCATION

The George Washington University - 2013 Juris Doctor

Dartmouth College - 2004 Bachelor of Arts

ADMISSIONS

District of Columbia Bar

Virginia Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - July 16, 2020 | 2020 Mid-Year Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements and Deferred Prosecution Agreements
Client Alert - January 9, 2020 | 2019 Year-End Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements and Deferred Prosecution Agreements
Article - January 29, 2019 | Trends In DOJ Nonprosecution, Deferred Prosecution Deals
Client Alert - January 10, 2019 | 2018 Year-End Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements and Deferred Prosecution Agreements
Client Alert - July 11, 2018 | 2018 Mid-Year Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs)
Article - March 2, 2018 | Corporate NPA and DPA: All in the Nuance
Client Alert - January 5, 2018 | 2017 Year-End Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs)
Client Alert - July 11, 2017 | 2017 Mid-Year Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs)
Client Alert - January 4, 2017 | 2016 Year-End Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs)
Client Alert - July 6, 2016 | 2016 Mid-Year Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs)
Client Alert - January 5, 2016 | 2015 Year-End Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs)
Client Alert - December 3, 2015 | Serious Fraud Office v Standard Bank Plc: Deferred Prosecution Agreement
Client Alert - July 29, 2015 | 2015 Mid-Year Government Contracts Litigation Update
Client Alert - July 8, 2015 | 2015 Mid-Year Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs)
Article - March 2, 2015 | 2014 Year-End Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (Part 1 – Westlaw Journal’s White-Collar Crime)
Article - February 16, 2015 | 2014 Year-End Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (Bloomberg BNA’s Securities Regulation & Law Report)
Client Alert - January 6, 2015 | 2014 Year-End Update on Corporate Non-Prosecution Agreements (NPAs) and Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs)
Client Alert - January 5, 2015 | 2014 Year-End FCPA Update
Client Alert - July 1, 2014 | Renewing the Call for Compliance Defence to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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