- Legal Research and Writing
- White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice
- Ethical Lawyering
Education
- BA, American University
- MBA, Pepperdine University
- JD, LMU Loyola Law School
Background
Professor Farhat served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Major Frauds Section of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. As a federal prosecutor, he investigated and prosecuted white collar crimes, including healthcare fraud, bank fraud, mail fraud, wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, and money laundering. While in the Major Frauds Section, Professor Farhat served as the criminal healthcare fraud coordinator for the U.S. Attorney's Office and oversaw the investigative activities of the U.S. Department of Justice Medicare Fraud Strike Force for the Central District. He regularly worked with civil fraud attorneys and other prosecuting agencies in parallel fraud investigations. Vince's criminal trial experience includes cases involving healthcare fraud, wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, money laundering, immigration fraud, and criminal forfeiture. Before becoming a criminal prosecutor, Professor Farhat was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office, where he represented the United States in commercial litigation and other civil cases. Professor Farhat served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Edward Rafeedie, U.S. District Court Judge for the Central District of California. Before joining the law school as a clinical faculty member, he was a partner at Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP, where he served as chair of the firm's White Collar Defense & Investigations Group.