Alec Farr
Alec Farr

Alec Farr

Partner

Washington DC

Introduction

Alec is a trial lawyer representing clients in high-stakes commercial, class-action, and IP litigation.

Alec W. Farr represents clients in a range of complex commercial, class-action, and IP disputes. As outside counsel to corporations, major nonprofits, and financial institutions, he tries cases, argues appeals, and conducts arbitrations in matters involving claims of breach of contract, fraud, corporate disparagement, negligence, and unfair competition. He also defends corporations, financial institutions, and nonprofits in class actions alleging violations of consumer protection and antitrust statutes in multiple state and federal courts. Working in industries including financial services, telecommunications, information technology, entertainment, sustainable energy, and pharmaceuticals, he handles trade secret, copyright, trademark, and patent infringement litigation. 

Alec advises clients in matters involving noncompete, nondisclosure, and nonsolicitation agreements. He handles shareholder class actions and derivative litigation, change-of-control cases, and litigation involving allegations of director and officer misconduct. In his work with financial institutions, he handles matters concerning alleged fraudulent lending practices, inadequate loan origination disclosures, improper account management procedures, and violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Truth in Lending Act, and state consumer protection statutes. 

Alec has extensive experience litigating public interest cases, including class actions on behalf of veterans seeking to ensure that the government delivers the benefits they have earned through military service and voters alleging violations of the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution in redistricting, election administration, and voter access matters. 

Active in the bar and his community, Alec is president of the William B. Bryant American Inn of Court and serves on the board of directors for the Council for Court Excellence.

Education & credentials

  • Georgetown University, J.D., 1991
  • Georgetown University, B.A., 1988
  • District of Columbia
  • Maryland
  • Virginia
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland

Professional recognition

  • BTI Client Service All-Star, 2019

  • DC Super Lawyers, 2014-2016

Impact

  • Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Board of Directors
  • Council for Court Excellence, Board of Directors
  • William B. Bryant American Inn at Court, Executive Committee
  • Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Board of Directors
  • Council for Court Excellence, Board of Directors
  • William B. Bryant American Inn at Court, Executive Committee
  • Cancer Support Community, President's Circle