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Practice Experience
"Buck" Farmer heads the firm's business litigation practice. He brings over 20 years of antitrust and complex criminal trial experience with the U.S. Department of Justice to his representation of the firm's clients in a wide range of business disputes, including trade secrets and intellectual property protection matters, wrongful termination cases, and other general business, securities and real estate disputes. He continues to handle antitrust issues and represents clients in connection with federal and state white-collar criminal matters. He is also a Founding (Hom Way) Member of the Wong Sun Society.
Admitted
1966, Texas
1970, California
Education
Princeton University (A.B., 1963)
University of Texas (J.D., 1966)
Author
"Developing a Criminal Antitrust Case," Problems of Horizontal Arrangements, Practicing Law Institute, 1981
"Representation of Business Executives and Corporations in Federal Grand Jury Investigations," Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, 1983
"Trial of an Antitrust Case," 46 Antitrust Law Journal 10. Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1989
Instructor
Attorney General's Advocacy Institute, Washington, D.C., 1973-1980
Faculty, Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy, Hastings College of the Law, University of California, 1987
Faculty, Federal Practice Program of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1987
Biography
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Special Prosecutions Unit, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Francisco, CA, 1979-1986. Assistant Chief, 1973-1979 and Trial Attorney, 1969-1973, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, San Francisco Office. Trial Attorney, Merger Division, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, 1966-1969
Member
State Bar of California (Member, Section on Litigation)
American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Antitrust; Criminal Justice; Litigation)
Wong Sun Society (Founding (Hom Way) Member)
Reported cases
United States v. Whitworth 856 F.2d 1268 (1988)
United States v. Champion International Corporation, 557 F.2d 1270 (1977)
United States v. Phillips Petroleum Company, 367 F. Supp. 1226 (1973)
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