The CTA Has Been Declared Unconstitutional. What’s Next?

Mark T. Hiraide works in the highly specialized and complex area of the law having to do with business finance and raising capital. He represents entrepreneurs, startups, publicly traded companies, directors and officers, broker-dealers, investment bankers, investment advisers and accountants in civil litigation relating to securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, and investment management. He counsels public exchange-listed and private companies and their boards of directors, including special committees and senior management, on issues including corporate governance, discharge of fiduciary duties, internal investigations and Securities and Exchange Commission compliance. He represents companies in transactions including securities private placements and public offerings. And he defends parties in civil litigation, government regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings, and represents defrauded investors.

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. 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, and before that a partner at Holland & Knight LLP. In private practice, Professor Farhat represented financial services companies, government contractors, real estate and construction companies, healthcare providers, nonprofits, and trustees and fiduciaries in government investigations, and complex, high-stakes litigation.

Lydia is a Transactional Business Consultant for CT’s West Coast law firm and corporate clients. She helps develop strategies and solutions for corporate compliance issues arising in finance, M&A, real estate deals, and corporate reorganizations. She is a subject matter expert for the Uniform Commercial Code and lien and court services due diligence.