Practice Profile: Fara Tabatabai's practice focuses on complex commercial, products liability, securities, and employment litigation and arbitration. She represents U.S., Canadian, European, and Asian clients in a variety of industries and has served as litigation and trial counsel in numerous high-stakes domestic and international disputes.

Among other notable cases, she represented Lehman Brothers in a trial against Barclays that resulted in a $5 billion verdict in Lehman's favor and also represented the European affiliates of Nortel Networks in the first U.S.-Canadian cross-border trial in history.

Leadership, Pro Bono and Civic Work: Ms. Tabatabai has received several awards for her pro bono work and has emerged as a vocal champion of LGBTQIA rights. In her most recent pro bono matter, she led a civil rights case to a groundbreaking jury verdict of $355,000—including $75,000 in punitive damages—for a transgender woman who was deprived of hormone replacement therapy while incarcerated. In addition, she is a member of the Corporate Leadership Committee of the New York Women's Foundation and is currently serving her second term as the President of the New York Chapter of the Iranian American Bar Association.

Prior Experience:

Partner, Hughes Hubbard & Reed, January 2019-present; associate, 2006-2018

Education:

J.D., Fordham University School of Law

B.A., University of British Columbia, English and International Relations

What advice would you give to young lawyers?

Set short, medium, and long-term goals for your career and regularly assess what you need to do to meet them—then actively seek out opportunities to get the experience you need or work with the people who do the kind of work you want to do.