Seth Farber

•  American Bar Association, Member
  • Litigation Section
  • Criminal Justice Section
  • Antitrust Section
• Executive Committee of the New York State Bar Association – Antitrust Section, Member
• Federal Bar Council, Member

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®, Woodward/White, Inc., Antitrust Law and Criminal Defense: White‑Collar, 2026.
• Included in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Litigators in America guide for White Collar, Investigations, and Securities Litigation, 2023–2026
• Recognized in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Antitrust & Competition Lawyers guide for Antitrust, Government Investigations, and Compliance, 2025–2026.
• Ranked by Chambers USA, Chambers and Partners, for Antitrust in New York, 2021–2024.
• Named by Chambers USA, Chambers and Partners as a “Recognized Practitioner” for New York Litigation: White‑Collar Crime & Government Investigations, 2018–2019.
• Recognized by Chambers USA among the nation’s top lawyers in Tax Fraud practice, 2012–2014.
• Recognized by Who’s Who Legal: Competition, 2024.
• Recognized by Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters (New York–Metro), in White Collar Criminal Defense, Business Litigation, and Securities Litigation, 2006–2024.
• Recognized by The Legal 500 US, for Cartel, Corporate Investigations & White‑Collar Criminal Defense, and International Litigation; member of the team awarded “Team of the Year” in Cartel Defense, 2015.
• Mentioned by The Legal 500 Latin America, for Compliance and Investigations, 2026.
• Recipient of the Burton Award for Legal Achievement, 2007.

Speeches and Panels

• “Supreme Court Preview,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Sept. 16, 2025
• “Compliance Rewired: U.S. Enforcement and Latin America in a New Political Era,” New York City Bar Latin American Summit, Panelist, June 11, 2025 
• “Supreme Court Preview,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Sept. 18, 2024
• “The Newest, Biggest Extra-Territorial FCPA Risks Confronting Industry in Mexico: Former DOJ Officials Discuss the Intensifying Landscape,” Summit on Anti-Corruption & Compliance Programs Mexico, American Conference Institute, Panelist, March 13, 2024
• “Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture: Navigating the Risks and Challenges in an Evolving Landscape,” White Collar Crime 2024, American Bar Association, Panelist, March 6, 2024
• “Good Faith, Advice of Counsel, Lawyers in the Room and the Sam Bankman-Fried Trial,” Federal Bar Council, Nov. 15, 2023
• “Supreme Court Preview,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Sept. 20, 2023
• “Compliance and White-Collar Challenges: Are We Seeing a Greater Focus Towards US-MX Enforcement?“ El Encuentro en México, Hispanic National Bar Association / La Barra Mexicana, Jun. 12, 2023
• “Update on Anti-Corruption Efforts in Mexico,” New York City Bar Association, May 18, 2023
• “Supreme Court Preview,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Sept. 13, 2022
• “United States v. Glencore Ltd. – Victims’ Rights to Restitution,” ABA International Law Section Anti-Corruption Committee Meeting, Dec. 15, 2022
• “Combating Corruption in Mexico: What’s Happening with Mexico’s National Anti-Corruption System?” New York City Bar Association, Apr. 21, 2022
• “Perspectives on FCPA Enforcement, Compliance Expectations and External Oversight from former DOJ officials and Defense Counsel: What’s on the Horizon for Industry in Mexico,” ACI Mexico Summit on Anti-Corruption and Compliance, Mexico City, Mexico, Mar. 23, 2022
• “Supreme Court Preview,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Sept. 28, 2021
• “Supreme Court Preview,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Oct. 6, 2020
• “A Discussion with the Antitrust Division’s New Deputy AAG for Criminal Enforcement,” New York State Bar Association Antitrust Section Annual Meeting, Jan. 17, 2019
• “Cross-border Transactions: The Importance of Proactive Risk Management Under the U.S./Mexico Regulatory Framework,” Winston & Strawn and Kaye Trueba Abogados Co-Hosted Program, Mexico City, Mexico, Aug. 7, 2018
• “Criminal Practice: Recent Leniency Developments in North America,” New York State Bar Association Antitrust Section Annual Meeting, Jan. 25, 2018
• “I’ve Got Your Back: The Ethics of Indemnified Representations,” Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2017 White Collar Seminar, Nov. 3, 2017
• “Successful Crisis Management,” Latin Lawyer – GIR Anti-Corruption & Investigations Conference, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 1, 2017
• “Recent Developments in Cartel Enforcement,” New York State Bar Association Antitrust Section, Cartel and Criminal Practice Committee, Oct. 27, 2017
• “Avoiding the Front Page: Drawing the Lines Between Aggressive Tax Positions and Criminal Conduct,” 29th Annual All Hands Meeting, Oct. 17, 2017
• “Public Corruption,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Oct. 3, 2017
• “Supreme Court Preview,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Sept. 14, 2017
• “Topics in Cartels and Criminal Enforcement,” New York State Bar Association Antitrust Section Annual Meeting, Jan. 26, 2017
• “Supreme Court Preview,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Sept. 14, 2016
• “Supreme Court Preview,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Sept. 29, 2015
• “The Rules of the Game: The Role of Federal Litigation in Governing Sports in the 21st Century,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Sept. 18, 2014
• “The Brazilian Courts and Damages Claims Involving Competition Infringements,” Instituto Brasileiro de Estudios de Concordancia, Consumo e Comercio Internacional (IBRAC) Conference (Iguassu Falls, Brazil), Oct. 31, 2013
• “Supreme Court Preview,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Sept. 11, 2014
• “Sanctions Enforcement,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Jun. 4, 2013
• “Supreme Court Review,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Feb. 26, 2013
• “Navigating the Globe: Cartel Enforcement Around the World, Chapter 3: Japan,” ABA Antitrust Section, Cartel and Criminal Practice Committee and International Committee, May 17, 2012
• “Practical and Strategic Considerations – International Cartel Investigations,” ABA Antitrust Section, Cartel and Criminal Practice Committee, May 27, 2010
• “Partnering with the Board for Proper Tax Risk Oversight,” Tax Director Roundtable, May 25, 2010
• “Standards for Corporate Criminal Liability,” Federal Bar Council, Program Coordinator, Mar. 11, 2010
• “The Intertwined Roles of Attorneys and Forensic Accountants,” NYU School for Continuing and Professional Studies: Prevention and Detection of Fraudulent Financial Reporting, Guest Lecturer, Jun. 29, 2009
• “Lawyers as Criminal Defendants: Have the Rules Changed?” American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Aug. 2004“Omnicare, Inc. v. NCS Healthcare, Inc.,” Healthcare Transactions 2003, Apr. 1, 2003
• “Defending the Corporation Against Indictment: Cooperation or Confrontation?” American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Aug. 2002

Publications

• “The New DOJ Enforcement Policy for Digital Assets: Why Compliance Programs Still Matter,” New York Law Journal, Co-Author, May 13, 2025
• “What Now for White Collar? As the DOJ Steps Back, Will Others Step Up?,” New York Journal, Co-Author, March 14, 2025.
• “Restitution in Corporate Criminal Cases: An Underappreciated But Effective Remedy,” New York Law Journal, Co-author, Sept. 17, 2023
• “Bail the Rich: Armed Guards, Private Prisons, and Special Treatment for the Wealthy Under the Bail Reform Act,” New York Law Journal, Co-author, Mar. 29, 2019
• “Why the Public (and the President) Are Wrong About What It Means to Take the Fifth,” New York Law Journal, Co-author, Dec. 7, 2018
• “Criminal Antitrust Fines and Penalties: Reductions Based on Ability to Pay,” Antitrust Magazine, American Bar Association, Spring 2017
• Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts, (4th ed.) (2024–25 supp.), Vol. 3, Ch. 13, Co-author
• “Corporate Remediation: One Justice Department, Two Approaches...And Now a Third?” American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Cartel & Criminal Practice Committee Newsletter, Fall 2014
• “Buyer Beware: Understanding and Mitigating Parent Company FCPA Liability in the Context of Private Equity Acquisitions,” The FCPA Report, Co-author, Jul. 24, 2013
• “Sentencing in Criminal Antitrust Cases: The Judiciary Has The Last Word After All,” American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Cartel & Criminal Practice Committee Newsletter, Mar. 2013
• “The Policy Case For Eliminating The Public Identification Of Carve-Outs In Antitrust Plea Agreements,” Bloomberg BNA, Antitrust & Trade Regulation Resource Center, Mar. 2013
• “Klein Conspiracies In The Wake Of US v. Coplan,” Law360, Mar. 4, 2013
• “An Unnecessary Complication to Defending International Cartel Investigations: Is it Really Necessary for U.S. Counsel To Travel Overseas To Review Foreign Documents?” American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, Cartel & Criminal Practice Committee Newsletter, 2010
• "War on Tax Fraud and in Afghanistan: Who Knew They Were Linked?” New York Law Journal, May 10, 2010
• “Definitely Avoid ‘Utter Failure’: Dodging Risk Can Be a Taxing Job,” Corporate Counsel at law.com, Apr. 7, 2010
• “Antitrust Enforcement: Focus on Criminal Cartels”, Co-editor
• “Facing Criminal Price-fixing Investigations in the U.S.,” Law360, Feb. 17, 2009
• “New Risk in Employee Interviews,” National Law Journal, Jul. 24, 2006
• “Shoring Up Compliance Programs In the Wake of ‘Booker/Fanfan’,” GC New York, Oct. 11, 2005
• “Corporate Internal Investigations in the Age of Cooperation: Strategies for Limiting Disclosure of Confidential Information,” Andrews Securities Litigation & Regulation Reporter, Vol. 9, No. 17, Dec. 31, 2003
• “Corporate Internal Investigations in the Age of Cooperation: Strategies for Limiting Disclosure of Confidential Information,” Andrews Corporate Officers & Directors Liability Litigation Reporter, Vol. 19, No. 10, Dec. 1, 2003
• “Cooperating with the Government In Corporate Criminal Investigations: Has Andersen Changed the Landscape,” American Bar Association Annual Meeting, Section of Litigation Written Materials, Aug. 2002