Shareholder

Los Angeles

Direct: 213.891.0700

Office: 213.891.0700

fbahar@buchalter.com

Bar Admissions

California

Languages

Farsi/Persian, French

Overview

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Farhad Bahar represents commercial finance companies, commercial banks, hedge funds, factors and other lenders in complex, secured and unsecured, single lender, club or syndicated, commercial loans, asset-based transactions, factoring, trade finance, acquisition finance, film finance, charter school finance, health care finance, public finance and letter of credit transactions. He also has extensive experience in workouts, debtor-in-possession financing, reorganization financing, inter-creditor relationships, lender liability issues, judicial and non-judicial foreclosures and creditors’ rights and remedies. His experience includes secured transactions under the Uniform Commercial Code.

Mr. Bahar is an active member of the Patron’s Council of Farhang Foundation, a non-profit foundation that promotes and preserves Iranian art and culture for the community at large. He is also active with Inner City Arts, a charitable organization that provides visual and performing arts education to underprivileged children. Mr. Bahar is a member of the Financial Lawyers Conference, the American Bar Association and the Banking and Bankruptcy sections of the California Bar. Mr. Bahar has been recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business as a leading lawyer in the field of Banking & Finance. Mr. Bahar has been named one of The Best Lawyers in America, for Banking and Finance Law since 2020.

Admissions

  • California

Education

  • Stanford Law School, J.D., 1987
  • Bucknell University, B.A., International Relations and Economics, summa cum laude, 1984

  • Asset-Based Lending
  • Workouts and Restructuring
  • DIP Financing
  • Intercreditor Agreements
  • UCC Article 9 Secured Lending
  • Health Care Finance
  • Film Finance
  • Public Finance
  • Trade Finance

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