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Harold Fairbank, Robert was born on March 4, 1948.
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Robert Harold Fairbank
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Pomona College, Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). University of California at Berkeley (Master of Library and Information Science, 1973). Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California.
New York University (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Career
Worked at Fairbank & Vincent (Los Angeles, California) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in all Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1977, California. Associate Editor, New York University Law Review, 1975-1976.
Company-Author: California Practice Guide Civil Trials and Evidence (The Rutter Group 1993, updated annually).
"Defending Officers, Directors and Majority Shareholders - The Defense Viewpoint," (Partito Liberale Italiano (Italian Liberal Party), 1980). Author, "Effective Pretrial and Trial Motions," (ABTL, 1983).
Partner, 1984-1996 and Associate, 1977-1984, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Company-founding Partner, Fairbank & Vincent, 1996.
Panelist on Civil Procedure and Trial Practice, ABTL Annual Seminars, 1986, 1994.
The Rutter Group Statewide Programs, 1986-1997. Chair, Subcommittee on Civil Trial Rules, Judicial Council of California Advisory Committee on Local Rules, 1989-1991. Member: Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1985.
Treasurer, 1986.
Secretary, 1987. Vice President, 1988. President, 1989).
Fairbank & Vincent is a business litigation law firm specializing in civil trial and appellate work.
The firm was created by two lawyers from the Los Angeles office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. The firm primarily represents companies, as defendants or plaintiffs, in a wide variety of complex business disputes, including securities and consumer class actions, shareholder derivative actions, employment litigation, competitive business torts, unfair competition, trade secrets, RICO, antitrust, breach of contract and fraud cases.
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Member: Association of Business Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1985. Treasurer, 1986; Secretary, 1987. Vice President, 1988.
President, 1989).
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