Attorneys

Imraan "Immy" Farukhi is a co-founding partner at Farukhi Law LLP, and is an experienced attorney focused on transactions and counseling pertaining to the entertainment, music, film, television, advertising, fashion, sports, new media, technology, and manufacturing industries. He has worked with Grammy-nominated and legacy act musicians, as well as legal teams for Academy Award-winning films and commercial productions. His clients include film and TV production companies, writers/directors, on-screen talent, music producers/mixers, musicians, models, and advertising productions for prominent lifestyle and technology brands. As a natural extension of his practice, he has served as an executive producer on independent films, including Hideout (2021) and Goodbye, Petrushka (2022).

In 2021, he co-founded the innovative manufacturing startup, ThinkVariant Inc., where he serves as Chief Legal Officer. The company specializes in 3D printing and additive manufacturing process solutions, drawing upon his extensive experience representing musical instrument and audio technology manufacturers.   

Prior to starting his own practice and forming Farukhi Law LLP, he was an attorney in the entertainment department of Fox Rothschild LLP, and with prominent boutique entertainment and intellectual property law firms throughout the New York City metro area.

Immy is also an Associate Professor at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate entertainment law courses for students in the Television-Radio-Film program and the Bandier music industry program. He regularly speaks on cutting-edge entertainment business and technology matters, and his expertise has been solicited in interviews by media outlets including Rolling Stone and CNBC.

EDUCATION

J.D., Cum Laude, Pace University School of Law

B.A., Cum Laude, Communication, Villanova University

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

New York

Tahir Farukhi is a co-founding Partner at Farukhi Law LLP, and leads the firm's California practice. He provides his clients start-to-finish legal services across corporate and real estate transactions, and advises on regulations affecting the healthcare and technology industries. Tahir’s representation of emerging growth companies spans the entire lifecycle, from providing founder-friendly guidance at the earliest stages through an exit. His expertise includes corporate formations and structuring, venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate governance and strategic matters. His clients have included real estate investment funds, investors, developers, sponsors, operators, lenders, borrowers, healthcare shared services companies, medical practice groups, investment funds, and international home furnishing retail companies.

Prior to Farukhi Law LLP, Tahir worked at AmLaw and midsize law firms, serving as counsel to midsize-to-large international companies.  Tahir's business education allows him to be a business attorney and problem solver for his clients in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

EDUCATION

J.D., University of Utah

M.B.A., University of Utah

B.A., Political Science, University of Southern California

ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

California