Mr. Farrar has been recognized as a leading lawyer in The Best Lawyers in America (2005-2006, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018); Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading Banking Lawyers (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009); Euromoney’s Guide to the US Leading Lawyers (Best of the Best) (2006); The International Who’s Who of Banking Lawyers (2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012); The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers (2002, 2003-2004, 2005, 2006); IFLR’s Mergers and Acquisitions Yearbook (2005); Chambers Asia (2008); Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009); Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2003-2004, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007); PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook (2005, 2006, 2008); PLC Cross-border Finance Handbook (2006); PLC Cross-border Finance Handbook: Secured Lending (2006, 2006-2007); The Los Angeles Area’s Best Lawyers (2007); and Southern California Super Lawyers (2004, 2005, 2006, 2014). He was also the recipient of the California Bankers Association’s Frandzel Award for superior and noteworthy legal service (2003), was named the 2012 “Los Angeles Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers, and was honored by the Business Law Section of the California Bar Association with its Lifetime Achievement Award (2012).