- Date Of Birth: May 20, 1945
- Date Of Death: August 5, 2021
- State: Connecticut
Richard Pearson Larm, a prominent Justice Department attorney who influenced U.S. international trade and antitrust policy, died Aug. 5, 2021 at Bridgeport Hospital in Connecticut of Parkinson’s Disease. He was 76.
He was born May 20, 1945 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Lorraine Pearson Larm, a mathematics educator at the Kent Denver School, and Fordyce A. Larm, an accountant with the firm of Peat, Marwick, Mitchel & Co. (now KPMG). He married Jona Countiss Vieta in New York City on Nov. 22, 1980.
Richard, or “Dick” as he was known to his friends and colleagues, was a product of the Denver public school system where he excelled in debate. After graduation from Thomas Jefferson High School, he went to Harvard College graduating Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor’s of arts degree in 1967 and continued to Harvard Law School graduating Cum Laude with a J.D. degree in 1970.
“He was the Department of Justice’s representative to the interagency Trade Policy Staff Committee where he was greatly respected as a tireless advocate for consumer interests and developed critical expertise on trade measures (e.g., antidumping, countervailing duties), on commodities, and on various manufacturing sectors (e.g.
He worked on many antitrust litigations, investigations and trade negotiations involving international industries ranging from ball bearings, jet engines and telecommunications. He served as Deputy Staff Director for Complex Litigation for President Carter’s National Commission for the Review of Antitrust Laws and Procedures in 1978. He was commended by U.S. Trade Representative Carla A.
Mr. Larm was involved for many years in negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership between the United States and the European Union. He was commended by U.S.
Survivors include his wife, Jona Vieta Larm, a resident both of Fairfield, Conn., and New York City; his sister and brother-in-law, Marcia and Richard Chuvarsky, Denver; his niece, Camilla Chuvarsky, New York City; nephew, Mathew Chuvarsky, Yellowstone National Park, and several close cousins.
