Junaid Zubairi > Vedder Price > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile
Vedder Price Offices
222 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2600
CHICAGO, IL 60601-1003
ILLINOIS
United States
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Junaid Zubairi
Work Department
Government Investigations & White Collar Defense
Position
Shareholder
Career
Mr. Zubairi regularly practices before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and other federal and state agencies. His practice includes representing companies and individuals in civil and criminal government investigations and securities litigation, conducting internal investigations, advising clients on investment services matters, counseling clients during regulatory examinations, counseling clients on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) matters and providing general compliance and remediation advice.
Mr. Zubairi has successfully represented public companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers, accounting firms, officers and directors, accounting professionals and attorneys in complex matters involving financial statement restatements, alleged financial fraud, books and records and internal control violations, audit deficiencies, alleged FCPA violations and compliance issues, whistleblower allegations, conflicts of interest, board governance and oversight, supervision and insider trading.
Prior to joining Vedder Price, Mr. Zubairi was a senior attorney with the SEC, Division of Enforcement. At the SEC, Mr. Zubairi was the lead attorney on numerous high-profile investigations and litigations involving investment adviser and broker-dealer misconduct, financial fraud, officer and director liability, insider trading and pay-to-play practices. Mr. Zubairi spearheaded several complex investigations that resulted in substantial settlements against large public companies.
Further, while at the SEC, Mr. Zubairi also coordinated effective parallel investigations with federal and state agencies, including the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the FBI, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Illinois Commerce Commission.
For his outstanding work, Mr. Zubairi received the Division of Enforcement Director’s Award, as well as several Special Act awards.
Memberships
- Past Regional Co-Chair, Association of SEC Alumni (ASECA)
- Member, Chicago Bar Association
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 2002
- Loyola University Chicago, B.A., 1999, cum laude
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
Vedder Price’s Chicago office is well known for its prowess in SEC and DOJ investigations and enforcement actions, in which it is ‘very practical and strategic in its approach, as well as being excellent at collaboration and cost-efficient’. Thomas Cimino is chair of the firm’s overall litigation practice and also the financial services litigation practice group, of which the securities litigation practice is a key part. His experience in state and federal trial and appellate courts includes high-stakes securities fraud class actions and shareholder disputes. Randall Lending has extensive jury trial, bench trial, arbitration and class action experience. His recent work includes acting for independent directors of Great-West Funds connection with litigation under Section 36(b) of the Investment Company Act, alleging breach of fiduciary duty by the investment adviser. Regulatory enforcement specialist Junaid Zubairi is ‘a very effective advocate and has had major engagement in numerous civil securities matters’.
United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
Vedder Price government investigations and white-collar defense practice has a solid track record in representing individuals in investigations and enforcement proceedings brought by the SEC, DOJ, and other regulatory authorities. The team is led by Chicago-based duo Thomas Cimino and Junaid Zubairi, both of whom act for corporations as well as their executives and board of directors in a broad range of matters including financial and securities fraud. Also in Chicago, former Assistant US Attorney Ryan Hedges is praised for his ‘ability to break down complex accounting processes.’
Lawyer Rankings
- Securities litigation: defense United States > Dispute resolution
- Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense United States > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: finance
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Rail and road: finance
Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market (sub-$500m)
- Transport > Shipping: finance
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Investment fund formation and management > Mutual/registered/exchange-traded funds
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense