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Vedder Price Offices

Vedder Price
222 NORTH LASALLE STREET, SUITE 2600
CHICAGO, IL 60601-1003
ILLINOIS
United States
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Junaid Zubairi

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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 a prominent player in SEC and DOJ investigations and enforcement actions, as well as securities litigation, and client remark that the key partners are  ‘very practical in their approach to resolutions‘.  Thomas Cimino leads the financial services litigation practice, as well as serving as overall head of litigation, and he is a key figure in securities fraud class actions, shareholder disputes, patent infringement, and bankruptcy litigation. Along with regulatory enforcement specialist Junaid Zubairi, he secured the dismissal of a claim against a former accounting director of publicly traded Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. concerning an alleged an alleged $245m securities and accounting fraud scheme. Randall Lending is recommended for his extensive experience in jury trials, bench trials, arbitration and class actions.

United States > Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense

Vedder Price caters to a diverse client base, which includes broker-dealers, healthcare professionals, boards of directors, investment advisers, and accounting firms. The team advises on a broad range of white-collar matters such as insider trading, financial fraud, and false claims. Junaid Zubairi and Thomas Cimino co-head the team in Chicago. Zubairi has experience with cases relating to FCPA violations and whistleblower complaints. Cimino routinely advises clients who are being investigated by the SEC and CFTC. Further standout members of the team include Ryan Hedges in Chicago and Arianna Goodman in Dallas. Hedges is recommended for complex financial crimes, while Goodman regularly assists clients who are facing allegations of money laundering, health care fraud, and tax offences.

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