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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

With a strong presence from its Chicago headquarters, as well as in other key nationwide offices in Texas, California and New York, Vedder Price is well-equipped to defend companies, financial institutions and individuals accused of violating securities laws in state and federal courts throughout the country. The presence of many former agency regulatory officials in its ranks is a strong selling point to clients, most pertinently in relation to SEC-initiated investigations and enforcement actions. As part of his broad-based complex commercial litigation offering, Chicago-based team head Thomas Cimino regularly handles securities class actions and derivative shareholder litigation, including for financial services entities and individuals. Also based in Chicago, Junaid Zubairi chairs the firm’s government investigations and white-collar offering, using the insight gained from his previous role at the SEC’s division of enforcement to good effect for financial services clients, including broker-dealers, investment advisers and funds, when subject to regulatory scrutiny.

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

Vedder Price‘s white-collar defense practice serves a diverse clientele, including broker-dealers, healthcare professionals, boards of directors, investment advisers, and accounting firms, providing representation in a range of matters such as insider trading, financial fraud, and allegations of false claims. The practice is co-led by Junaid Zubairi and Thomas Cimino, both based in Chicago. Zubairi brings experience in cases involving FCPA violations and whistleblower complaints, offering counsel to clients facing those specific challenges. Cimino routinely advises clients who are the subject of investigations by regulatory bodies such as the SEC and CFTC. From the Dallas office, Arianna Goodman provides legal assistance to clients facing accusations of money laundering, healthcare fraud, and tax-related offenses.

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