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Junaid Zubairi represents companies, boards, senior executives, financial advisors, and accounting firms in government investigations and related litigation, internal investigations, securities litigation and regulatory compliance matters.

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A former senior enforcement attorney at the SEC, Junaid draws on his past experience and insider perspective to help clients respond to a broad array of inquiries by the SEC, DOJ, PCAOB and other federal and state agencies.

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Junaid advises clients on issues including alleged accounting and financial fraud, disclosure issues, investment advisor misconduct, insider trading, audit deficiencies and other high-stakes investigations. He contains problems before they escalate, and structures responses that are persuasive to regulators. Clients turn to him to secure declinations, mitigate penalties and obtain favorable resolutions in line with their broader business goals. Experienced in parallel investigations involving sensitive matters, Junaid delivers actionable guidance with discretion.

A recognized authority, Junaid speaks frequently on SEC, DOJ, compliance, white-collar and enforcement trends. His insights have also been featured in SEC Today, Compliance Week, and other industry publications, where he is regularly called on to discuss government priorities and effective defense strategies.

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Represented a senior executive at a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) in connection with an ongoing insider trading investigation conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Represented former chief financial officer of a multinational company in a federal securities class action lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois, along with multiple federal and state derivative actions in the District of Delaware. Among other things, plaintiffs in these cases alleged that client and others at the company made false and misleading statements about the profitability of one of their business segments and engaged in accounting fraud.

Represented an institutional broker-dealer in connection with a parallel investigation and litigation filed by the SEC and DOJ relating to, among other topics, the personal trading activity of five individuals that were formerly associated with the company.

Represented the audit committee of a public gas turbine company in connection with an investigation concerning revenue recognition practices, including bill and hold practices. This culminated in an announcement by the company of a multi-year restatement. Additionally represented the audit committee in connection with a recent self-report to the SEC regarding the same revenue recognition conduct.

Represented affiliated entity of investment management company and various related individuals in connection with an SEC investigation concerning matters relating to solicitation of investor funds to acquire and operate various businesses. The areas at issue in the investigation include certain potentially undisclosed conflicts of interest, compliance with various federal securities registration exemptions, and other disclosure issues.

Represented a registered investment adviser in connection with an ongoing SEC inquiry regarding the use of leverage in two closed-end funds that resulted in significant losses in March 2020. Likewise represented the two relevant funds for the limited purpose of producing documents to the SEC. The adviser and two relevant funds received termination notices from the SEC, which indicated that the SEC was not intending to recommend an enforcement and had concluded its investigation.

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Vedder Price Shareholders to Present at ALI CLE Accountants’ Liability 2024

Junaid Zubairi to Present During Securities Enforcement Forum NY 2025

Twelve Vedder Price Practice Areas and 46 Attorneys Distinguished in The Legal 500 United States in 2023

28 Vedder Price Attorneys Recognized in Thomson Reuters 2024 Illinois Super Lawyers: 19 as Super Lawyers, 9 as Rising Stars

Vedder Price Practice Areas and Attorneys Distinguished in The Legal 500 United States in 2024

Vedder Price Recognized in Chambers USA in 2024

Junaid Zubairi and Rachel Copenhaver Named to Enforcement Elite 2024 List

25 Vedder Price Attorneys Recognized in Thomson Reuters 2025 Illinois Super Lawyers

Vedder Price Immigration Compliance and Enforcement Rapid Response Team

Vedder Price is proud to sponsor the ALI CLE Accountants’ Liability 2025 Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 2-3, 2025

Junaid Zubairi Featured in The GRIP Files

Vedder Price Practice Areas and Attorneys Recognized in The Legal 500 United States in 2025

Vedder Price Recognized in Chambers USA in 2025

SEC Releases Enforcement Highlights for Fiscal Year 2023

SEC and DOJ Announce Four New Insider Trading Cases Against Multiple Defendants

DOJ Announces New Programs, Continued Focus on Corporate Conduct & Other Highlights from the ABA 39th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime

Macquarie Infrastructure Corp v. Moab Partners L.P.: United States Supreme Court Holds that Liability under Rule 10b-5(b) Is Limited in the Absence of an Affirmative Statement

Highlights from SEC Speaks 2024

Investment Services Regulatory Update April 2024

Highlights from 2024 ALI-CLE Accountants’ Liability Conference

SEC Enforcement Highlights for Fiscal Year 2024

Changed Focus of FCPA Actions Under Trump Executive Order

Government Agencies to Continue Pursuing Core Enforcement Initiatives and Other Highlights from the ABA 40th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime

Junaid A. Zubairi

Junaid A. Zubairi

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Vedder Recognized in Chambers USA 2026

Junaid Zubairi to Speak at PLI’s Internal Investigations 2026

Highlights from American Law Institute’s Accountants’ Liability Conference 2026

Key Insights from the DOJ’s First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

Key Insights from the DOJ’s First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

SEC Speaks 2026: Key Takeaways on Developments in the Commission’s Approach to Examinations, Regulation, Enforcement and Litigation

Junaid Zubairi, Brooke Conner and Paris Mayfield Published in ISBA Newsletters

26 Vedder Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers

Junaid A. Zubairi

Credentials

Education

Bar Admissions

Court Admissions

Affiliations

Recognition

Insights & Events

Vedder Recognized in Chambers USA 2026

Junaid Zubairi to Speak at PLI’s Internal Investigations 2026

Highlights from American Law Institute’s Accountants’ Liability Conference 2026

Key Insights from the DOJ’s First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

Key Insights from the DOJ’s First-Ever Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy

SEC Speaks 2026: Key Takeaways on Developments in the Commission’s Approach to Examinations, Regulation, Enforcement and Litigation

Junaid Zubairi, Brooke Conner and Paris Mayfield Published in ISBA Newsletters

26 Vedder Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Illinois Super Lawyers

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