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Vedder

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - Illinois

Band 4

What the Team is Known For

Vedder is a strong litigation firm with deep knowledge and expertise in regulatory investigations and white-collar litigation. It possesses experience handling disputes involving financial institutions, accounting firms and broker-dealers, with a growing practice in healthcare. The team is particularly adept at handling individual representations. It also counsels clients on compliance matters. The firm regularly acts on large scale internal investigations, as well as handling FCPA matters and allegations of bribery and corruption.

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Work Highlights

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  • Vedder represented Vikram Luthar, former CFO of Archer Daniels Midland, in a federal securities class action lawsuit alleging accounting fraud.

Strengths

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  • Vedder has a deep understanding of the government processes and develops a very clear plan to get the right outcome. Its proactiveness, candor and availability stood out.

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  • Vedder's lawyers are regulatory experts. They synthesized large libraries of law into succinct information I can understand.

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  • We had a great experience with the Vedder team who absolutely had our business in mind and were highly responsive. We appreciated its strategy and insights.

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  • The Vedder team combines a strategic approach to the issues with a strong command of the law. It is prompt and commercial.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Junaid A. Zubairi
    Junaid A. Zubairi

    Junaid A. Zubairi

    Junaid Zubairi is particularly adept at handling DOJ and SEC investigations into a range of allegations, as well as advising on subsequent litigation.

    • Junaid is a great strategic and problem solver.

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    • Junaid's practice is broad and cuts across a lot of industries and subject matter areas. He is client friendly, service oriented and a very capable lawyer.

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    • Junaid advocates effectively. He comes in with an immense amount of credibility and knows what he talks about in the way others don't.

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    • Junaid is a former prosecutor who can navigate the inner workings and give creative solutions. He is intellectually extremely sophisticated and delivers difficult information in a straightforward way.

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    • Junaid built a very clear and comprehensive defense strategy. He was always available and marshalled his team exceptionally.

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  • Brooke Conner
    Brooke Conner

    Brooke Conner

    Brooke Conner carries out substantial work supporting clients through SEC and fraud investigations particularly in the financial services sector.

    • Brooke Conner is exceptional with her communication skills and her ability to distill complex facts to simple information in a succinct manner.

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    • Brooke is very detail-oriented and makes a formidable team.

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    • Brooke is a super bright hard-worker with an incredible ability to remember everything.

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Ranked Individuals at Vedder (2)

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    Junaid A. Zubairi

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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    Brooke Conner

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations

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