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Zachary Brez

Zachary Brez

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Zach works with companies and their senior officers and directors to investigate, mitigate, defend and advise on complex enforcement and regulatory matters in two primary areas: (1) securities, futures and derivative financial products before the DOJ, SEC and CFTC, as well as FINRA, the CME, ICE, CFE and others; and (2) international risk, such as antibribery and corruption, sanctions, anti-money laundering and antiboycott issues.

Career

Prior to joining Kirkland, Zach was a staff attorney in the Division of Enforcement for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Personal

Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude

University of Pennsylvania, B.A.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government Investigations - New York

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial
Zachary Brez is recommended for his expert knowledge of the financial industry, regularly counseling clients in antibribery, corruption, sanctions and money laundering cases.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Zach has a very client-centric core to him and a tremendous set of skills in the practice of the law.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA
  • Zach has great instincts and a great demeanor.

    Litigation: White-Collar Crime & Government InvestigationsChambers Guide to the USA

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