North America - United States • Dispute resolution
Vedder Price
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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Testimonials
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‘Jeff Ansley and Andriana Goodman are very talented and well-respected trial lawyers.’
‘Ryan Hedges is highly impressive and excellent to work with. They function seamlessly as a part of an overall team.’
‘Adam Schwartz is a well-respected white-collar leader in South Florida.’
‘The Vedder Price team is exceptionally well balanced and skilled in all aspects of white-collar litigation practice. The team has a unique ability to represent the client vigorously, and at the same time they are able to maintain an open and professional relationship with the adversary.’
‘Jeff Ansley and Arianna Goodman are thorough in their knowledge of the facts of the case and the applicable law with respect both to the offense conduct and to ancillary issues. They have the ability to communicate clearly and succinctly in the often very complex arena of white-collar litigation.’
‘The team at Vedder Price cares about their clients. They understand how important and personal litigation is. They also are very talented and creative. They can look through millions of documents and put together a cohesive and compelling defense.’
‘Ryan Hedges and Thomas Cimino are gifted trial attorneys.’
Key clients
- U.S. Bancorp Fund Services
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions
- Frost and Miller
- 7X Cattle Company
- Benefit Street
- 1inMM Capital
- Kevin Nash
- Courtney Love
Work highlights
- Represented an individual who was charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, mail fraud, and health care fraud.
- Representing Benefit Street Partners, a credit-focused alternative asset management firm, who is the primary victim of a criminal fraud scheme.
- Representing an individual in litigation filed by the SEC, wherein the SEC has alleged that the client engaged in insider trading under a “shadow trading” theory.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Thomas Cimino, Junaid Zubairi