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Rachel Copenhaver regularly represents companies, boards, audit committees, executives, and other individuals in government investigations and proceedings brought by the SEC, DOJ, and other federal or state agencies.

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She has successfully defended companies and individuals in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rachel regularly conducts internal investigations and counsels clients during regulatory examinations.

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Rachel has successfully represented public companies, investment advisers, boards of directors, accounting firms, officers, directors, and individuals in matters involving alleged financial fraud, insider trading, board governance and oversight, whistleblower allegations, financial statement restatements and internal controls violations. Guiding clients at every stage, she conducts tailored internal investigations, navigates fast-paced fact-, document- and witness-intensive civil and criminal regulatory investigations and litigation and provides clear, actionable advice throughout the process. 

In addition to her active practice, Rachel co-leads the Chicago Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA). She co-founded and is a board member of Big Careers Little Kids (BCLK), a group that connects Chicago’s female professionals in law, finance, and business. Rachel is a <a href="https://www.litcounsel.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Litigation Counsel of America</a> fellow and a Top Lawyer/Woman Leader in Leading Lawyers.

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Represented the former CFO of a large publicly traded pharmaceutical company in a special committee investigation, SEC investigation, various shareholder derivative lawsuits and a securities class action in connection with the company’s financial restatement arising from revenue recognition errors.

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Guided a publicly traded engine supplier and multiple current and former employees through an SEC investigation stemming from a financial restatement and whistleblower allegations regarding the company’s revenue recognition practices, as well as related shareholder derivative lawsuits and a securities class action.

Represented the independent trustees of a large mutual fund complex in an SEC investigation involving supervision and oversight issues.

Represented an investment adviser and certain officers and employees in an SEC investigation involving alleged cross-trading and principal transactions.

Representing individuals in insider-trading investigations.

Conducting bespoke internal investigations by creating a practical plan of attack and establishing sound procedures, tailored to the organization, that withstand external scrutiny.

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Chicago

Vedder Price Shareholders Junaid Zubairi, Rachel Copenhaver, Joshua Dunn, Joshua Nichols and Steven Berger to Present at ALI CLE Accountants’ Liability 2023 Program

Rachel T. Copenhaver to Speak at PLI’s Internal Investigations 2023

Rachel T. Copenhaver to Speak at SCCE 22nd Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute

Rachel T. Copenhaver to Speak at Securities Enforcement Forum Central 2023

Rachel T. Copenhaver to speak at ABA White Collar Crime 2024 Conference “Significant Legal Developments in the Regions: Midwest Region”

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

Rachel T. Copenhaver to Speak at PLI’s Internal Investigations 2024

Rachel Copenhaver to Speak at Northwestern Law Corporate & Securities Law Institute

Vedder Price is Proud to Sponsor the Securities Enforcement Forum Central 2024

Vedder Price Shareholders to Present at PLI’s Pocket MBA 2024: Finance for Lawyers and Other Professionals

Junaid Zubairi and Rachel Copenhaver Named to Enforcement Elite 2024 List

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

Rachel T. Copenhaver to Speak at PLI’s Internal Investigations 2025

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

SEC Releases Enforcement Highlights for Fiscal Year 2023

A New Red Flag for Corporate Executives: Delaware Court of Chancery Holds the Duty of Oversight Applies to Officers

DOJ Announces Significant Changes to Corporate Enforcement Policies & Other Highlights from the ABA 38th Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime

Reining in Administrative Proceedings:

Highlights from 2023 ALI-CLE Accountants’ Liability Conference

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

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

Rachel T. Copenhaver

Rachel T. Copenhaver

Credentials

Education

Bar Admissions

Court Admissions

Affiliations

Recognition

Insights & Events

Investment Services Regulatory Update November 2025

Chairman Atkins Calls for a “Revisiting and Refreshing” of the Wells Process in SEC Enforcement

Rachel Copenhaver to Speak at Securities Enforcement Forum Central 2025

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

Highlights from 2025 ALI-CLE Accountants’ Liability Conference

Rachel T. Copenhaver to Speak at PLI’s Internal Investigations 2025

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

Highlights from SEC Speaks 2025

Rachel T. Copenhaver

Credentials

Education

Bar Admissions

Court Admissions

Affiliations

Recognition

Insights & Events

Investment Services Regulatory Update November 2025

Chairman Atkins Calls for a “Revisiting and Refreshing” of the Wells Process in SEC Enforcement

Rachel Copenhaver to Speak at Securities Enforcement Forum Central 2025

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

Highlights from 2025 ALI-CLE Accountants’ Liability Conference

Rachel T. Copenhaver to Speak at PLI’s Internal Investigations 2025

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

Highlights from SEC Speaks 2025

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