Jun Zhao

Jun Zhao

Jun Zhao

Director of Investigations · Investment Fraud Litigation

Whitfield & Crane LLP

New York

Biography

Jun Zhao is a Director of Investigations in the firm’s Investment Fraud Litigation group who has been with the firm since its early years. He focuses on Ponzi schemes, platform collapses and claims against third-party enablers. returned millions to fraud victims worldwide.

He advises clients across the Americas and Asia and works with the firm’s investigators and forensic accountants to move from first report to first freeze as quickly as the facts allow. He is admitted in New York and regularly coordinates matters with local counsel worldwide.

Jun is a graduate of University of Texas School of Law and Carnegie Mellon University, where he served on the law review. He writes and speaks frequently on fraud trends and is a member of the firm’s 24-hour incident-response desk.

Representative Matters

  • Recovered funds held at correspondent banks in 4 countries after recall attempts failed
  • Secured a $20 million judgment against offshore operators and their enablers
  • Identified and froze extortion payments flowing through mixer services

Education

University of Texas School of Law
B.A., Carnegie Mellon University

Bar Admissions

New York
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York

Languages

English

Recognition

Benchmark Litigation: Future Star