Corker Binning, Financial Crime: Individuals

About

Provided by Corker Binning

Corker Binning handles top level financial crime work of all types, including fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering, financial sanctions, export controls and international investigations, including financial crime investigations/prosecutions brought by the SFO, FCA, NCA, CPS and police (including joint investigations with foreign bodies).

The firm has an exceptional record and has acted in all of the SFO’s most significant investigations, including Tesco, Libor, Euribor, FX, Barclays/Qatar, Rolls Royce, Airbus, Petrofac, Glencore, Unaoil, Tata Steel, Bank of England liquidity auctions, Glaxo Smith Kline, Alstom, G4S, British American Tobacco, ENRC, Global Forestry Investments, Quindell, Rio Tinto and Sarclad.

Corker Binning represented John Varley, the former CEO of Barclays Bank, who was acquitted in 2019 in the SFO’s landmark prosecution concerning the Qatari fundraising.

Chambers Review

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Financial Crime: Individuals - London (Firms)

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

Corker Binning presents a compact and highly reputed business crime practice. The team advises individuals, including company executives, implicated in widely reported criminal and regulatory investigations, acting for clients across a wide range of sectors including financial services, energy, and oil and gas. Corker Binning displays an impressive range of experience in handling investigations at both national and international levels, including a number of prosecutions by the FCA, and also assists with related extradition matters.

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Work Highlights

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Corker Binning acted for Bernie Ecclestone in his joint criminal-civil settlement of an HMRC tax fraud prosecution.

Strengths

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They are a top-notch, quality team and one of by far the leading boutiques in the white-collar and financial crime space.

Financial Crime: Individuals respondent
UK

They're an absolute go-to firm because they've got such strength and depth. They're really confident, and that shows in how they work with clients.

Financial Crime: Individuals respondent
UK

They are a top-notch, quality team and one of by far the leading boutiques in the white-collar and financial crime space.

Financial Crime: Individuals respondent
UK

They're an absolute go-to firm because they've got such strength and depth. They're really confident, and that shows in how they work with clients.

Financial Crime: Individuals respondent
UK

Notable Practitioners

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David Corker

Senior Statespeople

David Corker is a formidable presence in the UK financial crime market. He represents high-profile individuals in multi-jurisdictional investigations concerning fraud, money laundering and bribery.

David is incredibly smart, creative and thoughtful.

He's very clever and knows this stuff backwards.

David is incredibly creative. He gets brilliant results.

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Andrew Smith

Band 1

Andrew Smith routinely defends directors and senior executives in investigations led by national and foreign authorities into allegations of bribery, fraud and corruption. He also wins praise for his advice on extradition matters.

Andrew is highly cerebral and is really good on technical stuff.

He's extremely thoughtful, responsive, and a smart and sensible lawyer.

Andrew is highly efficient, with excellent judgement.

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Jessica Parker

Band 1

Jessica Parker advises on high-level investigations concerning allegations of fraud, bribery, money laundering and false accounting, including those with multinational implications.

She is one of the best white-collar crime lawyers out there and is experienced in representing high net worth individuals.

Jessica is an excellent communicator with clients. She makes great tactical decisions in cases.

She knows her stuff, she's thoughtful and she's strategic - she doesn't just jump in.

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Peter Binning

Band 1

Peter Binning has particular strength representing CEOs and company directors in high-profile investigations into allegations of bribery and conspiracy to defraud.

He remains a real titan of the white-collar community. He has so many years of experience at the highest level.

He is one of the godfathers of white-collar criminal law. He is hugely practical and realistic. His feel for how certain arguments are going to land with prosecutors and judges is absolutely spot on.

He’s a real thought leader in this space and has been for years.

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Claire Cross

Band 2

Claire Cross acts for clients in multi-jurisdictional investigations, defending them in cases brought by the SFO, DOJ and FCA. She is particularly active in matters surrounding allegations of money laundering, bribery and fraud.

She was clear, relatable and sensible.

She's an absolute expert at FCA regulatory and criminal work.

Claire Cross is a real thought leader around FCA matters.

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