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Corker Binning

Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals

High Net Worth Guide 2026 : UK-wide


Corker Binning

Rankings

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Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals - UK-wide

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For
Corker Binning is an established team with a very strong reputation for regularly advising international high net worth clients on high-profile investigations.

Strengths

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  • Corker Binning offers extremely high-quality legal advice combined with excellent client management skills.

    Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • One of the things that strikes me with Corker Binning is their absolute pursuit of quality. I've never met lawyers from there who are anything other than incredibly impressive. That relentless drive for quality makes them stand out in the market.

    Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Corker Binning's team are superb lawyers and fantastic to have on your defence team in a cross-border case of any kind. The firm has a deep bench of lawyers knowledgeable about UK criminal and regulatory law, including extradition.

    Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth

Notable Practitioners

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  • Senior StatespeopleDavid Corker
    Senior StatespeopleDavid Corker

    David Corker

    David Corker is a highly respected financial crime lawyer and deals with a wide range of financial crime matters. He typically acts for high-profile individuals under SFO and FCA investigation.

    • David is stellar. He has a great reputation and gets directly involved in matters.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • David Corker is a legend! He's the smartest lawyer in London – a real brainbox and the most strategically astute solicitor I know.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Senior StatespeoplePeter Binning
    Senior StatespeoplePeter Binning

    Peter Binning

    Peter Binning is a prominent figure in financial crime law. Binning regularly advises on high-profile and complex financial crime matters.

    • Peter is the king of white-collar defence in London. Everyone wants him on their team for a reason: he is calm under enormous pressure, able to deal with even the most difficult of clients, an excellent tactician and a deeply knowledgeable counsellor.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • If I myself was in trouble, I'd go to Peter. He's great at fighting fires on all fronts.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 1Andrew Smith
    Band 1Andrew Smith

    Andrew Smith

    Andrew Smith is highly regarded by multiple market sources, particularly for his work on complex financial crime matters.
    • Andrew has excellent connections with magic circle firms and works well collaboratively.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Andrew is supremely intellectually sharp, rigorous in his thinking and work ethic, and a straight talker whom clients can have complete faith in. He is at the top of the firm and operates at the highest level.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Andrew is so cerebral. He's the person you go to if you're really struggling with a complex set of facts or issues.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 2Jessica Parker
    Band 2Jessica Parker

    Jessica Parker

    Jessica Parker is highly regarded for her work in financial crime matters.

    • Jessica is a smooth talker, supreme operator, and masterful with clients and opponents alike. She's top drawer.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Jessica is excellent at speaking to clients and briefing them on the risks and giving practical, comprehensive advice.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Jessica is very comfortable dealing with complex and novel areas of law. She's a very sophisticated lawyer who understands the intersection between criminal law and other areas of practice.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 2Maia Cohen-Lask
    Band 2Maia Cohen-Lask

    Maia Cohen-Lask

    Maia Cohen-Lask is a well-regarded solicitor focused on advising clients on financial crime matters.

    • Maia clearly considers strategic decisions whilst developing an excellent rapport with clients. She's very responsive, with excellent technical knowledge of the law.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Maia is a rising star who is fizzing with intellect. She has a firm grip on the reins of a case. She is dynamic, full of ideas, and will go far.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Maia is very strategically savvy and negotiates well.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 3Claire Cross
    Band 3Claire Cross

    Claire Cross

    Claire Cross regularly acts for high net worth clients involved in white-collar crime investigations.
    • Claire is very bright, measured and works on the crossover between financial crime and regulatory law. She's a safe pair of hands.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Claire Cross has a great combination of financial services depth and highly personable client skills. She bridges the gap between company-side defence and individual representation beautifully, with real clout and nous. I'm a big fan of hers.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Claire is a superb lawyer with deep regulatory experience, great tactical sense, and terrific fact-finding and evidence-gathering skills.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
  • Band 3Nick Barnard
    Band 3Nick Barnard

    Nick Barnard

    Nick Barnard advises clients on financial crime matters, including SFO investigations.
    • Nick is clever, charismatic and commanding. His personality is incredible. A lot of clients would enjoy working with him. He brings incredible sharpness to cases and is a pleasure to work with.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Nick is frightfully bright, brilliant with clients and very collaborative with co-counsel. He knows the value he brings, approaching big cases as one team, with no elbows out. He's part of the next wave of leaders in the field.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth
    • Nick Barnard is not only experienced, but also very practical and clear in his advice to clients for quite worrying circumstances.

      Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals respondentHigh Net Worth

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