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Corker Binning

Financial Crime: Individuals

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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. 

Clients (4)

  • Nicholas Reynolds
  • Philip Clarke
  • Andrew Hind
  • John Varley

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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 represented Gareth Jenkins concerning a Met Police investigation regarding his conduct during the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.

Strengths

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  • Corker Binning can handle any sort of case in the space.

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  • A lean, focused team that has one of the very best business crime offerings.

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  • Corker Binning is always involved in some of the biggest cases.

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  • Corker Binning is pre-eminent in the space.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Peter Binning
    Peter Binning

    Peter Binning

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

    • Peter is a veteran who is always a pleasure to work with.

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    • He is an excellent and experienced practitioner in the white-collar crime field.

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  • Andrew Smith
    Andrew Smith

    Andrew Smith

    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 extremely able and is always calm under pressure.

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    • Andrew is a really deep thinker. He has an acute mind and his legal analysis is second to none.

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    • Andrew Smith has a real niche in the market in financial crime.

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  • Jessica Parker
    Jessica Parker

    Jessica Parker

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

    • She is phenomenal, at the top of her game. She is extremely bright and commanding.

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    • Jessica is sharp, personable and client-focused. She is an excellent team leader and gets the best from her team.

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  • Claire Cross
    Claire Cross

    Claire Cross

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

    • She is second to none. Claire is really sharp and has a personality that brings clients in and makes them believe in her and trust her. She is also very good at strategy.

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  • Henrietta Ronson
    Henrietta Ronson

    Henrietta Ronson

    Henrietta Ronson assists clients with a broad range of matters, including investigations into money laundering and fraud. She also advises on misappropriation of funds and market manipulation matters, defending clients against the SFO, HMRC and the FCA.

    • She is excellent - very hard-working and driven.

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