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Corker Binning Offices
1 Ely Place
London
EC1N 6RY
England
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Andrew Smith
Work Department
Financial Crime
Position
Andrew Smith is an experienced litigator, specialising in business crime, including SFO, NCA and police investigations relating to fraud, bribery/corruption and money laundering, criminal and regulatory inquiries brought by the FCA into market misconduct, and individuals in public inquiries and inquests into major events. Andrew regularly acts for individuals facing extradition to a range of countries and provides related advice on INTERPOL and mutual legal assistance.
Case highlights include acting for individuals in the SFO investigations concerning British American Tobacco, Airbus, Glencore, Unaoil, Petrofac and LIBOR; representing a defendant in the FCA’s largest prosecution of insider dealing (Operation Tabernula); advising businesses on alleged breaches of financial sanctions; acting for individuals in several major public inquiries including the Post Office Inquiry; and representing a number of business persons subject to extradition requests from the US, Russia, the UAE, Romania, Greece, Mexico and India.
Career
BA and MPhil from Cambridge University; trained at Hogan Lovells LLP; joined Corker Binning in 2007 and became a Partner in 2012.
Memberships
Andrew Smith is a member of the Fraud Lawyers Association, the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association, the Defence Extradition Lawyers’ Forum and the British Russian Law Association.
Education
Cambridge University (BA and MPhil, international relations, First Class); BPP Law School (Distinction)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Dispute resolution > Tax litigation and investigations
‘One of the best white collar crime boutiques’, Corker Binning acts for clients facing major criminal tax charges, including those involving complex and international elements. Practice head Jessica Parker represents individuals, financial institutions, and other entities in both civil and criminal matters. Andrew Smith is an expert in AML matters.
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
(Leading individuals)Demonstrating ‘good strength in depth’, Corker Binning’s white-collar crime practice is highly recommended for representing HNW individuals and C-Suite executives in high-profile SFO and US DOJ investigations. The team boasts diverse expertise in sectors including renewable energy, banking, and natural resources, advising clients on complex money laundering issues and sanction compliance matters. Former partner David Corker
has moved into a consultancy role but has vast experience acting for clients implicated in criminal or regulatory investigations. Peter Binning specialises in handling money laundering and breach of sanctions proceedings. Andrew Smith leads the department, bringing in-depth knowledge of prosecutions brought by the SFO, FCA, and NCA, while the ‘experienced and professional’ Jessica Parker , who is now the firm’s senior partner, focuses on criminal tax fraud and investigations. Claire Cross routinely covers contentious tax proceedings, and of counsels Maia Cohen-Lask and Nick Barnard represent individual clients across a range of criminal and regulatory affairs. Paul Morris joined the firm as criminal litigation partner from BCL Solicitors LLP in October 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Leading individuals London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Tax litigation and investigations London > Dispute resolution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)