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Corker Binning Offices
1 Ely Place
London
EC1N 6RY
England
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Nick Barnard
Position
Nick specialises in advising and representing individual and corporate clients in a range of criminal and regulatory matters.
In recent years, Nick has acted in some of the most high-profile and complex investigations into fraud, bribery, tax offences, money laundering and asset forfeiture in the UK and abroad. He is frequently involved in cases conducted by the Serious Fraud Office, the National Crime Agency, the Financial Conduct Authority and HMRC, as well as international investigators, prosecutors and regulators.
Nick also has expertise in general crime matters, having provided advice from the police station to the Magistrates’ and Crown Courts on offences including murder, rape and grievous bodily harm to VAT fraud, drink-driving, possession of indecent images and misconduct in public office.
Career
Nick began his criminal law career as a paralegal with Corker Binning, before undertaking his training contract at a Top 100 Firm in London.
He returned to Corker Binning as a solicitor in 2015 and became Of Counsel in April 2022.
Memberships
Nick is a member of the Fraud Lawyers Association, the Financial Services Lawyers Association, the Association of Regulatory & Disciplinary Lawyers and the Health and Safety Lawyers Association.
Education
College of Law (London) – GDL & LPC
University College London – English Language & Literature BA
Lawyer Rankings
London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
(Rising stars)Corker Binning represents a wide range of individuals, including directors and senior executives at multinational businesses in various industries, throughout high-stakes proceedings, with the senior team enjoying productive relations with major UK enforcement bodies such as the SFO, FCA, HMRC, and the police, as well as regularly handling cross-border proceedings involving US agencies and law enforcement bodies, including the DOJ, FBI, and SEC. The team, led by international investigations specialist Andrew Smith, includes the vastly experienced David Corker
and Peter Binning, who both bring deep expertise in SFO proceedings and significant success in criminal fraud defence trials, while Jessica Parker‘s strengths include cross-border money laundering and criminal tax fraud investigations. Claire Cross is a former senior FCA lawyer, and has notable capabilities across regulatory and internal compliance investigations. Edward Grange specialises in extradition work, and is accordingly a go-to for international business crime cases. Both Maia Cohen-Lask, a go-to for defending senior executives in UK agency investigations and international regulatory and criminal investigations specialist Nick Barnard were promoted to counsel in April 2022.
Lawyer Rankings
- Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals) - London > Crime, fraud and licensing
- Rising stars - London > Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)