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Peter Binning is a highly respected criminal defence lawyer who specialises in fraud and regulatory litigation, much of it international. He has many years’ experience of investigations and prosecutions relating to fraud, regulatory breaches, corruption, cartels, export control, sanctions and tax evasion acting for Board level executives. Peter’s recent work includes several major tax cases, including the defence of Bernie Ecclestone, major SFO prosecutions such asthe defence of ENRC where the investigation was dropped and the successful defence of the former Chief Executive of Barclays Bank. He is now acting in the defence of a former senior executive of Glencore charged with corruption where a trial is likely to take place in 2027. Financial Conduct Authority matters include insider dealing and market abuse and one of the first FCA high frequency trading cases. Some of the LIBOR and FX related cases have also involved cartel allegations both in the EU and in the USA as well as Brazil. A recent investigation involving whistle-blower allegations including non-financial misconduct resulted in the closure of the investigation with a letter of education.

Claire Cross is a Partner, specialising in all areas of white collar fraud. Claire has considerable and proven experience in complex FCA and CMA regulatory investigations, insider dealing, market manipulation and cartel cases, misleading statements and corruption. Recent work includes providing legal support to FCA investigation teams, prosecuting multi-handed criminal insider dealing and misleading statement cases, policy work on issues relating to Anti-Money Laundering Regulations, Corporate Liability, Disclosure, and Victims Rights, developing intelligence lead cases to capture Competition Act breaches and Enterprise Act offences, conducting an independent review of the proposed prosecution of a large multi-handed criminal cartel and acting as lead lawyer in numerous cases involving insider dealing, market abuse, breaches of Disclosure and Transparency Rules, Listing Principles, and SYSC, APER and FIT issues. Prior to joining Corker Binning, Claire acted as a Senior Lawyer at the Financial Conduct Authority, in the Criminal Prosecution Team. From October 2015 to July 2016, she also acted as the Assistant Director in the Cartels and Criminal Group for the Competition and Markets Authority.

Maia Cohen-Lask

Maia Cohen-Lask specialises in both financial and general crime. Maia has represented clients in some of the largest and most high-profile financial crime cases in recent years. This includes cases being investigated and prosecuted by the SFO, NCA, and FCA, as well as cross-border investigations where clients are being investigated in multiple jurisdictions. Maia also advises clients facing the imposition and enforcement of sanctions. Recent work highlights includes successfully representing a defendant in the SFO’s trial of senior executives from Barclays in relation to its fundraising during the financial crisis, as well as representing individuals in a number of other SFO investigations including LIBOR, Rolls Royce, Glencore, and others. In general crime matters, Maia regularly represents individuals at every stage from their first interview at the police station through to trial. Her experience covers a wide variety of cases including sexual offences, assaults, blackmail, and drug offences. This includes experience of representing high-profile individuals in sensitive cases with significant media interest.

David Corker has a formidable reputation as a criminal and regulatory litigator. David specialises in acting for clients implicated in criminal or regulatory investigations, many of them international. He has many years’ experience of fraud, corruption cases and cartel investigations and also maintains a thriving general criminal practice. David has acted for clients in almost every large criminal fraud case undertaken by the SFO. Recent case highlights include acting for two senior individuals in very high-profile SFO and FCA investigations. Other notable work from 2017 includes acting for a City lawyer charged with tax fraud, the Bloody Sunday murder probe, and traders facing market abuse allegations. David founded his own firm in 2000, now Corker Binning, having previously been a Partner at Peters & Peters. David regularly writes for the national and legal press and academically about criminal and regulatory law. He is the author of ‘Disclosure in Criminal Proceedings’ (OUP 2009) and ‘Abuse of Process in Criminal Proceedings’ (4th Ed) (Bloomsbury, 2014).

Edward is recognised as a leader in the field of extradition law and has extensive experience in defending requested persons in extradition proceedings. Edward’s expertise in extradition law spans over 18 years and during that time, he has provided strategic advice and representation to individuals facing extradition to a wide range of jurisdictions across the world and has an enviable record in defeating such requests, including those emanating from the USA, Russia, Ecuador and India. He has conducted hundreds of Arrest Warrant cases from almost every EU member state. He was part of the legal team advising Julian Assange. Edward also advises on a variety of criminal litigation matters. An experienced criminal defence lawyer, he has conducted a wide range of cases from police station through to trial. His criminal litigation practice covers a broad spectrum of offences ranging from complex fraud to serious sexual offences, violence and murder. He has extensive experience acting for younger clients involved in serious criminal cases having spent many years in the Youth Courts of London. Edward advises clients accused of serious road traffic offences involving fatalities. His expertise in extradition means that Edward is ideally placed to provide strategic advice to individuals who are subject to (or believe they may be subject to) INTERPOL red notices. He has successfully made representations on clients’ behalf to the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files (‘CCF’) for the deletion of red notices and, where pre-emptive representations have been made, for red notices not to be issued. Edward is the co-author of ‘Extradition Law: A Practitioner’s Guide’, published by Legal Action Group (3rd edition 2021). He is also the Co-Founder and past Chair of the Defence Extradition Lawyers Forum. Edward has given evidence before the House of Lords Select Committee on Extradition and his evidence featured extensively in their final report.

Jessica Parker is the senior partner of Corker Binning. She is a specialist criminal and regulatory litigator with expertise in serious, international and complex matters brought by a wide range of law enforcement agencies. A recent work highlight was securing the acquittal of the former Chief Executive of Barclays Bank following his prosecution by the SFO in relation to an allegation of fraud. Jessica has particular experience in investigations by HMRC and advises both individuals and corporates in relation to tax and money laundering investigations and prosecutions. Jessica also advises on police investigations and has represented a number of high profile individuals in relation to the most serious criminal charges, including rape and serious assault. She is past Chair of the Business Crime Committee of the International Bar Association.

Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh

Danielle Reece-Greenhalgh acts for individuals under investigation by all UK enforcement authorities, with particular expertise in serious general crime and extradition. In her busy general criminal practice, Danielle has significant experience in acting for youths and vulnerable individuals, and high-profile clients under investigation for sexual offences and domestic abuse (particularly controlling or coercive behaviour). She also has recent significant experience representing clients engaged in public inquiries. Danielle frequently works on cases with international or cross-border elements. She is regularly involved in defending individuals subject to extradition requests at first instance and on appeal. She has associated expertise in applying for the removal of INTERPOL Red Notices on the basis of political persecution or human rights breaches. Recent case highlights have involved Russia, the USA, Ecuador and the UAE.

Anna specialises in business crime, general crime and extradition. She has considerable experience of representing individuals accused of bribery, corruption, money laundering, false accounting and fraud offences, and has advised on numerous domestic and cross-border investigations brought by the Serious Fraud Office, National Crime Agency and Crown Prosecution Service. Anna has negotiated with the SFO and other prosecutors on behalf of defendants under The Attorney General’s Guidelines on Plea Discussions in Cases of Serious or Complex Fraud and agreements under sections 71-75 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005, and has advised witnesses facing interview under the SFO’s compulsory section 2 powers and companies served with section 2 and disclosure notices. Anna also has extensive experience of advising in relation to international law matters and complex extradition cases, as well as regulatory and criminal matters under investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority, such as misleading the market and insider dealing. Anna has also advised and represented individuals in a number of complex and lengthy asset forfeiture, cash seizure, restraint and confiscation matters. She also has experience of advising on matters involving the US Department of Justice, advising both witnesses and those whose extradition is sought for prosecution, and challenging Interpol red notices. As well as business crime, Anna also has years of experience of advising in the police station and in relation to Magistrates’ and Crown Court trials, including representing individuals facing prosecution for sexual offences including rape, sexual assault and historic offences, offences against the person involving serious violence and public order offences, drug supply offences, causing death and serious injury by dangerous driving, perverting the course of justice and misconduct in a public office.

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.

Nick specialises in advising individual and corporate clients in a range of criminal and regulatory matters. He has been named as a Next-Generation Partner for ‘Fraud: White-Collar Crime’ in the Legal 500 UK 2024 and Up & Coming for ‘Financial Crime: High Net Worth Individuals’ in Chambers and Partners HNW 2024. The Legal 500 UK 2023 describes him as ‘incredibly bright’. 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. He has a particular interest in the criminal, asset forfeiture and regulatory aspects of cryptoassets, and has a foundation certification in cryptocurrency investigations. 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.